Mabel – High Expectations…Stripped (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 42:05 minutes | 513 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Polydor Records
High Expectations is the debut studio album by British singer and songwriter Mabel. Mabel worked with writers and producers such as Tre Jean-Marie, Steve Mac and MNEK to create the album, with its music incorporating genres of pop and R&B.
Stripping away music’s artifice while keeping true to its giddiness and excitement is Mabel’s special gift. Out of some troubling times she has fashioned a sensational, fizzing debut record, a blue-chip British album which can sit proudly on a global stage next to The Weeknd, Ariana, Drake and whatever Queens B and R have in mind for their 2019. In mood, if not exactly in sound, it has some of the complete realisation of early TLC or Aaliyah, had they spent their teenage years in Sweden, Malaga, or the backstreets of West London. The calling card of ‘High Expectations’ is the brusque, street charm that hides in plain sight among its hooky gloss, and anchors the album’s core theme of expectations (those as a woman; of love; of others; and ultimately of yourself). “I want to send a positive message to everyone that’s going to listen to it. I’ve gained so much confidence from writing this album and that’s what I want people to take away.”
“One year ago I dropped my debut album High Expectations, this year turned everyone’s plans sideways and I’ve been using the time in my home studio. Something a bit more intimate from me…” (Mabel)
Tracklist
01. Mad Love (Stripped)
02. Trouble (Stripped)
03. Don’t Call Me Up (Stripped)
04. Selfish Love (Stripped)
05. High Expectations (Outro / Stripped)
06. Bad Behaviour (Stripped)
07. High Expectations (Intro / Stripped) 5
08. Put Your Name On It (Stripped)
09. Stckhlm Syndrome (Interlude / Stripped)
10. Lucky (Interlude / Stripped)
11. I Belong To Me (Stripped)
12. FML (Stripped)
13. We Don’t Say… (Stripped)
14. OK (Anxiety Anthem) (Stripped)
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