Alone together
Catherine Russell
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Reviews (3)
AllMusic
2018
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Matt Collar
2018
"Joining her on this tactile journey of sensation are longtime associates guitarist Matthew Stevens and drummer Justin Tyson. Together they craft deeply ambient, intricately constructed songs that fall yet further afield of the crossover jazz, fusion, and R&B that garnered Spalding so much of her early praise. In that sense, the album is a worthy follow-up to Emily's D+Evolution and 2012's Radio Music Society, but one that may keep her more jazz-oriented fans at arm's length".
Rolling stone
d. 17. Oct. 2018
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Hank Shteamer
d. 17. Oct. 2018
"Esperanza Spalding's enthusiasm for bundling her releases with attention-grabbing concepts - like writing and recording an entire album in an uninterrupted 77-hour livestream, or dedicating each song on her new LP, 12 Little Spells, to a different body part - might make it seem like she's attempting to mask some shortcoming in the actual music. But that couldn't be further from the truth. The Grammy-winning bassist/vocalist/composer, a former child prodigy steeped in classical and jazz but bounded by neither, is well over a decade into one of the most fruitful and strikingly original careers in contemporary pop".
LondonJazz news
d. 12. May 2019
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Sebastian Maniura
d. 12. May 2019
"This is an interesting concept album that bends the mind and body, exploring new avenues of creation without the use of psychoactive substances, Spalding states clearly on her website "I do not use drugs." It is serious and yet light-hearted, magical and musical and deserves to be listened to and reflected upon. There should be something for all kinds of listeners to enjoy or connect with here, whatever their musical and spiritual persuasion".