LIANNE LE HAVAS ‘Self titled’

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Lianne La Havas’ first two albums were lush blends of pop-R&B, rock, and folk music, steeped in her six-string acoustic guitar and warm, lilting voice. On 2015’s Blood, the London-born songwriter explored her Jamaican and Greek heritage alongside meditations on love, displaying her ear for winding melodies and a fondness for dreamily poetic lyrics. On La Havas’ earthy self-titled third album, however, she pares her sound back entirely for a folk-soul style filigreed with little more than her skillful guitar-playing and deep, husky voice. 

It’s been about five years since British R&B singer-songwriter released new material. Since then she has experienced life and love, such as the failure of romantic affairs that left her disheartened and disconsolate, as well as the deaths of some people close to her, including that of her musical mentor Prince who had her contribute to his 2014 record Art Official Age. Le Havas is now 30 years old & on this new release she seems to express a fuller understanding of herself and her place in the world.