Tove
Lo's Lady Wood doesn't have the big hit standout singles that
she had on her 2014 debut, but that is what makes this an album worth
playing again and again.
Her
style is her own, she gives us songs that flow forth in chapters and
this album features the first two chapters, the first half of a
double album. The songs on this album follow the chapters "Fairy
Dust" and "Fire Fade." The third and fourth chapters
"Light Beam" and "Pitch Black" are to be
included on Tove Lo's third studio album that will come in 2017.
Lady
Wood is a richly produced album that blends your modern tech-house
sound with all the elements of dance-pop that Tove Lo fans crave.
With
regard to the album's title Lady Wood Tove Lo says "it's
kind of like saying a chick with balls, but since we don't have
balls, it's lady wood."
She
lives hard and fast in an all out self deprecating fashion, losing
control of herself and relishing every moment of the experience.
With
her second album she is triumphant in further exploring emotions that
she is unable to control and can't ever be contained.
"Fairy
Dust" is when I hear the fans shouting my name and I’m about
to hit the stage. "Fire Fade" is when it all sort of starts
to wear off and I’m losing connection with the fans a bit, and I’m
trying to get back to that first chase. You feel vulnerable there.
It's where you start to reveal your true self.
Tove
Lo - describing the chapters of Lady Wood
The
album is shorter than her first and lacks the big hits that might be
expected, but don't let that put you off here. The surprising appeal
of this album is the lack of tracks that might otherwise get
overplayed, instead this is a whole album of very strong material
that can be played over and over.
Rate
this 3½ Stars
