The Glorification Of Sadness (2024)

"Paloma Faith rose alongside Adele as a bombastic modern soul singer with a retro touch, albeit with more extravagant taste in hats. And like Adele, unfortunately she has also reached the point of releasing her divorce album. As on the latter’s "30", the voices of Faith’s young children can be heard here, on a collection that tracks the end of her nine year relationship. On this album the feelings are real, and all her own. As a child of divorce, Faith is painfully aware of how this all goes. She’s heard the script all her life, which also means she finds it hard to avoid lyrical clichés across 17 songs. Musically, she’s understandably less upbeat than on her last album. 'Angrier' and 'darker' were her instructions to her producer Martin Wave. We could add 'empowering'. The old Paloma makes a welcome appearance on the delightfully foulmouthed "Eat Shit And Die". As on Lily Allen’s "F*** You", her smile is audible while she hurls abuse over swinging strings and bouncy piano." (The Standard, 3 uit 5 sterren)