Blog: A Deeper Shade Of Soul

Why does Laura Izibor's debut album, Let The Truth Be Told , irk me so much? Is it the glossy, semi-generic songs and arrangements? Is it Izibor's vocals, vaguely characterless, an approximation of soulfulness rather than actually being soulful? Or is it that her songs, like "Shine" and "Don't Stay," which take on inspiration and love, do it so safely that they end up feeling like a cliche, resulting in a diminishing of love and inspiration themselves? Perhaps it's a combination of all of the above. Izibor has a technically powerful voice, but [...]