Jade Bird - Who Wants To Talk About Love?

It’s been four years since Jade Bird’s last album - 2021’s ‘Different Kinds of Light’ - so it’s to be expected that some things will be a little different, a few licks of paint here and there. While much of what has garnered the singer-songwriter a following is still present third time around, this is a record which most notably showcases the full extent of her vocal grit, alongside the flecks of folk, indie and Americana that make up her now-signature style. The vulnerability of her voice weighs heavy amid the swirling harmonies of ‘Avalanche’, while during ‘Dreams’ we find her at a low point. But even in desperation, she manages to pick out a perfect phrase to toast the moment: “Did we stop laughing or did the punchline change?,” she questions on ‘How To Be Happy’, less so a guide and more a retrospection. Following a trajectory of forgiveness and unpredictable healing - in the time since her last record, Jade entered and exited an engagement, while she wrote the title track aged 16 on witnessing the fallout of her parents’ and grandparents’ divorces - ‘Who Wants To Talk About Love?’ arrives as a collective and deeply-charged record of human experience.