Cam Be endows us with a song that sounds like a love exhale. "Love is on the Way" is a warm hug, a ray of sunshine gently reminding us that light still dwells in the mundane. Steeped in soul with a modern sensibility amid a history of Chicago soul, this new song brings together nostalgic groove and progressive soul and comes as a feel-good anthem full of healing and hope. "Love is on the Way" opens like the golden hour, polished, rich, and full of promise from its first note.
Cam Be, a skilled filmmaker, photographer, and musician, funnels multi-sensory storytelling into a fertile soundscape. A collaboration with Jon Content and John Wynn, the song pulses with the heart of Stevie Wonder and the bounce of Anderson. Paak, but it's still definitely Cam Be, a singular amalgam of soul, R&B, and hip-hop that lands as timeless and new. The live instrumentation is on point. From hotkeys to the airy percussion, everything is purposeful, textured, and deeply soulful. It's a song that breathes. And once you think it can't get more personal, the outro comes in.
With the cherubic voices of Cam's niece and nephews, the song's coda builds the cut from an individual song of hope into a love song based around family. There's something quietly revolutionary about closing a record with the exuberance of family. In a culture frequently more interested in trend than truth-telling, Cam Be re-centers your focus on legacy, connections, and the knowing that while the world gets heavy, love is always on the way. "Love is on the Way" is a message. And in the hands of Cam Be, it's a movement in melody, a sweet handoff from one generation to the next.
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