http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.33932&rws=%2Favant%2Ftop-tracks.rssCleveland's Avant may have originally signed to Magic Johnson's label, but that doesn't mean he writes jock jams. On the contrary, this smooth mover has precisely the opposite of adrenaline in mind when writing his sultry, satiny bedroom jams. On Avant's albums, sexing up his lover is a fait accompli, given the way these languid tracks blush with a rosy, unmistakably post-coital glow. The pulse does occasionally pick up, testifying to the artist's openness to a broad crossover, as with funk-fueled tracks like "Six in Da Morning," and Avant's cover choices -- like a version of Christopher Cross' lite-rock staple "Sailing." - Philip SherburneContemporary R&Ben720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:55:39 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.33932&rws=%2Favant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Cleveland's Avant may have originally signed to Magic Johnson's label, but that doesn't mean he writes jock jams. On the contrary, this smooth mover has precisely the opposite of adrenaline in mind when writing his sultry, satiny bedroom jams. On Avant's albums, sexing up his lover is a fait accompli, given the way these languid tracks blush with a rosy, unmistakably post-coital glow. The pulse does occasionally pick up, testifying to the artist's openness to a broad crossover, as with funk-fueled tracks like "Six in Da Morning," and Avant's cover choices -- like a version of Christopher Cross' lite-rock staple "Sailing." - Philip Sherburne http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24461949&variant=play&rws=%2Favant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary R&B Tue, 9 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Avant on Rhapsody Online 24461949 tra.24461949 Avant art.33932 0.99 Avant alb.24458501 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/3/5/0/1480530_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 true Sailing tra.24461949 255000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24461949&variant=play&rws=%2Favant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24461949&variant=data&rws=%2Favant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1867945&variant=play&rws=%2Favant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary R&B Tue, 9 May 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Avant on Rhapsody Online 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