Videos · October 2, 2026 · 35 seconds
Leon Bridges and What Happiness Costs on 'Happiness Anytime'
Leon Bridges says his role on his fifth album is "to be light." Made with Jungle, Happiness Anytime delivers the grooves while its lyrics stay slight, and a flash of frustration inside "Illusion" suggests the happiness took work.
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Transcript
LEON BRIDGES CHOOSES JOY
[THE ALBUM] Leon Bridges wants to be light.
- Happiness Anytime, the Texas soul singer's fifth album, came out September 25th.
- He made it with the British group Jungle, and he says his role is "to be light."
[OUR GRADE] Light is the point, and the limit.
- Afrobeat brass, Brazilian rhythms, and disco keep every song moving.
- The lyrics stay slight, so Noozify gives Happiness Anytime a B−.
Read the full article at noozify.com. Images: Photos: erintheredmc (CC BY 2.0). Music: an original score for Noozify.