“Kiss Your Lips” - Quentin Moore
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Quentin Moore doesn’t just make music, he makes experiences—and with “Kiss Your Lips,” he’s delivered a slow jam that feels like both a time machine and a revelation. This is soul stripped down to its essence: groove, passion, and unashamed sensuality. The track drips with that ’70s velvet-lounge atmosphere, but it never feels like pastiche—it’s as much about right now as it is about paying homage.
From the jump, the instrumentation sets the tone. Vibraphones shimmer like starlight, Rhodes keys wrap everything in a smoky glow, and that bass—locked tight with piano unison lines—just oozes Isaac Hayes-inspired gravitas. Layer in Taron Lockett’s drums and Bobby Sparks’ buttery synth touches, and suddenly you’re floating in a space that’s cosmic but deeply human. It’s the kind of track that makes you want to turn the lights low, pour a drink, and just be in the moment.
Moore’s vocal performance is the heart of it all. He’s not shy about leaning into tradition—channeling the commanding sensuality of Teddy Pendergrass, the falsetto glide of D’Angelo, and the raw fire of The Isley Brothers. But he also pushes into his own lane: falsetto that cracks into grit, yells that sound more like release than restraint. When he drops the hook—“Baby, when I kiss your lips”—it’s not just sung, it’s confessed, demanded, and surrendered all at once.
And then there’s that harmonic trick—resolving every section on a B♭ major 7 chord. Moore himself calls it “happiness, utopia, and peace,” and you can hear it. That resolution doesn’t just feel like a musical landing, it feels like emotional closure—like the exact moment when intimacy turns into transcendence. It’s subtle, but it’s what makes the song so addictive.
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It helps, too, that the track carries the energy of a one-take live session, even though it was pieced together across different studios. You can feel the chemistry between Moore and his players—Magnus Klausen’s guitar licks, Uncle Flip’s bass lines, Nigel Newton’s vibraphone textures. It’s a lineup that doesn’t just perform the song, they breathe it into existence.
Performed live, “Kiss Your Lips” has already become a show-stopper, and it’s not hard to see why. Moore has that rare gift of turning audiences into participants—turning a concert into a communion. And with a résumé that already boasts 13 albums, viral acclaim, and co-signs from the likes of Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx, and Lil Jon, this track only adds fuel to a fire.
What makes it special isn’t just the nostalgia or the star power behind it. It’s the way Moore makes intimacy universal. He takes the language of desire and frames it as both deeply personal and endlessly shareable. With “Kiss Your Lips,” Quentin Moore doesn’t just drop a slow jam—he reminds us why soul music has always been the place where passion meets groove, where lovers meet in song, and where time itself seems to bend.
“Kiss Your Lips” is available now on all major streaming platforms
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