Voice Notes

Yazmin Lacey is a singer-songwriter who knows something about coming into her own. She came to music late, she says -'It's never late, but late in the perspective of that I'm doing it now,' - almost as if by fate. And throughout her time in the music scene, the 33-year-old has used her music as an exercise in capturing those moments and putting them into song, as if a snapshot of the intimate parts of her own life. Debut album Voice Notes is yet another record of those moments. It follows on from three stunning EP's; Black Moon (2017), When The Sun Dips 90 Degrees (2018) and Morning Matters (2020), a trilogy of sorts, named in part by the settings in which they were written. Voice Notes is similarly inspired by something that helped the album spring to life. Made out of studio jam sessions alongside collaborators like Craigie Dodds, JD.REID, Melo-Zed and executive producer Dave Okumu, the recording process intentionally captured the beauty of imperfection. Sonically she is uncategorisable, made up of many styles and influences. 'There's lots of different flavours in there in terms of different ways I express myself,' she shares. 'The things that I listen to, music that I love -it's hard to place it. In some ways I would call it soul because that's where it comes from, my own soul. But I always avoid that; it's all perception. 'She has gained support from Evening Standard, The Guardian and BBC Radio 6 Music, holds fans in the likes of Questlove and notably appeared on COLORS i

Tracks

1~1~A1 Flylo Tweet
1~2~A2 Bad Company
1~3~A3 Late Night People
1~4~A4 Fool's Gold
1~5~B1 Where Did You Go?
1~6~B2 Sign & Signal
1~7~B3 From A Lover
1~8~C1 Eye To Eye
1~9~C2 Pieces
1~10~C3 Pass It Back
1~11~D1 Tomorrow's Child
1~12~D2 Match In My Pocket
1~13~D3 Legacy
1~14~D4 Sea Glass

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Yazmin Lacey
Release Date: 07 April 2023
Genre: R&B
Label: ON YOUR OWN RECORDS
Distributor: Rocket Group