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- Summary: Black identity is the theme on the first full-length studio release from VV Brown since 2015's Glitch.
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- Record Label: YOY
- Genre(s): R&B, Pop/Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative R&B
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Dec 19, 2023This album not only heralds the return of a singular talent in contemporary popular music, it’s the demonstration of art actioning change in real-time.
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Dec 19, 2023At its best, the album is as potent and apposite as Solange's A Seat at the Table, Laura Mvula's Pink Noise, and Little Simz's No Thank You.
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UncutDec 19, 2023There's justifiable anger, not least "History"'s confrontation with generational trauma, but her potent self-respect is an inspirational as Roots Manuva, to whom the eerie "Marginalized" nods. [Dec 2023, p.27]
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Dec 19, 2023Sometimes it feels more like an oral history project, with first-hand spoken-word accounts by Liam Bailey (the title track), or Brown’s appreciation of her family on Just Be. Mostly, though, she succeeds in channelling her anger, sadness and defiance, all the while conveying gratitude for the richness of her Caribbean roots.