On How Life Is

Macy Gray从复古放克和灵魂乐的坚实根基出发，巧妙融入嘻哈元素与现代录音室技术，层层递进。正因如此，《On How Life Is》堪称年度最佳首专之一。专辑里，她率性而为的表达，搭配她那极具辨识度的唱腔，瞬间抓住听众耳朵。《On How Life Is》兼具20世纪20年代布鲁斯女歌手的率真泼辣，以及21世纪初节奏布鲁斯新星的霸气强大，展现出一种“别惹我”的独特魅力。Gray starts from a solid foundation of retro funk and soul and builds on it by adding hip-hop signifiers and modern studio techniques. The result is one of the better debuts of the year, thanks to Gray's blunt proclamations ("I've committed murder... and I don't feel bad about it") and inimitable vocal phrasing. On How Life Is offers the sass of a '20s blueswoman plus the don't-mess-with-me strength of a 21st-century R&B icon-in-the-making.