The in the summer of 2012 by Lianne La Havas hit like a bomb. The singer was only 22 years old, but could already be seen at Pinkpop, Lowlands and North Sea Jazz. She also toured as the opening act for her musical kindred spirit . La Havas calmly let the fuss over him. She did not appear in the gossip magazines and after three years comes with an album, which continues the line of her debut. For
… inspiration she traveled with her grandmother and mother to their native Jamaica. Blood just didn't become a reggae record. The island does pop up in her lyrics. For example in the single Green & Gold, named after the colors of the Jamaican flag. Musically, La Havas navigates with ease between danceable neo-soul and intimate singer / songwriter songs. In Never Get Enough she even experiments with rock guitars and a voice changer. That is a bit of a swallow for the fans of her debut album, but they still find enough tasty on the rest of Blood. (PdK)more
