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Nov 10, 2016Long Live the Angels is something special, the sound of a gifted, grown-up singer-songwriter using all the tools at her disposal to put her own heart back together.
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Nov 10, 2016Her return is lucid and uncluttered, placing all the expressiveness of her voice at its center.
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Nov 10, 2016Certain listeners might bemoan the shortage of uptempo belters here, but one attentive and thorough listen presents a clear justification.
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Nov 10, 2016Not that the usual soul belters are entirely absent from Long Live The Angels. Tracks like “Every Single Little Piece” and “Highs & Lows” are big, radio-friendly chartbound anthems, ebullient and eager to please; but the more interesting aspects of the album are to be found in less formulaic arrangements, such as “Give Me Something”, which opens with an acoustic guitar flourish pointedly recalling “The Tracks Of My Tears”, before settling into a folk-soul setting clearly influenced by Tracy Chapman.
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Nov 11, 2016Subtlety isn't a typical pop virtue, but it suits Sande.
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Jan 3, 2017Her penchant for ceiling-shattering pop notwithstanding, the LP also lets Sandé close the curtains and flex her voice in more intimate boudoirs, just a few instruments, and her heartache to keep her company.
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Nov 19, 2021Not as great as Version of Events but still beautiful. Emeli has pipes that take us elsewhere!