Black Rainbows (2023)

Dit 2023-album lijkt weinig op wat ze eerder deed, haar muziek heeft een totale metamorfose ondergaan. "Although "Black Rainbows" is a uniquely conceptual work and sticks all the way out from "Corinne Bailey Rae", "The Sea", and "The Heart Speaks In Whispers", it's at least as personal as any of the singer's first three albums. Contrary to her reputation for making pillowy adult contemporary R&B, Bailey Rae started in a punk band that was hard enough to be courted by Roadrunner Records. "Black Rainbows" taps into that spirit more than once. "New York Transit Queen" is a thrashing celebration inspired by a mid-'50s image of future fashion legend Audrey Smaltz. "Erasure," seething and thunderous, was written in response to examining graphically anti-Black postcards. On these songs, Bailey Rae's buzzing guitar is as much a lead as her full-tilt vocals. I put it down -- I feel so free" could be the album's subtitle." (Allmusic; 4,5 uit 5 sterren)

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