We lately caught up with Ledisi to debate her new album “The Crown”, the evolution of her artistry between albums, persevering with to take care of such a excessive stage of success, operating her personal label, some artists she nonetheless would wish to collaborate with, and way more.
YouKnowIGotSoul: Introduce us to your new album “The Crown”.
Ledisi: I began with “Love You Too”, and I used to be simply ensuring I had a single for the next 12 months in case I wished to go on tour or one thing. Then I acquired a name about The Tremendous Bowl and we have been simply writing songs each different day. Taking our time. Then The Tremendous Bowl referred to as and I figured I needed to write one thing! I used to be not planning on having an R&B album come out, I used to be going to take my time and take a break. I had simply put out “Good Life”. So it simply got here naturally. I had completed in December. It simply changed into this. An entire 11 songs about life, love and the complexities of that and spirituality. It’s a really feel good album.
YouKnowIGotSoul: We’ve witnessed your development via the years and progressed your sound over the course of albums. Did you strive something this time round?
Ledisi: I went straight to the texture good vibes on this one and didn’t drive something. I didn’t really feel like I needed to show something to anybody, or to strive experimental issues. I simply did no matter felt good that day, it was very pure, no plan, I simply wrote. I used to be a songwriter this time and acquired to dig deeper in my songwriting bag. I believe that half was new and revisiting how I used to put in writing the place I used to be free kind, like artwork. I didn’t take into consideration what I used to be doing it for, it was pure. It was so good to have that! *Laughs*
YouKnowIGotSoul: We’re in a heavy time on this world with a lot occurring. Did that assist push you in direction of making this a really feel good album? As a result of we aren’t listening to a number of really feel good music proper now.
Ledisi: I didn’t know, I simply knew what I wished to listen to. I’m simply going to be actual clear, this wasn’t the plan for me! *Laughs* I knew I wanted to make use of my voice, if I’m going to do something, I wish to empower that really feel good feeling. I don’t know if we have now it or not, I haven’t actually been listening to any music. I’ve simply been escaping to writing, or doing the alternative of music. How you can write a play, and studying that, or doing one thing totally different.
YouKnowIGotSoul: Any dream duets you continue to have in your thoughts you’d love to do?
Ledisi: I referred to as so many individuals for this, I referred to as Leon, I referred to as Babyface, however paths getting crossed. Actually I wish to work with Babyface, I nonetheless wish to work with Q-Tip, I’ll say it each time. Joe, nonetheless one among my favourite voices, I’d like to sing with. I’d like to get a tune written for me by Stevie Surprise.
Take heed to the remainder of the interview within the video above.