It almost goes without saying that Corinne Bailey Rae's first album left everyone with a taste for "more". Then came the personal tragedy of her husband's death, which certainly took its toll on her, and partially delayed further creative work. The exact effect that period in her life had on her music was widely discussed both in conjecture as well as from her own admissions, but thankfully neither the publicity nor her private grief stopped her. With her second album, Corinne seems to have found no small amount of strength - both emotionally and musically - which brings the listener in to a state of intimacy, allowing us to connect with the music on both those  Read the complete review

The Sea is Corinne Bailey Rae's second album, the follow up to her incredible debut album. Its release came in January this year following her hiatus from the music scene after her husband's death. I loved her first album, how young and fresh sounding she was; how much youth she seemed to carry in her voice and her light hearted tunes and I was interested to hear if her music had changed after all that she'd been through since her debut was released. The difference is incredible; every song on this album is oozing buckets of soul and I cannot get enough of it. 1. Are You Here A mellow, slow paced tune. At my first listen to the album I couldn't help but ...  Read the complete review