Sue sings about the tough times she is going through, linking to the fact she is constantly fighting depression, something she bravely talked about in a Belgian television show last year. Furthermore, this track stands out for her raw and pure vocal delivery that make the emotional message even stronger. This is typical for Sue’s eclactic mix of styles.
Selah pours her heart out on the ballad ‘Sadness’ that takes you back to the Soul music of the sixties, until the post chorus kicks in, where she semi raps over a lazy guitar with a light reggae vibe. Those songs are two extremes within the boundaries of this cohesive collection of honest and emotional songs, where the soulful but contemporary big choruses of ‘Alive’ and ‘Fear Nothing’ (with simply outstanding vocals by the way) seem to be the centre. The tension in this track breathes a competely different atmosphere than the laidback percussion of ‘Daddy’, an endearing ode to her father (after she already dedicated ‘Mommy’ to her mother on the first record). Take for example the dark and electronic sound she uses on ‘Right Where I Want You’. The great thing about this record is that Selah is able to use all kinds of different styles and puts them together into one record that still sounds like a unity. In comparison to her earlier work, the tracks sound fuller thanks to the layered and less acoustic productions that gives the overall sound more swing. Listening to Reason feels like listening to a diverse but cohesive and perfected but still sincere body of work. Especially her songwriting and the production of the tracks sound more mature.
Because the wait was long, the expectations are high, but is she able to impress once again?įirst of all, Reason is not a completely different direction from what she did on her debut album, but the Belgian singer-songwriter definitely shows growth. Now she launched her second album called Reason.
The catchy and funky track got brought her positive reactions and quite a lot of buzz. The young singer, whose real name is Sanne Putseys, came back late in 2014 with the brand new single ‘Alone’, a first taste of the always important sophomore record. It is already four years ago that Selah Sue impressed in the European charts with her self titled debut album. Selah Sue back with long awaited second record She's recently been named by the Rolling Stone magazine as one of the New Faces of 2012.(Scroll naar beneden voor Nederlandse versie) On occasions she features as a vocalist for dubstep formation Addicted Kru Sound in local venues. This EP can be listened to integrally at her official website, Thanks to multiple media and support appearances for the likes of Jamie Lidell, Novastar, Simply Red and Prince, Selah Sue is steadily gaining fame and respect.
Late 2008 saw the release of the Black Part Love EP with six of them. Her playlist consists of some covers (most notably The Zutons' Valerie), but mainly of her own songs. Organiser of the event and successful Belgian singer Milow (born Jonathan Vandenbroeck) saw her perform and asked her to be his support act. When she was 17, she participated in an open mic night in 'Het Depot', a small venue in Leuven. Selah started playing classic guitar when she was 15. She is a singer-songwriter, who combines multiple musical styles like folk, soul and reggae. Selah Sue was born Sanne Putseys on 3rd May 1989 in Leuven, Belgium.