Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars is a jukebox prodigy who channels 24-karat nostalgia without a trace of irony. He pulls from Motown, New Jack Swing, and 80s funk with the easy precision of someone who learned these languages as a first tongue. "Uptown Funk" and "That's What I Like" land like songs that have always existed, discovered rather than written. Polished gold, cherry red, deep mahogany, and crisp white against black satin.