Jazz/Review Elizabeth Shepherd - Three Things
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Elizabeth Shepherd is a Canadian singer, songwriter, pianist, and producer. With Robert Glasper, Esperanza Spalding, and Jose James, Shepherd is credited with invigorating jazz songs and bringing jazz-influenced music to a younger audience. Her catalog of seven original albums has received critical attention internationally; Real Detroit Weekly has called her "a jazz virtuoso blessed with a pop sensibility," while Mojo Magazine (UK) has described her as "blurring the boundaries between jazz, R&B, pop, and hip hop."
"Three Things," Elizabeth Shepherd's seventh studio album, was created during the difficult pandemic years and is a captivating voyage into the depths of ordinary existence. Shepherd finds comfort and inspiration in the noises of her house, weaving them into a musical tapestry of enchantment, against the backdrop of Quebec's lockdown and curfew.
Listeners are immediately drawn into Shepherd's universe, where the commonplace becomes remarkable, as soon as the album "Three Things" opens. With a style that is all Shepherd's own, each song on the album demonstrates her ability to discover beauty in the ordinary by fusing jazz, soul, and pop components.
Shepherd's angelic voice acts as a beacon throughout the whole record, taking listeners on an entrancing and reassuring voyage across the soundscape. Her lyrics, which were penned at a period of unpredictability and loneliness, ring true with sensitivity and honesty and provide nuanced insights into the complexity of the human experience.
Shepherd's ability to encapsulate the spirit of daily existence in her music is among "Three Things"' most remarkable features. Shepherd uses ambient sounds to give depth and complexity to her works.
"Three Things" is more than simply a song album, as the album progresses; it's a monument to the human spirit's tenacity and the ability of music to uplift and heal. Shepherd reminds us that beauty can be discovered in the most unexpected places if we only take the time to listen, especially in these dark and frightening times.
To sum up, Elizabeth Shepherd's "Three Things" is a wonderful examination of the beauty found in ordinary life, skillfully written amid a period of extraordinary adversity. This album is a monument to the timeless ability of music to inspire and uplift with its passionate lyrics and soul-stirring melodies.