SHAZNAY LEWIS
Pages (1.9.7.5)
It’s been 20 years since Shaznay Lewis, founder of the legendary gritty r’n’b-pop girl band All Saints, released a solo album. Can Lewis still cut the mustard to equal or surpass such timeless gems as Pure Shores or Never Ever? Damn right she can.
Pages, as a whole, is a mighty return for Lewis, which also features the recent blistering delight of a single Good Mourning, where Shola Ama joins Lewis on the mic with reggae don General Levy toasting. Lewis not only reflects on her life experiences on Pages – Got To Let Go touching on motherhood – but there is also Awake, which looks at current wider issues with civil rights.
A strictly AutoTune-free zone from Shaznay Lewis, Pages packs a wow factor both song- and production-wise: it can switch from cinematic soul such as Bruises to immaculate r’n’b earworms like Supposed To Be.
words DAVID NOBAKHT
