The Dreaming Room
Personal pain becomes complex, exultant pop on the British soul star’s stunning second album. Building on the eclectic, strange pleasures of her debut *Sing To The Moon*, Mvula—working alongside Amy Winehouse drummer Tommy Miller—uses her battles with anxiety as the fuel for bruised, neo-jazz ballads (“Show Me Love”) and, perhaps most surprisingly, a few irresistible trips to the dance floor. “Let Me Fall” is a tumbling waterfall of synth, “Phenomenal Woman” packs preposterous funk, and the Nile Rodgers-backed “Overcome” is a certified disco banger.
Laura Mvula is a classically trained vocalist with an orchestral pop style all her own. Her second album is filled with her rich and moving voice and is laden with sonic surprises.
The singer teams up with the London Symphany Orchestra for a heroically bonkers second LP
The Dreaming Room is somehow more sumptuous and emotive than Sing to the Moon, Laura Mvula's impressive 2013 debut.
Laura Mvula's second album, The Dreaming Room, is infinitely more experimental than the soul-gospel of 2013's Sing to the Moon. Its aim to d...
‘Sing To The Moon’, Laura Mvula’s debut LP, had some great touches, but was swamped by overzealous production. The same applies to
The twisted, off-centre vision of Mvula’s debut, Sing to the Moon, is everywhere in this rich and seductive follow-up
Unique artist's second album proper is hampered slightly by over production. CD review by Howard Male