Offering a mostly acoustic and hushed hybrid of alternative folk and soul, Lianne La Havas was born and raised in London, England, the daughter of a Jamaican mother and Greek father. The singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist was a member of the Paris Parade with Christian Pinchbeck (a future member of Elephant), but the act proved to be short-lived. La Havas eventually shifted to solo work and released Lost & Found, a four-track EP featuring a duet with Willy Mason, in October 2011. Two months later -- the same month she opened for Bon Iver during a North American tour -- it was announced that she had been nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll. Is Your Love Big Enough?, La Havas' debut album for Warner Bros., was released in the U.K. in July 2012; the U.S. release through Nonesuch followed a month later.
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1. "Unstoppable"
2. "Green and Gold"
3. "What You Don't Do"
4. "Tokyo"
5. "Wonderful"
6. "Midnight"
7. "Grow"
8. "Ghost"
9. "Never Get Enough"
10. "Good Goodbye"
I feel as though Artists this year are not living up to the masterpieces they gave us. First Florence, then Tori (considering her EPs), then MS MR. Now Lianne. I don't know, maybe it'll grow on me. But for now, it's just pretty good. The closing track though >>>>>>>>>
Been listening to it today, and I don't like it nearly as much as IYLBE. Some of it is a lot more upbeat than what I'm used to but it's nice that it gives her more diversity for her setlists.
Unstoppable, Tokyo, Midnight (she snapped!) and Ghost are my favs
I love it, I was a bit sceptical after I didn't like Unstoppable and What You Don't Do but the rest of the album is very good. My favourites are Tokyo, Green & Gold, Ghost and Good Goodbye.
have been listening to Blood today, and it's really good album- sounds a bit like a funky mix of early Nelly Furtado and Amy Winehouse
Green&Gold, What you don't do, Tokyo, Wonderful, Midnight, Good Goodbye are my favourites.
this excerpt from p4k's writeup on the album captures my feelings on those songs, particularly the latter.
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Where she is less graceful, and at times even awkward, is the integration of more electric sounds. "Never Get Enough" alternates between her trademark lullaby and brash chords to almost jarring effect. The tonal shift matches the urgency of the cat-and-mouse lyrical arc, but the abrupt jumps add discordant conflict to an otherwise harmonious track sequencing. The song feels erratic, ill-suited to the pleasant lilt of La Havas' smooth voice.
It's a shame because the more subdued sections of the song are very melodic and gorgeous.
I changed my mind after listening to it over and over. I love this album. Except Never Get Enough, don't know what they were thinking with the random high energy guitar riff/drums and distorted vocals but it ruins the entire song.
she's perfect! I hope she does a show here I'd love to see her live.
