I know you've probably heard the comparisons – how Nino Moschella is "the new Stevie Wonder" – and I know you're looking at that cover and thinking it looks like the lost solo album from one of the members of Deee-Lite, but don't hold either of those things against the man. (Okay, maybe the cover.) He can't help it if he's a funky white boy! And while I guess Stevie is within a 20 foot radius as reference points go, a lot of this sounds more like a stripped-down Prince or straight-up current electro-fonk – which is to say it ain't bad at all. "Are You For Real(1)," "Inside Yourself(2)" and "Strong Man(3)" are winners. Ditto for the wah-wah spatter of "If You Believe(4)" and Motown-tinged vocal performance on the soft album closer "Holding On(5)." Now let's all hold hands and do trust falls!

reviewed by Chris Lemon-Red