Love Wont Come Easy Riddim – Various Artists

Eight cuts deep and anchored by two Scion Success passes, Love Wont Come Easy Riddim leans into early-2000s roots reggae with a warm, open groove rather than any heavy-handed polish. Ed Robinson’s “Love Will Find Its Way” and Mikey General’s “Anything Can Happen” set the tone nicely, while Jigsy King and Kym bring a bit more edge and personality to the riddim’s laid-back sway. The titles tell you where the mood is headed too: love songs, cautionary lines, and a few sharp turns around romance and consequence. Scion Success closes the set with “Baby How You Turn” and the title cut, and that pair feels like the project’s real finish, tying the whole thing back to the tune that gives the riddim its name.