Listen to Estelle's New Dreamy Concept Album, 'Lovers Rock'
Her fifth album, named after the sensual reggae subgenre, tells her parents' untold love story featuring Maleek Berry, Kranium and more.
Estelle's new album is one your ears can't miss.
The West London-raised artist who originally hails from Senegal and Grenada tapped into sankofa (looking to the past to inform the future) and returned to her roots with her concept album, Lovers Rock.
The love story is here. đđž #LoversRock, now available EVERYWHERE. âĄď¸ https://t.co/9hCjStVWly https://t.co/GwmCsCK0trâ Estelle (@Estelle)1536292880.0
<p>Estelle weaves dancehall, reggae, soca and afrobeats to tell her parents' love storyâwhich should honestly be developed into a rom-comâin 14 tracks. As she <a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/08/30/641298429/first-listen-estelle-lovers-rock?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180830" target="_blank">details with <em>NPR</em></a>, her parents ended their relationship when she was 3-years-old and reconnected 20 years later. After another decade, they married when Estelle was 33.<br></p><p>"They've been needing to be together their whole lives and just had a different path to get back to each other," she says in her <a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/08/30/641298429/first-listen-estelle-lovers-rock?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180830" target="_blank">interview</a> with NPR.</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>Standout tracks to closely listen to include "Meet Up" with <strong>Maleek Berry</strong>, "Don't Wanna" featuring <strong>Kranium</strong>, "Really Want" with <strong>Konshens</strong> and <strong>Nick + Navi</strong> and "Queen" featuring <strong>Chronixx</strong>.</p><p>Listen to <em>Lovers Rock </em>on Apple Music <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lovers-rock/1425955454" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a> and on Spotify below.</p>
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