After catching up on reading several music blogs this weekend, I stumbled across a fresh new voice. Her name is “Lianne La Havas”. By now, you guys should know that I absolutely love all types of music. This young lady’s music embodies several different types of genres. La Havas began singing at the tender age of seven, and credits her musical diversity from her parents. Her father, an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, taught Lianne guitar and piano which helped develop her gift for producing and arranging music. I must say I haven’t come across an artist like this since discovering “Amel Larrieux” or “Corrine Bailey Rae”. This London born British folk and soul singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist began her career as a backup singer. In 2010, she signed with Warner Bros. developing and honing in on her songwriting skills.
Then in 2012, she released her debut album, “Is Your Love Big Enough”? By the end of 2012 the album was named iTunes album of the year. She’s gone on to perform at several musical festivals both in the states and abroad.
Now, she’s back with yet another great masterpiece. This album was inspired by her reconnecting with her Greek and Jamaican heritage. The first single entitled Unstoppable, was co-written with “Paul Epworth”. She also has a track on the album which is one of my favorites entitled “Tokyo” where you can surely hear her finesse her skills on her hollowed bodied 1964, Harmony Alden Stratotone guitar. Her sound is a little like Amel Larrieux, Solange and Corrine Bailey Rae. She truly brings a sense of live instrumentation to her sets; this is highly missed from quality music these days. It’s awful refreshing to see it being done on Lianne’s projects. So, when you’re looking for that refreshing album to just simply unwind to after a long day from work, slip this one on and grab a nice glass of wine and slip away to a long winding highway somewhere in the beautiful London countryside.
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Leslie A. Thomas is a music blogger and lover of all things music follow me on Twitter @LBoogie252005
