Written for Kurrent Music
Published April 19th 2017
Adina Howard blog
Adina Howard is known to be surprising. Usually she just shows she has a lot of guts. To return to music was a bit of a surprise to me too. The last I heard she was thinking about doing something with cooking and it struck me as interesting how easily it looked like she could turn her back on music. Not many people can do that, but then it turned out she was constantly plotting a return. She signed new deals, but most actions taken would amount to the occasional track seeing a release and no follow up for a while. It’s the story of most artists. This has meant that her last album was released in 2007 and only now, has she managed to release a follow up, rightfully titled “Resurrection”.
There’s a bit of journey behind “Resurrection”. It is the result of about 2 years of work and some tracks, that were intended for this album, never made it on there.
When many r&b artists with success in the past release a new album, they usually find a balance between who they were, the music they used to make, and whatever is going on in music today. Adina Howard wouldn’t be the adventurous Adina Howard if she wouldn’t break this habit.