1. "have all of their albums been August/Sept. releases?" In response to Reply # 0
I've got no info on this album....just making an observation. It feels like whenever Foreign Exchange drops an album, it's in that late summer-early fall time of year. They even have "fall" looking album covers too.
And I know The Minstrel Show, GetBack, and Charity Starts at Home all dropped around the same time of year too.
I don't know if the release dates are intentional, but I know that FE/LB/Phonte's music has gotten especially heavy play from me in August/Sept/Oct. for a decade now and I'm looking forward to that continuing with this new album.
2. "I think City Lights 3 is the precursor..." In response to Reply # 0
...to all the FE releases for this year. So I expect Milk & Honey to jump off from that. Should be interesting to hear the sound w/ the help of Zo, Tamisha Waden & Carmen Rodgers helping out.
30. "got my pre-ordered CD" In response to Reply # 0
I was away for a few days, and had my CD waiting for me when I got home today though I had the download since it was available earlier in the week.
The CD is going in the car, and will undoubtedly stay for awhile.
Too early to compare to the others, but I'm loving this album. Really enjoyable listen. As far as I'm concerned they bring it every time, and are still an automatic cop.