Curtis Harding
With Heavy Looks.
Majestic Theatre 115 King St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Soul revivalist Curtis Harding strikes the right balance between integrating the old and keeping it fresh on his 2017 album Face Your Fear. For example, “Need Your Love” has all the conventional parts of a soul song — slick playing, driving drums and lyrics about a long-gone lover. Elsewhere, though, the album feels contemporary, especially when Harding mixes in other genres; there’s notes of Americana on “Till The End,” and psychedelic rock on “Welcome To My World.” With Heavy Looks.