Nearly seven years after Justin Timberlake raised the stakes for
dance pop music with “SexyBack,” his contemporaries are still riding the
wave. But the former N’Sync singer has moved on.
“Suit & Tie” featuring Jay-Z, Justin’s long-anticipated new
single, offers a more mature sound saturated in a live band feel with
trumpets, saxophones, bass guitar, chimes and cowbells that recall the
rich soul music of the ‘70s.
JT’s falsetto channels the likes of GQ, William DeVaugn, the Chi Lites
and Delfonics as he serenades his girl, promising to “show you a few
things,” the perks of trading his old ways for this new grown and sexy
“suit & tie sh-t.”