Girl On Fire
Keys’ soaring vocals accentuate the title track’s concept of a steadfast phoenix ascending from apocalyptic ashes. It’s the NYC native’s first album since giving birth to a son, and the R&B singer/songwriter/pianist sounds resplendent atop a sparse beat that smashes ahead with propulsive drum crashes, recalling her triumphant 2007 hit “No One.”
Alicia Keys' fifth studio album, a collection about rebirth and renewal, features production from Jamie xx, Swizz Beatz, and Dr. Dre and guest spots from Nicki Minaj, Maxwell, and Bruno Mars.
With a few carefully considered piano notes, “De Novo Adagio” reminds fans of soul diva Alicia Keys’ classical roots and…
After the release of The Element of Freedom, her fourth consecutive chart-topping and platinum studio release, Alicia Keys not only married Swizz Beatz and became a mother but stacked collaborations with Drake, Kanye West, Marsha Ambrosius, Jennifer Hudson, Emeli Sandé, and Miguel.
<p>Much has changed in her personal life, but Alicia Keys' fifth album throws up few surprises, writes <strong>Kitty Empire</strong></p>
Girl on Fire is less a portrait of womanhood at a crossroads as it is an extension of a career spent navigating straight down the middle of the road.
Alicia Keys reinvents herself in part here – but it could have gone so much further, writes <strong>Dave Simpson</strong>
Alicia Keys's new album Girl on Fire is her best record in years, writes Helen Brown.
14 Grammy Awards, over 30 million albums sold, immortalised in song by Bob Dylan. It's hard to believe that Girl On Fire is only Alicia Keys's fifth studio album, such is the extent of her success. The singer-songwriter's previous release, The Element of Freedom, successfully mined the juxtaposition of powerful beats and understated vocals. And, following the solo piano amuse-bouche of “De Novo Adagio”, Girl On Fire initially looks set to deliver more of the same.