"Celeste is dialling in from the back of a taxi, her face revealed in fleeting glimpses by passing street lights. It feels an apt introduction to the British-Jamaican soul-jazz singer, whose cinematic second album, Woman Of Faces, examines the multitudes that exist within her identity. Doubling down on the timeless sounds of her number one debut, Not Your Muse, the nine-song set is a bold exploration of melancholic, symphonic jazz powered by opulent strings and the Oscar-nominated singer's velvety vibrato."
"It's also an exercise in self-actualisation, inspired by four of the most challenging years of her life so far - a period where soaring professional success was marred by heartbreak, grief and self-doubt. As she puts it, "When you're stripped back to a shell, you really have to figure out how you get back to the base level of who you are, in the hope you can gain some knowledge to be a better, stronger version of yourself.""
Celeste records her cinematic second album Woman Of Faces as a British-Jamaican soul-jazz singer embracing melancholic, symphonic arrangements and opulent strings. The nine-song set builds on the timeless sounds of her number one debut Not Your Muse and showcases her velvety vibrato. The project responds to four challenging years marked by soaring professional success alongside heartbreak, grief and self-doubt. Stripped-back moments forced self-examination and a drive toward self-actualisation. Celeste balances artistic ambition with personal vulnerability. Daily life details include running errands in east London, planning a nightclub night on Shaftesbury Avenue and framing a vintage Parisian picture.
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