Lady Blackbird

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Harnessing a mighty voice that effortlessly embodies buffeting power, heartrending yearning, and soft, whispered balladry, Lady Blackbird has imbued her compositions with a journeying independence since 2021’s critically acclaimed debut Black Acid Soul. Hers is an instantly recognizable sound capable of evoking both joy and heartache, a musical embrace of genres as varied as jazz, classic soul, gospel, psychedelic rock, and pop.

Now, she is embracing the full breadth of that musical freedom in her most personal and ambitious work to date: Slang Spirituals. This second album not only embodies the freewheeling, emotive Lady Blackbird sound but also taps into deeply vulnerable lyrics that recount the singer’s challenging ascent to musical stardom. With this project, Lady Blackbird applies her sweeping, cinematic vocal power to soulful orchestral fanfares, finger-picking folk storytelling, euphoric gospel empowerment, and psychedelic soul to give voice to what she calls a “journey of becoming.”