A rough guide to the genre of music known as Lovers Rock
Lovers Rock adj. romantic style of reggae music cultivated on the London reggae scene, c. 1975-1985.
While contemporary strands of reggae (dub, roots, rocksteady etc) were becoming increasingly politicised and serious, Lovers Rock maintained a clearer focus on more lightweight, romantic topics, taking its cue mainly from Philadelphia and Chicago’s soul and R&B templates.