M.T.B. bring back the original boyband

Written for Kurrent Music
Published January 25th 2017

M.T.B.

M.T.B. blog

If you thought that old fashioned R&B boybands were a dying breed, than you are wrong. Recently, I already introduced you to UK’s Mic Lowry, but the US also has an offering. They are called M.T.B., which stands for Meant To Be. They are Philly’s latest pride.

Philadelphia has already produced some serious talent, back in the day: Boyz II Men and Az Yet, just to name a few. M.T.B don’t remind me of them at all though. If I had to give you 90s references, I would let you think more in the lines of Immature, but then towards their IMx days or UK groups like MN8 and Damage. It’s the bare 6-packs that do it, completed with the hint of boxers that are exposed just slightly above the jeans.

To me, it is exactly that, that makes me turn away from the video of their second single, “All Night”, but just listening to the music, I actually think the group are on to something. Even their first single, “Do Your Thing”, released earlier in 2016, is kind of cool. Not to repeat myself, but there’s something about their sound that has mixed the feel of classic R&B with contemporary R&B.

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