Lianne La Havas Releases New Song “Paper Thin” - @liannelahavas

Lianne La Havas Releases New Song “Paper Thin”

 British singer/songwriter/guitarist Lianne La Havas will release Lianne La Havas, her first album since 2015’s Blood, on July 17 via Nonesuch Records. The album’s second single, “Paper Thin,” is available now.

NEW SINGLE “PAPER THIN” AVAILABLE NOW

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“She is deft and adaptive, at once inspiring dancing and melancholy reflection: La Havas is always in motion.” —Pitchfork

“Lianne La Havas is a powerhouse with a full heart, creating music that’s sweeping, inspiring and downright fun.” —NPR

La Havas performed the song, along with the previously released album track “Bittersweet” and “Midnight” from Blood during her NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert, which also premiered today and can be seen below.

“‘Paper Thin,’ for me, is the song that started this whole thing. It started as a distant melody in my head as I was falling asleep that I decided not to sleep on,” La Havas explains. “It was recorded as jam between friends and has stayed that way.”

The 10 songs on Lianne La Havas—nine originals plus a cover of Radiohead’s “Weird Fishes”—span the arc of a love affair, one that brought growth and newfound confidence. “This is my first self-produced album with my own band. I got my own way with everything—all the decisions that you hear on this album were mine,” she says. “I’m a woman now, so I’m less shy and timid about saying certain things. And there’s no right or wrong when it’s your record, so I was very much embracing that fact, as well.” She continues. “I’ve tapped into the best and worst parts of me and while I didn’t expect this to be the direction of my new music, it’s my reality and it’s driven by emotion. I dare say that this is the closest I’ve gotten to a pure expression so far. If you’d never heard me before, I’d be happy to say, ‘This is me. This is who I am.’”

Lianne La Havas Tracklist

1.Bittersweet
2.Read My Mind
3.Green Papaya
4.Can’t Fight
5.Paper Thin
6.Out of Your Mind (Interlude)
7.Weird Fishes
8.Please Don’t Make Me Cry
9.Seven Times
10.Courage
11.Sour Flower

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