V V Brown
Am I British Yet?
60‐‐100点相当
The Line of Best Fit が満点
年間ベストに、The Line of Best Fit から選出 12位
リリースは、2023.10月
George Michael - Freedom! ’90 あたりの
ダンスフロアー感、ゴスペル感がある。
そこへ、レゲェものが入ってくる。
厳しめの点数を出しているところもあるが、
満点が出ているだけあって、
はまる人ははまりそう。
過去作からすると、
クオリティ/評価が一段上がっている感じ。
https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/vv-brown-am-i-british-yet-goes-rhythmic-and-rogue
Emboldened by the experimental tenor of its predecessor Samson & Delilah (2013), Brown ventured further into the icy, recherché pop realm she’d constructed. Given her origins as an eclectic wunderkind with Traveling Like the Light (2009)—her major label debut on Island Records – Brown’s spirited stylism wasn’t surprising, but the scope of her ambition was.
Said ambition often ran afoul of the charts; ultimately, the British-born and reared singer-songwriter opted to depart from Island and establish her own imprint (YOY) to host the aforementioned Samson & Delilah and Glitch. And while Brown built a strong cult following and attracted handsome critical notices, the neverending industry hustle wore on her.
In 2017, she took an indefinite hiatus from music but kept busy. Brown fielded personal and professional milestones: marriage, children, lecturing, column writing, et cetera. Still that siren call of writing and recording – as well as the endless socio-political paroxysms in that same interval – stirred Brown. It took an email exchange with friend and tunesmith Justin “Sensible J” Smith two years prior to ignite that creative flame once again.
Northampton生まれのSSW・モデル
8年の休止を挟んでのアルバム
4th