Cynthia Erivo has announced a new album for the fall of 2021. By way of a 12-track journey into her mental and emotional landscape – one marked by heartbreak and sadness, but also triumph and growth – ‘Ch. 1 Vs. 1’ is a record of what one writer calls “the unfolding of a self,” of what it means to do away with the pretense and masks we often wear as a means of survival.
It’s eclectic, but not in a nice-nasty way “eclectic” is often used to convey displeasure. Rather, it’s the perfect soundtrack to a still-unfolding talent ready to be seen in her fullness, beyond the stage and screen and high fashion red carpet gowns and extravagant nail art. “Just as me, Cynthia,” she says.
Check out an offering from the album, The Good.