What To Think Of D'Angelo's New Song

Last month. That's when I first read about D'Angelo's new song, 'Glass Mountain Trust', featured on Mark Ronson's new album, Record Collection. Ronson described it to GQ writer, Will welch as 'an eerie synth line, an Afrobeat drum break, and a Daft Punk chorus.' I had no idea what all that stuff together sounds like, so I was more than excited to hear something.

Yesterday, I received my wish when 'Glass Mountain Trust' leaked to the internet. Excited as I've ever been for a song to finish downloading, I clicked play and listened to the song for the first time. Was I blown away? Not really. Impressed? Moderately. Surprised? Absolutely.

Ever since D'Angelo went into hiding after releasing his 2000 masterpiece, Voodoo, the singer has only popped up with new material every so often. He's probably been in the news for his legal troubles as much as he has for his music. As the GQ story (from their September 2010 issue featuring LeBron James on the cover) about D'Angelo and 'Glass Mountain Trust' notes, when he came to New York to record the record with Ronson, he was arrested during the visit, for soliciting oral sex from an undercover cop.

But D'Angelo's tricking and legal shenanigans aside, of all the comebacks people would like to hear most it would be his. The only question is, what does a D'Angelo comeback sound like?