Alicia Keys - Alicia

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Some fine collaborations enliven the soul singer’s most personal set so far
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Following the publication of her memoir in March, Alicia Keys’s seventh album comes from a more personal place than her previous sets. Some tracks are a little beige and mawkish (notably Underdog, co-written with, among others, Ed Sheeran), and occasionally the storytelling is heavy on platitudes (“All I ever wanted was a dollar and a chance”, she offers on the EDM-lite of Love Looks Better).

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