“Mother Maybe” is taken from Kadhja Bonet‘s upcoming album “Childqueen” due out on June 8 via Fat Possum Records.
30-year-old LA-based artist Kadhja Bonet is back with a new single and the announcement of her sophomore album. As she sings it, “Mother Maybe” is indeed “a magic reverie”. The track almost opens like a James Bond theme; this majestic effervescence is actually caused by an accident or a benediction – call it as you want – that could eventually end up with the birth of a baby.
“Mother I maybe, Or maybe not” she sings. Encapsulating both the excitment and the mysterious magic of giving birth, the arrangements also turn into a time travel machine as Kadhja Bonet dusts off influences from the 60s and 70s with a deft hand. The bassline is groovy and the funky production is loaded with bewitching and psychedelic details. But above all, Kadhja Bonet‘s jazz-tinged vocal performance remains captivating from its sweet start to its final climax. It’s another gem from the singer-songwriter who seduced us with her 2015’s EP “The Visitor” (which features the wonderful song “Honeycomb“).
Kadhja Bonet – “Childqueen” (pre-order):
1. Procession
2. Childqueen
3. Another Time Lover
4. Delphine
5. Thoughts Around Tea
6. Joy
7. Wings
8. Mother Maybe
9. Second Wind
10. Nostalgia
Lillian Frances
April 8, 2018 at 8:20 pm
WOW. She has a smooth voie. I could probably listen to it all day. Maybe I will.
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