I Hope You Can Forgive Me (CD)
Madison McFerrin
Amoeba Review
Wow. Madison McFerrin's I Hope You Can Forgive Me is a stunner. "Run" begins as a neo-soul scorcher before morphing into an utterly haunting electronic number. The title track is a shimmering combination of R&B and electronic music with an undercurrent of desperation and moments of transcendence. McFerrin's voice has immense range: velvety at the lower registers and dulcet at the higher. Her lyrics, too, are exceptional: you'll think you're listening to a standard R&B romantic ballad before McFerrin subtly flips the narrative. An instant obsession from the opening notes.