Blackbirds
by Bettye LaVette
  • Record Label: Verve
  • Release Date: Aug 28, 2020
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78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Under The Radar
    Sep 16, 2020
    75
    The album sits more as tribute than an effort to outdo. That being said, the funky take of Della Resse's "Blues For The Weepers" and the extra playful version of Dianh Washington's "Romance In The Dark" stand out for their variation from the originals. [Aug - Oct 2020, p.86]
  2. Variety
    Sep 4, 2020
    90
    It’s like she’s got a hundred catches in her voice, and you’re left hanging, riveted, on each one. That helps this album’s resurrected paeans to sexy uncertainty sound movingly weathered and remarkably unfamiliar, all at once. As the Beatles would also say: And your bird can sing.
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  3. AllMusic
    Aug 31, 2020
    80
    Blackbirds is proof that she's not resting on her reputation, and hearing her explore the architecture of a great song is a rare treat to be valued.
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