365 – New Music Daily

Solange’s 2016 release A Seat At The Table is all things empowerment and individualism, especially for black women, and it is done through incredibly crafted concepts executed with amazing lyrics, melodies and performances. From the spacious “Rise” into the smooth, electronic “Weary”, Solange touches on themes of universal humanity and being true to oneself.

This record continues with uplifting, empowering tracks – trying everything to escape problems/bad feelings “Cranes in the Sky”, dealing with representation as a black woman, and the frustration behind how much of (white) society deals with her and other black women “Don’t Touch My Hair”, “Mad”. I could continue on and on with these – the overarching takeaway is that all of these tracks are filled with strong, potent messages ranging from having strength and belief in yourself, as well as reflections of today’s world.

Not to mention – all of these are over fantastic R&B compositions – Solange is truly a fantastic singer (the melodies and harmonies throughout this entire record are fantastic) and the R&B compositions, while not necessarily genre breaking, are very good for the genre. If you are looking for a nice modern R&B record do not overlook this one or Solange in general.

Favorite songs: Rise, Weary, Cranes in The Sky, Mad, F.U.B.U, Borderline, Junie