Blood

AlbumJul 31 / 201510 songs, 40m 36s
Pop Soul
Popular
7.7 / 10

The English songwriter Lianne La Havas' voice marries youthful lightness with a gravitas most often ascribed to artists well beyond her 25 years. Her complex, layered second album is dynamic and poignantly self-assured.

8 / 10

Check out our album review of Artist's Blood on Rolling Stone.com.

La Havas cherry picks the sweetest sounds from her musical DNA.

, Lianne La Havas visited Jamaica with her native Jamaican mother and connected with distant relatives.

8 / 10

Blood seems like an odd title for Lianne La Havas' sophomore album. One's immediate word associations veer to the macabre, to violence, to p...

6 / 10

With the sparkling acoustic soul of her 2012 debut 'Is Your Love Big Enough', Lianne La Havas spearheaded what seemed like a new movement in

The singer addresses romance and her heritage on this light but quirky second set

8 / 10

The Mercury-nominated artist is back with a raw, neo-soul tinged second album – but does it live up to her explosive debut?

Album Reviews: Lianne La Havas - Blood

La Havas's second album contains a playful blend of styles, says Neil McCormick, but it lacks emotion