♫ ALBUM REVIEW: MICHELLE WILLIAMS - UNEXPECTED ♫

concreteloop.com - 6th Oct 2008

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Michelle Williams: Former Destiny’s Child bandmate Michelle Williams had already released two solo albums, but in a genre in which the other members hadn’t tapped into. Now, she’s back, with a more contemporary album, where she dabbles into dance, pop and a little bit of electronica, with her third solo set, Unexpected, due out October 7th. LISTEN UP: ? Michelle Williams - HELLO HEARTBREAK ? Michelle Williams - THE GREATEST ? Michelle Williams - HUNGOVER When I first heard that Michelle would be departing from her gospel solo career, I was a little worried. What was she going to talk about? What was the music going to sound like? Even though she started off as an R&B artist with Destiny’s Child, I just wasn’t sure w Read full story at concreteloop.com

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