194. Emeli Sande – Heaven

For a short moment in time, I got extremely excited by the prospect of Emeli Sande. Not in that way, you cheeky devils, but “Heaven” threatened to be the start of something really special – combining dance, passion and emotion in a way that none of her peers have quite managed to do successfully (Jessie Ware, Jess Mills, Kay B etc.)

Borrowing heavily from Massive Attack’s recipe book, nonetheless “Heaven” felt fresh and exciting and it should be celebrated for just that. No one can doubt or denigrate Sande’s career as she’s gone onto worldwide success but she will always have this incredible work in her locker.