Better Man | Leon Bridges

So I wouldn’t call this my type of music right off the bat. But I have found myself listening to new stuff more and more lately. I guess that’s what happens when you date someone in the music industry.

The Dean and I first met at a Dum Dum Girls show. He was cute and tall, with a big nose and headphones hanging around his neck…aka…my type. We checked each other out, started talking, and…well…kept talking. And we still are.

I had always hoped I’d meet someone who loved music as much as I did. But I never considered they’d like different types of music than me. The Dean’s flavors? Soul, Funk, and…god help me….reggae. If there’s any type of music that can make me cringe, it’s reggae. I have respect for it. I just rarely hear any that I like.

But, to his credit, The Dean has been opening my eyes to some good stuff; Playing reggae in my car (I almost got into an accident) and busting into my apartment one night lip-syncing a soul classic (yes this actually happens )

And I’ve done the same to him. Pushing through his disdain for electronic music, and teaching him about where I come from. Tutorials on house, jungle, drum n bass, were held at my apartment including the obligatory Never-call-It-EDM-And-those-who-do-just-don’t-know class. 

Yep. I wouldn’t really call this track my type of music. But it is pretty fucking great. And I know someone that would absolutely love it.