MAXWELL GARNERS CRITICAL ACCLAIM: #1 Album of Year picks for 'BLACKsummers'night' pouring in from USA Today, NY Times and more. Scroll down to watch M

USA Today
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
..Eight years later, [Maxwell has] re-emerged with his moving BLACKsummers'night, which uses a personal love affair and its heart-rending breakup as the emotional well for a subtly sensual set of songs that reflect the pleasure, pain and ultimate sense of loss he experienced. And rather than enlist the usual retinue of star producers and songwriters to score a quick radio hit, he chose to rely on his soaring falsetto, intimate lyrics and a live studio band.