Lady Wray: Cover Girl (clear pink vinyl) LP

Lady Wray makes her highly anticipated return with "Cover Girl", her third album on Big Crown Records. The album opener, "My Best Step", says it all: "my next step is my best step", and indeed she is taking her artistry to a new high and making the best music of her life. The celebratory "Cover Girl" takes listeners on a free-spirited joyride glittered with 1960s and 70s-inspired soul and disco, 90s hip-hop and R&B, and perhaps the most defining element, gospel. Reunited with producer Leon Michels (Norah Jones/Clairo/El Michels Affair) for the record, the outcome is effortless and undeniable, a reflection of their longtime collaboration that extends over a decade. Lady Wray was born to sing, sharing her soul and her life with us through her music. Whether singing of her struggles or strengths, there’s a comfort that comes from the way she makes us know we are not alone in any of it. Nicole Wray is inspiring and uplifting. Having been through a lot, she's taken all of it and made herself a better person and a better artist.