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Sunset in the Blue
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Sunset in the Blue
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Sunset in the Blue
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With 2020's
, singer
sinks into a dusky and languorously produced album that builds upon her love of jazz standards, Brazilian music, and intimate balladry. The record finds
surrounded by a production dream team, including longtime associate
, who helmed 2009's
and 2015's
, as well as equally acclaimed studio pros, arranger
and engineer
. Together, they have crafted a showcase for
's delicately nuanced vocal style. The album is an interesting dichotomy, at once intimate as if
is singing to you in a small club, yet also widescreen, framing her hushed vocals in sweeping orchestrations that reinforce the romantic drama at play in the songs. The opening original "If You Love Me Let Me Know" sounds like something
or
might sing, but filtered through the half-lidded scrim of
's bedroom intimacy. Equally evocative moments follow, as on the yearning "You Won't Forget Me," in which
balances a wry cabaret theatricality a la
with a tangible sadness that never feels anything but real. Elsewhere, she gently wades into a handful of earthy bossa nova songs, including a gorgeously attenuated reading of the
number "C'est Magnifique" featuring Brazilian singer
and an original titled "Ninguem, Ninguem" that she sings in Portuguese. We also get a movie theme-ready version of "From Paris with Love," as well as memorable takes on classics like "Moon River" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily." From beginning to end,
's
holds you in its deeply rapturous glow. ~ Matt Collar