Lianne La Havas Lianne La Havas (Vinyl LP)

British singer/songwriter/guitarist Lianne La Havas returns on Nonesuch with her self-titled third album, her first since 2015's Grammy-nominated Blood. The ten songs – nine originals plus a cover of Radiohead's "Weird Fishes" – span the arc of a love affair, one that brought growth and newfound confidence. "This is my first completely self-produced album with my own band. I got my own way with everything – all the decisions that you hear on this album were mine," Lianne says. "I'm a woman now, so I'm less shy and timid about saying certain things. And there's no right or wrong when it's your record, so I was very much embracing that fact, as well. I've tapped into the best and worst parts of me and while I didn't expect this to be the direction of my new music, it's my reality and it's driven by emotion. I dare say that this is the closest I've gotten to a pure expression so far. If you'd never heard me before, I'd be happy to say, ‘This is me. This is who I am.'"