TIRZAH
Colourgrade DOMINO
7/10
Soulful avant-pop minimalist muses on motherhood
Tirzah Mastin’s loopy, drowsy, sultry avantsoul lullabies continue to explore the fuzzy dreamspace between experimental sound art and R&B on this sporadically bewitching second album. Partly inspired by its author’s experiences of motherhood, Colourgrade again features her extended south London family of collaborators including Mica Levi, Coby Sey and Kwes. While these sonic smudges sometimes feel scrappy, there are sublime interludes here too, from the wonky post-trap chatter of “Beating” to the ramshackle bluesy waltz “Sleeping”. Mastin appears to channel former collaborator Tricky on the woozy shuffle “Hive Mind”, while the devotional avant-funk minimalism of “Sink In” suggests Prince jamming with Arthur Russell.