Alicia
| Alicia Keys
Alicia
Alicia (stylized in all caps) is the seventh studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Alicia Keys. It was recorded at Oven Studios in New York City and released by RCA Records on September 18, 2020. Written and produced largely by Keys, the album also features songwriting and production contributions from Swizz Beatz, Ludwig Göransson, Rob Knox, Ed Sheeran, and The-Dream, among others. Alicia's mostly low-tempo and subtly performed music is rooted in the R&B and soul styles of Keys' earliest work, while her lyrics explore sociopolitical concerns and forms of love with ideas shared in her memoir, More Myself (2020), written in the same period as the album's recording. -Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
Alicia is one of her most musically engaging LPs.
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Variety
a midlife album that could herald a new beginning.
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Clash Magazine
‘ALICIA’ is an impressive record to her career and her return to music. A perfectly balanced album that matches her newfound vibe as a woman ready to tell her truth. This album is a note that good things come to those who wait.
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musicOMH
Keys has pitched this album as genreless and, although the sonics are manifold – reggae, R&B, funk and even country – you get the sense that Keys has her eyes more on the narrative. There is genuine hope, despair, frustration and even ambivalence. In a world more in need of a key change than ever, we need this Alicia.
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Ratings Game Music
Alicia is a fantastic album! I don’t know how long it took her to make it, but it sounds high-quality, it sounds intricate, and it sounds very powerful. Great job, Alicia!
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NME
an enriching blend of empathy, positivity and self-knowledge.
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The Independent
Keys demonstrates her remarkable gift for classic soul-indebted melody through some stranger – and certainly more eclectic – sounds than she’s tried before.
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All Music
Alicia is Keys' most moderate work, seemingly hedged with an objective to appeal to as many listeners as possible. There's at least no doubting the artist's intent to heal and uplift, and she puts it across with some of her most nuanced vocals.
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GoldDerby
It’s ‘welcoming,’ ‘compassionate’ and ‘eclectic’.
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Slant Magazine
Alicia is at once her most accessible and forward-minded album in years seems fitting for an artist who, until recently, has made a career out of playing things straight down the middle.
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The Times
Alicia Keys has made a welcome return to the soulful sounds of her debut.
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Bernard Zuel
So, the message is clear and delivered. Half the work is done. However, if your goal is to advise and uplift, to guide and to reveal, and then to stick that message, the medium – the method of your delivery - needs to match, and this is where Alicia falters.
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The Guardian
Some fine collaborations enliven the soul singer’s most personal set so far.
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The New York Times
Alicia Keys Has Passion, Advice and Aplomb on ‘Alicia’.
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The Arts Desk
All told, it’s a fine album which balances hyper mainstream appeal with some very interesting diversions.
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The Bluffton Icon
Alicia is not Keys’ finest work by any stretch of the imagination. Still, there are enough good tunes and her smooth vocals to recommend it. But likely downloading the released singles is sufficient for most fans of R&B.
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Our Culture
An anthem of gratitude that has taken on a profound resonance in recent months, it offers the kind of hope you can hold on to, but that can also hold us together. Good job, indeed.
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