“an ambitious, multi-faceted return from future R&B star”
“The question of where 27-year-old Raveena Aurora fits in the current pop climate is an interesting one. Her independently released 2019 album Lucid was critically acclaimed, but her major-label debut inches her towards the mainstream, at least in theory – it’s both dazzling and impressively eclectic. Among the guests lurk not just Vince Staples – on the fantastic, Neptunes-esque Secret – and avan”
“Incorporating South Asian instruments and singing in English and Hindi, the New York singer-songwriter crafts a concept album from the perspective of a Punjabi space princess.”
“For her major label debut, Raveena plays the role of Asha, a cosmic princess from ancient Punjab, whose quest is coloured by breezy R&B, Neptunes-era pop, Bollywood soundtracks and South Asian traditional instruments. It’s a heady mix, but the brilliance of Asha’s Awakening is how it blends these separate pieces into the joy of a pop record. It opens with her most immediate tracks to date. ‘Rush’ ”
