Bruno Mars album cements easy listening king status with 'The Romantic'

Bruno Mars is back with the velvety swooner, "The Romantic," his first solo album in a decade. Here's why it's worth a listen ...

Is ‘The Romantic’ Bruno Mars’ Most Latin Album Yet?

Bruno Mars is tapping into his Latin roots like never before on The Romantic, his fourth album and first solo LP in a decade. Born Peter Gene Hernandez in Hawaii to a Filipino mother and Puerto Rican ...

Bruno Mars Makes a Leisure Suit of a Record With ‘The Romantic,’ Doubling Down on Silk Sonic’s Hermetically Sealed ’70s Revivalism: Album Review

On his first solo album in 10 years, 'The Romantic,' Bruno Mars is basically offering a sequel to the '70s soul-revivalism he did with Silk Sonic.
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Romantic Music

The reliance on drum machines lends Romantic Music a more era-specific sound than Crush, though also one that’s less distinctive. Whether it’s the nature of the project as a pandemic-born jam session ...