A ray of hard-won sunlight beams on Lianne La Havas today, as she releases her much-anticipated self-titled album. It arrives five years after the release of her Blood album.
The new album acts as a conceptual body of work, dancing with the singular ideas of romantic fatalism. The looming atmosphere of love rainstorms exists on tracks like the glossy-eyed “Please Don’t Make Me Cry” and the supple “Courage.”
Havas conjures a world of strength on “Seven Times,” a worthy gem of self-discovery that fuses easy listening chords and melody. Other highlights include the deeply invested “Can’t Fight” and her wicked reading of Radiohead’s “Weird Fishes.”
Above all, Havas’ eponymous third album is a 2020 masterpiece that further proves that anyone suffering from unrequited love can find solace outside the emotional dependency of another person — it lies within.
Stream Lianne La Havas’ new album below.
