After ruffling libidos as a backing vocalist for Mary J. Blige, Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé and The 1975, Cameron Wright has moved front and centre with their sensually smooth four-octave vocal range. With the latest single, Hot and Heavy, Wright transcends archetypal aphrodisiacal RnB by lacing lust with lashings of spacey psychedelia.
Around the dampened 80s-style drum pads and the melodic trickle of keys, orbital oscillations shimmer around the notes, spilling lush reverb into the contours of the steamy and sweet single as Cameron Wright moves between falsetto and soprano vocals. His vocal command is practically an arcane phenomenon in the way the notes effortlessly glide, and his harmonic ascents feel limitless; every softened phrase carries enough heat to fog the edges of the production.
Rooted in church vocal traditions while drawing inspiration from Queen, Whitney Houston and The Clark Sisters, Wright has built a lane where RnB, rock, gospel and psychedelic atmosphere can move under the grace of one extraordinary voice. Their tone has the elasticity to stretch into celestial registers, then return to something intimate enough to feel whispered directly against your skin. The vocal performance adds the track’s most hypnotically soulful elements through the sheer magnetism of its movement – you’re going to have to experience this for yourselves.
Hot and Heavy is now available to stream on all major platforms, including Spotify.
Review by Amelia Vandergast
