We're back on that 'international/global' soul theme once again. Snoh
Aalegra was born in Sweden to Iranian (Persian) parents and now lives in
L.A. after spending time in London.
She released her debut album "Feels" in 2017 as Snoh Aalegra but was signed to Sony, Sweden, at the age of 13 in 2001, but
nothing was released. It was 2009 when she released her first single "Hit
And Run" as Sheri and an album soon followed ("First Sign") which included an up-tempo cover of Sade's "Smooth Operator".
In 2014 she changed her name to Snoh Nowrozi, later adding Aalegra to avoid
confusion with another artist named Snoh, and recorded with Common and
became a protégé of Prince.
Her second album "Ugh, Those Feels Again" was released in 2019 and did
well, reaching #6 US R&B and #73 on Billboard albums chart. The featured
single (released yesterday 21 Jun 2021) is taken from her third album "Temporary Highs In The Violet Sky"
which is scheduled for release on 9 Jul 2021.
Last year she featured on a track called "You Save Me" with Alicia Keys on
Keys' album "Alicia" which she co-wrote with Keys, and is rather nice so
I've included it here.
I have to admit that I've not really listened to this artist before and am
very pleasantly surprised by what I hear so have included a Tiny Desk
session which features tracks from her previous albums "Love Like
That", "I Want You Around", "Whoa", "Fool For You" (from "Feels") and "Find Someone Like You". "I Want You Around" and "Whoa" reached #1 and #2 US Adult R&B respectively in 2019.
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artist.
| Rating: | 8.2 |
| Genre/Style: | Neo Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Artium Recordings |
| Cat No: | None |
| Year: | 21/06/2021 |
| Key/BPM: | 4A/89 |
| Value: | £1 |
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