The journey to Tinashe‘s sophomore album has been anything but a ‘Joyride.’
Indeed, its title has proven quite ironic given the amount of speed-bumps and stop-signs its encountered since starting its commute in 2015.
Release dates have come and gone, as has a succession of “lead” singles. And yet…nothing.
That may be set to change imminently, though.
Find out why below…
Hitting Instagram, the 24-year-old shared a snap of herself in the studio with the caption: “…almost time”
It sure needs to be (almost time) because folk are renown for losing interest quick in the midst of new artists debuting almost daily.
Behind the scenes politics aside, we just hope ‘Nashe has bolted down a sound that is fresh, consistent, and unique enough to gift her a lane of her own. Because while fans can bemoan promotion (or the lackthere-of), the reality is she didn’t help her cause constantly changing her U.S.P.
Like, was intended to be the edgy girl (see: ‘Party Favors’ and ‘Nightride’) or the new Pop-Urban princess (see: ‘Super Love’ and ‘Flame’)? We’re not sure anyone (including her) actually knew.
Still, she now has a fresh slate to paint her artistic proposition anew. We patiently await to see what she’s come up with.