![]() If these first few songs suggest a flower opening its petals, that’s no coincidence: The album’s opener, ‘Bittersweet’ functions as a kind of an overture, setting out what follows, before the giddy, love-struck rush of ‘Read My Mind’. ‘Lianne La Havas’ is ten songs that span the arc of a love relationship. You might also hear the curveball chords of Joni Mitchell and Jaco Pastorious’s jazz explorations (“Green Papaya”), or the puttering drums and inviting warmth of golden-era Al Green (“Read My Mind”).Īnd throughout the record, there’s a sense of empowerment that has its roots in the crisp ‘90s R&B of Destiny’s Child. Its sunbaked sounds recall, in places, the Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Milton Nascimento (on “Seven Times”). La Havas spent a lot of time moving back and forth between the UK and the States working on writing and exploring her own identity.Īs a result, ‘Lianne La Havas’ feels spacious and luminous. ‘Lianne La Havas’ is the title of her third album and her first in five years and is an album of startling beauty and insight-made entirely on her own terms which has been quite a journey. ![]()
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