Tracklist
1 | Built To Last | 2:17 | |
2 | Let's Go | 3:41 | |
3 | Simple Stuff | 3:27 | |
4 | Black Ting | 4:17 | |
5 | Insecure Behaviour And Fuckery | 4:00 | |
6 | Self Doubt (Leaving The Club Early) | 4:34 | |
7 | On The Lake Outside | 4:51 | |
8 | Reflection | 3:31 | |
9 | Change | 7:12 | |
10 | Running Like That | 4:19 | |
11 | We're Building Something New | 2:32 |
Loraine James comes with her second album for Hyperdub, made in the summer of 2020. Reflection is a turbulent expression of inner-space, laid out in unflinching honesty, that offers gentle empathy and bitter-sweet hope.
2020 was tough for Loraine; unable to tour and build on the success of For You And I, Loraine was prolific in the studio, self releasing, plus releasing the well received stepping-stone Nothing EP, which realised a unique pop sensibility she develops more here. Her 2020 listening habits - Drill and R&B seep through into Reflection too. In contrast to the brash splashes of For You And I and the grimey anger of Nothing, Reflection is pared down and confident, taking the listener through how the year felt as a young Black queer woman and her acolytes in a world that has suddenly stopped moving.