Amazon.co.uk Review
Twenty-three-year-old soulstress Terri Walker may be London born and Regensburg, Germany raised, but her debut album,
Untitled, leaves little doubt that she's the natural successor to US nu-soul divas
Jill Scott and
Angie Stone. Far removed from the clever beats and big-name producers that mark most fashion-conscious hopefuls, her brand of R&B luxuriates in honey-sweet harmonies and deep smouldering grooves. To handclaps and a human beat box, "Love Fool" issues a sunny sway and asserts that she's not short of all-woman attitude, a fact confirmed by the similarly sassy dismissal of past boyfriends, "Drawing Board". Meanwhile, the vintage soul struts of "What Will I Do" and "Love You for Life" brim with endearing vulnerability. But it's when she turns on her coy charm and cuts her rootsy hip-hop with slinky jazz that
Untitled earns its place next to the debuts from Philadelphia's current heroines. All woozy keyboards, scatting melodies and drunkenly slurring horns, "Guess You Didn't Love Me" and "Dirty Weekend"'s hot, close smooches are near to the dictionary definition of sultry as anyone's likely to get. --
Dan Gennoe
Description
Debut album by London-born artist who fuses R&B with classic soul, in the style of Aretha Franklin. The album includes backing vocals and production work from Sammy Jay. The singles, 'Guess You Didn't Love Me' and 'Ching Ching (Lovin' U Still)', are included.