Description
1st edition CD pressing of The Woman You Want. Featuring cover artwork and a 10 page booklet lovingly designed by Eliza herself with full lyrics and studio photos.Produced by BJ Jackson ChildcareTo Kill A King, mixed by Grammy Award winner Sam Okell PJ HarveyCelesteGraham Coxon, mastered by Tim Rowkins Rina Sawayama and featuring guest appearances from the likes of Micheal Jablonka Michael Kiwanuka on guitar, The Woman You Want is a journey that celebrates the full spread of Elizarsquos musical range and writing prowess.Sprawling from the introspective folkinfluenced sounds of lsquoBlossom, to the sharp postgrunge strums of Fine amp Peachy, to the achingly beautiful stringladen soundscapes of In The Morning Grandmother Song, Elizarsquos raw riffdriven cinematic trademark sound is at the forefront throughout.Lead single lsquoHeaven is a call to hope and a plea to keep going. Written whilst Eliza was visiting family in hospital and then later in the first UK lockdown, the single and the video are a poignant reminder that life can get better and its worth holding on to. This theme is threaded through much of the album Eliza Shaddad explains. ldquoI was wrestling with the idea of wanting to be a better human, a better woman, a better wife, better friend, better daughter whilenbspwriting and recordinghellip and not really feeling capable of ithellip so I was asking myself all these questions and as a result the record, and even the title The Woman You Want is me trying to find a way out of that and a direct challenge to what we expect of ourselves.rdquoMore than anything, The Woman You Want is Shaddadrsquos melding of the myriad, kaleidoscopic influences that make this such a vivid listening experience. Itrsquos a reconciliation of culture, identity, the traditional and the brand new the culmination of a yearrsquos work and a moving portrait of a truly unique artist.nbsp
