Mykal Kilgore: Last News

Enjoy Youth, finds Thomas at the top of his game once again, with an album that has arrived just in time for heavy rotation through Pride month and beyond.While an eclectic roster of collaborators led him to take a varied queer-block-party approach on his last album, this one is a more focused outing. It’s expertly crafted and full of house- and disco-indebted dance bops that are unmistakably Bright Light.They were teased in the upbeat “Sweet Release” and the dramatic “I Don’t Know What I’m Gonna Do,” two singles that were released long before Enjoy Youth, but their energy is easily matched by the shimmery, cinematic synthpop power trip of “Snap!” and “Revived,” a feel-good house number ready for a summer tea dance.One of the feats Bright Light pulls off with Enjoy Youth is in keeping it almost relentlessly upbeat for its entire runtime without allowing it to lag or lose its sense of surprise.

AT&T Dream In Black in highlighting a few of the things that make Black music timeless, unforgettable and relatable as the soundtrack to our lives from generation to generation. To get things going, comedian, actress, talk show host and two-time ESSENCE Festival host Loni Love caught up with soul singer Mykal Kilgore for a segment appropriately titled, 5 Gems About Black Music.The Grammy-nominated entertainer weighed in on the topic by sharing five aspects of life fans can connect with when listening to his debut album, A Man Born Black.