Sade

Everyone's favorite ravishing melancholic returned after an eight year absence with what may be her strongest work. Heavy on acoustic guitars, gentle beats, and tales of heartbreak, Sade continues to paint stark narrative landscapes with the exquisite "King of Sorrow" and "Immigrant," which is based on her own father's experiences as an African in London.

Sade is no dummy. She knows what she's good at: slow, mellow ballads in the soft
Anglo-soul style, decorated with her luxuriantly morose voice. She didn't spend the
Nineties frittering away her mystique by trying trip-hop or speed garage; all she ever does
is make Sade records. Lovers Rock is her first in eight years, and guess what -- it sounds
exactly like Sade, heavily influenced by Diamond Life with a bit of Love Deluxe t... More >