Brave enough (2016)/ Lindsey Stirling

Derde album van Amerikaanse violiste/danseres/zangeres/componiste. Dit keer niet geheel instrumentaal; de helft is voorzien van vocalen, van artiesten met uiteenlopende achtergronden: popzangeres Christina Perri, gospelartiesten Carah Faye en rapper Lecrae, het jonge country & western-duo Dan + Shay, bluesrocker ZZ Ward, altrocker Andrew McMahon en Weezer-frontman Rivers Cuomo. "Stirling's third album is where her crossover sound falls nicely into place. Her first two efforts - thrilling collisions of violin acrobatics and electronic embellishment - were novel, but there was something missing. On "Brave Enough", Stirling taps into a deep well of pain - inspired by her own emotional maturity and the death of her best friend and keyboardist, Jason Gaviati, in November 2015. Result is an organic interplay between her instrument and digital beats. Each song is an emotional roller coaster that finds Stirling on a journey to face the darkness and find a way to carry on." (Neil Z. Yeung, Allmusic; 4 uit 5 sterren)