I am always thinking about these things, and have been since I was young – too young to know what I was doing when I was actually exercising my hypothesis. The concepts that are in physics I can kind of attribute to social phenomenon. “I’m really interested in dynamics of power, and at the same time I’m really interested in physics. “I think the social messages come from more of a personal place,” he replies when questioned whether his still believes in musical idealism – the idea that pop music can sway public opinion. But for those who look further, Good Things is a truly powerful body of work – a soul-revival in every sense of it’s meaning, both stylistically and within its personal political and philosophical ideology, which Blacc revealed in intricate depth as we spoke. In truth, I Need A Dollar is the most accessible single to a mainstream audience its soulful chorus hook and simple lyrical arc will be, for many, where their journey with Blacc will conclude. Yet while I Need A Dollar has garnered international recognition, the album from which the single was taken, Good Things, has been largely discounted, such is the current global music climate.

Blacc hardly strikes you as an artist of the sort of pedigree you usually associate a one hit wonder with.

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