Paloma Faith - Fall to Grace



Having deservedly battled her way into the limelight after serving her time as a backing singer, Paloma Faith seemed to revel in the attention that she gained upon the release of 'Stone Cold Sober' and her subsequent debut album ('Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?') She delighted an attentive audience with her kooky dress sense and proved herself to be quite the all-rounded young individual on TV chat shows and quiz shows.

Her career may have appeared to have been stuttering, in comparison to the likes of Amy Winehouse and Adele, against whom she is frequently and carelessly pitted. In Paloma Faith, though you had a singer who was naturally left-of-centre, artistic and inventive, insightful and sophisticated.



Somehow, though, that never quite seemed to translate into her music.



Faith has never made any secret of her serious passion for jazz singers such as Etta James and Billie Holiday; there always seemed to a promise of something stunning, just around the corner.



The general assumption was that the career plan tactic was to grab everyone's attention with the poppy stuff, then delve a little deeper into Paloma's passions and into her psyche.

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That being the case, 'Fall to Grace' is shocking only in its disappointment.

The second studio album from Paloma seems to find the singer in the midst of an even deeper personality crisis than she was before!