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Hope Tala: Hope Handwritten review – even-tempered vocal gorgeousness
Tala’s mellow, unsensational debut ruminates on friendship, faith and family over fine, honeyed production but with a tad too much similarity
Over a honeyed mix of bossa nova, R&B and pop, and in her gorgeous, breathy voice, Tala ruminates on heartbreak, self-confidence, faith, family and friendship. The bright Lights Camera Action quotes Maya Angelou and has the serenity and sunshine of early Corinne Bailey Rae, but ends with a targeted shot at a fame-hungry sell-out. It feels a missed opportunity that tracks about religion and mental health (Magic or Medicine) and knee-trembling, earth-shaking romances (Shiver) should share the same level-headed delivery, and that a mid-album trio of love songs blur too easily together.
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