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Rating: THE REVIEW
For many, the album of maturity, for me the confirmation.
Listening to Lotus is like immersing the soul of the Elisa we already knew into the greenery of nature, extracting new stimuli and exploring what she likes with her own eyes.
Some of her hits find new life in wonderful versions (the already splendid Rock Your Soul, the disorienting Labyrinth, The Marriage, Sleeping In Your Hand, but especially Stranger, whose remake seems to overturn the arrangement and melody, leaving the heart intact), famous and historical pieces are revisited with her unmistakable style without ever compromising their beauty (take the choral Halleluja already brought to success by Leonard Cohen or the seemingly untouchable Almeno Tu Nell'Universo, perhaps the most beautiful song by Mia Martini). And then there are the new tracks: simply unmissable Broken, Yashal, and the others.
Elisa's voice has matured, she manages to control it even better, it is wise and warm and has an observing eye that never betrays her.
After fifteen tracks of absolute relaxation, the album closes with A Prayer, a track perhaps a bit repetitive but that fits into the spirit of the album without boring. Ten here as well.
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Elisa's album Lotus marks a confident and mature evolution in her career. It blends new tracks and reimagined versions of her past hits and famous covers with warmth and control. Her voice shines with wisdom and emotion, delivering a soothing and refreshing listening experience. The album closes with a fitting, if slightly repetitive, prayer-like track, rounding off a deeply relaxed and heartfelt record.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Elisa
Elisa (Elisa Toffoli) is an Italian singer-songwriter from Monfalcone (Friuli-Venezia Giulia). She debuted in the late 1990s with English-language pop-rock and later released both English and Italian material; she won the Sanremo Festival in 2001 with "Luce (Tramonti a Nord-Est)".26 Reviews
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