Album Review: How Did This Happen and What Does It Now Mean by Joan Armatrading

Joan Armatrading introduces this feel-good addition to her decade-spanning discography with infectious lead single I'm Not Moving and an accompanying music video which amplifies the resistance and self-assurance of the titular declaration. The album opens with 25 Kisses, a discofied, Kylie Minogue-adjacent track led by a gorgeous bass tone, overlapping vocal and driving egg-shaker. Someone Else follows, featuring a chorus melody that invites you to harmonise (or at least try to) and a great 80s rock edge that will undoubtedly bring Armatrading's diehard fans back to the era in which her popularity saw its peak.

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