True

After a few false starts, Solange Knowles comes into her own with songwriting and production assistance from Devonté Hynes. True marks the sound of a singer hitting a graceful stride, in her own time and on her own terms.

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All Solange Knowles shares with big sis Beyoncé is a family crest.

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

Solange's first independent release, a seven-track EP for Grizzly Bear member Chris Taylor's Terrible label, follows the Top Ten album Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams.

If the atmosphere of effort is the dividing line, True may be Solange’s most defining statement to date.

The younger Ms Knowles proves to be as much of a pop powerhouse as big sis. CD review by Lisa-Marie Ferla