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As she releases new album How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean, the veteran singer-songwriter will take on your questions
Amid the multiple conflicts and confusions of contemporary life – particularly in the wake of the US election – we can turn to one of our most enduring songwriters to make sense of this weird headspace. Blessed with a voice whose purity meant she could bend it to delicate folk-pop, strutting rock, jazz balladry and other styles besides, she became a constant presence in the charts in the late 70s and 80s, beginning with her self-titled breakthrough album and its hit single Love and Affection. We are in such a weird place at the moment, and you do think, how did this happen?” It’s full of observational storytelling, with the lead single I’m Not Moving inspired by an aggressive public confrontation she watched unfold; other songs detail love’s adulation, friction and everything in between.
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