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Hij was er al wel in MP3, nu ook in HiRes. Prachtig, ze kan het nog steeds en het lijkt wel of ze steeds dichter bij de perfecte J.A.-song komt. Haar twintigste album mag er zijn.

The 70-year-old Brit may cut an unassuming figure, but she refuses to trade on comfort, essaying pop head-on without ever sounding like a trend-chasing heritage act.

And there’s the refusal to do the thing that a lot of artists in Armatrading’s position – nearing the 50th anniversary of her debut album, with a loyal and longstanding fanbase – would do, namely comfortingly revisit her past. Instead, Consequences essays pop head on, without for a second sounding like a heritage artist trying to glom on to current trends. Natural Rhythm, Already There and Like sparkle because they’ve got the kind of melodies that people pay teams of Nordic songwriters fortunes to painstakingly devise: moreover, they fit her voice, always more strident and powerful than you might expect given the sensitive singer-songwriter tag.

It’s another album of exquisitely written songs to add to the pile of exquisitely written albums. But maybe Consequences arrives at the right moment, chiming with hints that Armatrading is finally getting her due, at least from her fellow artists: Laura Mvula recently hailed her importance – “this is my heritage” – while Arlo Parks clearly has Armatrading in her musical DNA and included her 1977 single Willow alongside Janelle Monáe, Angel Olsen and Sophie tracks in her playlist of music made by “visionary women”.

Tracks:
01 – Natural Rhythm
02 – Already There
03 – To Be Loved
04 – Better Life
05 – Glorious Madness
06 – Like
07 – Consequences
08 – Sunrise (Instrumental)
09 – Think about Me
10 – To Anyone Who Will Listen

Staat er compleet op, 10% pars mee gepost. Met zeer veel dank aan de originele poster. Laat af en toe eens weten wat je van het album vindt. Altijd leuk, de mening van anderen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otq9VBa6a0s