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Featured Review:  The Sea — Corinne Bailey Rae
Review by Miss G


I began listening to the latest Corinne Bailey Rae album with very few expectations. It was recommended by an acquaintance as something I would enjoy. And frankly, I did enjoy it even though the album lacks direction and the dreamy, looking through an obscure lens, feel of most of the songs becomes dreary. Although the history behind the album is much more interesting than the compilation of songs themselves, I was intrigued by the lyrical content.

Bailey Rae's husband died from a drug overdose in 2008 and the album is rumoured to be an ode to her marriage and the grieving process. In interviews, Bailey Rae has said that most of the tracks were written and recorded prior to her husband's death. Apparently after she came out of her darkest days of mourning, she too was surprised at some of the prescient nature of her music. She's also said that she didn't know her husband was drug addicted so what can you believe?

Bailey Rae's voice is reminiscent of Rickie Lee Jones and her musical genre is definitely pop. However, much of this latest album has a dreamy feel with not more than a few songs that stand out among them with a more lucid and clear message. The Blackest Lily and Paris Nights/New York Mornings are among the more remarkable for their upbeat tempo. But the fact remains that many of the songs sound similar and nothing really grabs the listener. This album is not as lighthearted as her first album and one could ask, how could it be considering her experiences.

 
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