Album Review: Woman Of Faces by Celeste

Despite having released just one studio album, 2021's Not Your Muse, British singer-songwriter Celeste has established herself as a soulful, stirring artist, a reputation which Woman of Faces will undoubtedly further solidify. The aptly titled opening track, On With the Show, sets the stage for a theatrical musical performance; the album's deluxe release follows a smooth, elegant progression that ends with the nostalgic Carmen's Song. With each new listen, as the album unfolds, it seems to mature and reveal infinitely new facets of feeling.

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Celeste Waite may only be on the precipice of releasing her second album, but she's already had a career's worth of pinch-me moments. Having emerged to a flurry of ones-to-watch accolades - she did the double, topping the BBC Sound of 2020 poll, and winning the BRITs Rising Star prize - she's since been shortlisted for a Mercury Prize, released a Number 1 album and earned an Academy Award nomination to boot. And so, you might expect the pressure to be on for this second record.

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After a long silence and a period marked by personal and professional turbulence, Celeste returns with a sophomore record that's achingly intimate and beautifully self-defining. 'Woman of Faces' traces the journey of losing love, identity, and control and the quiet reclamation which follows. Marking her first album since 2021's 'Not Your Muse' , the Mercury-nominated, chart-topping debut that positioned her as Britain's next great soul voice.

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