Erika de Casier - Essentials

new album sounds very good on first listen but "lucky" is the clear standout

after a few more listens i feel a bit underwhelmed, "lucky" is incredible but totally overshadows the rest of the album which is low key even by her standards and the songs are a little weaker and less interesting than usual too

i enjoyed "ice", but mostly because it's well-executed pastiche of a rap/r&b duet from 20 years ago

hmm it's growing on me!