Gold-Diggers Sound is the third studio album by American singer Leon Bridges. It was released on July 23, 2021, by Columbia Records. The album features guest appearances from Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, and INK.

The album received widespread acclaim from critics and debuted at number 17 on the US Billboard 200. It was supported by three singles: “Sweeter”, “Motorbike”, and “Why Don’t You Touch Me”. It received a nomination for Best R&B Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

The album’s title is derived from the “studio, hotel and bar/speakeasy” of the same name located in East Hollywood, where Bridges lived while writing and recording the songs on the album. Bridges held a Grammys party at Gold-Diggers in 2019 and later started a residency at the hotel, bringing in musicians to collaborate with. He started by writing melodies and lyrics over their improvisations. He did not have a planned concept for most of the album’s songs, but a few of the tracks did. For example, “Magnolias” is inspired by the music of Sade. However, Bridges made the conscious decision to distance himself from the sound of his debut album, Coming Home (2015), and his second album, Good Thing (2018), instead opting for an “unpredictable” approach.

On June 8, 2020, Bridges and Terrace Martin released a single titled “Sweeter” in response to the May 25 murder of George Floyd.[4] The narrator of the song is a dead man whose mother and siblings weep over him. Gold-Diggers Sound was announced May 14, 2021, alongside the album’s lead single, “Motorbike”.[6] A music video for “Motorbike”, directed by Anderson .Paak, was released the same day. The album’s second single, “Why Don’t You Touch Me”, was released on June 17, 2021. The first part of a music video for “Why Don’t You Touch Me” premiered the following day on June 18, 2021; the second part was released on June 24, 2021.

Label:Columbia – 19439886991, Columbia – C-271383 / Format:Vinyl, LP, Album / Country:Europe / Released:23 Jul 2021 / Genre:Funk / Soul / Style:Soul, Contemporary R&B