Snoh Aalegra is a 39 year old singer/songwriter from Stockholm, Sweden who made her full-length debut back in 2010 with 1st Sign. She would go on to drop her debut extended play There Will Be Sunshine under Epic Records, later signing to ARTium Recordings for the next EP Don’t Explain as well as her Def Jam Recordings-backed sophomore effort Feels & it’s sequel – Ugh, those feels again. Last time we heard from here was when Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies came out in 2021 in tandem with Roc Nation Records & she’s finally returning for her 5th studio LP.
“Run Free” opens up with a Prince-inspired intro with a neo-soul flare to it singing about a relationship that turned out to be nothing more than a dream whereas the self-produced 2nd single “I Love You” blends contemporary R&B, synth-funk & synthpop to expresses her true feelings towards this person. The lead single “Karma” moves on from there learning she lived 16 lives with this person she’s addressing leading into “Danger” asking whether or not she & her partner are in jeopardy.
Raphael Saadiq plays bass guitar during “This That” expressing her desires of getting it on with her man instead of sitting & conversing until “Repair” produced by Daniel Caesar sings about the weight of a complicated relationship. The 3rd single “Just Friends” tackles the realities of transitioning to friendship after intimacy while the 4th & final single “Warmest Shade of Blue” comes through with a rumination of her flaws.
“Timeless” locks in with Babyface & No I.D. to sing about always having this moment with her lover while “Nothing Compares” hops over a DJ Dahi and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis beat to describe this feeling unlike the one she’s experiencing. “Supernova” sings about being the star of this dude’s eyes & once the title track admits her next relationship doesn’t have be anything like her last, “Greatest Of All Time” ends the album pondering the greatest romance in history.
Commemorating her newfound independence after being signed to ARTium for over a decade, Snoh Aalegra invites us deeper in her world examining what it means to love someone even if things don’t pan out the way we would’ve imagined it doing so. Legendary Love’s production shifts away from her signature neo-soul style to embrace a more contemporary R&B sound recruiting some of the genre’s biggest names both past & present for an intimate half hour reflection of love.
Score: 3.5/5
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