Celeste - Woman of Faces (2025)


Celeste crafts a deeply personal soundtrack of heart-ache turned into artistry, her voice drifting through string-swelled atmospheres and hushed piano laments. The album leans into retro glamour and torch-song drama, yet remains firmly rooted in contemporary emotional reckoning. At its best moments the arrangements feel cinematic and weighty, giving space for her voice to bend and soar. Some listeners may find the pacing uniform and lacking in contrast, but within that coherence lies a bold statement of identity and transformation. For those who favour atmosphere over immediacy, this is soul-pop refined into art.




Genre: Soul Jazz
Country: UK

Final Verdict: 66% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 212th / 784

Highlight: This Is Who I Am (added to my 2025 best of)


Made me think of:
Amy Winehouse
Adele
Shirley Bassey

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