“I settle for my feelings and permit them to serve their function,” Tiana Major9 declares on the intro of her new EP, At Sixes And Sevens, out now through Motown Information. It’s the follow-up to her 2019 EP, Rehearsal @ NINE. The venture is titled after the English idiom, which implies to be in a state of confusion. For the 24-year-old Londoner, her confusion understandably stems from the idea of affection.
The trail to discovering love isn’t at all times clean. There’s normally plenty of trial and error alongside the best way, which tends to get added to the luggage we stock from our experiences. To ensure that any journey to start, one have to be prepared to embark on it. Tiana seemingly is aware of this, which is why she opens At Sixes And Sevens with the above assertion (I Settle for My Feelings.)
The nine-track venture is organized into three elements by the use of interludes impressed by constructive affirmations. After accepting her feelings, Tiana now has some readability on what her coronary heart wishes. On the DJ Camper-produced “Completely,” Tiana doesn’t maintain again as she shoots her shot at her crush.
“I need you completely / Turning a brand new leaf / You bought me falling prefer it’s August,” Tiana confesses on the jazzy jam. She finally feels “Fortunate,” as she takes an opportunity on pursuing her love curiosity. “I’m feelin’ fortunate like I rolled a six and a 5 / I’m feelin’ fortunate like the proper place, proper time,” she sings on the stellar monitor.
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Midway by the venture, a hopeful Tiana opens her coronary heart to obtain the identical love that she plans to provide to her accomplice. The ‘70s-tinged “Collide” with Earthgang, which appeared on the Queen & Slim soundtrack, fantastically articulates the sensation of falling in love.
Paying homage to her Jamaican roots on the reggae-inspired “Suppose About You (Notion Combine),” Tiana retains the lovey-dovey feels, as she sings about needing extra hours within the day to consider her man. “I at all times appear to expire of time / After I take into consideration you,” she sings on the infectious tune.
On the latter a part of At Sixes And Sevens (“What Is Mine”), Tiana explores the draw back of affection. She is unsure about the way forward for her relationship on hip-hop flavored “Actual Affair.” Although she’s not able to exit, she depends on smoking her blunt to calm her thoughts. “I simply attain for the inexperienced after I get in my emotions,” she confesses over the funky bassline.
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The connection that Tiana as soon as yearned for has now on the rocks. A weak Tiana finds herself sorting by her combined feelings on “Identical House?” She doesn’t know if she ought to keep or go. “Is that this my future, to set you free?/ Is that this my future, mendacity right here with me? / Giving the perfect of me, can’t you see? / I’ve obtained extra like to share / Perhaps we should always keep proper right here,” she ponders on the gospel-rooted tune.
Working just below 25 minutes, At Sixes And Sevens is a snapshot of Tiana’s puzzling, but inspiring voyage to discovering love. From the meticulous storytelling and refreshing manufacturing to Tiana’s mesmerizing tone — just like Jazmine Sullivan and Marsha Ambrosius — and plush harmonies, At Sixes And Sevens is among the many stronger R&B tasks by a newcomer to launch thus far this yr.
Standout tracks: “Fortunate” and “Identical House?”
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