“Call Alicia Keys old-fashioned – she does begin her fifth studio album with an instrumental that flaunts her classical piano training. But she's an iconoclast, not an anachronist, spicing her flavorful midtempo songs and gusty inspirational ballads with odd chords, unexpected melodic twists, and rock and reggae flourishes. Even radio-ready tracks like "New Day," with its rugged, martial beat from ”
“Alicia Keys' fifth studio album, a collection about rebirth and renewal, features production from Jamie xx, Swizz Beatz, and Dr. Dre and guest spots from Nicki Minaj, Maxwell, and Bruno Mars.”
