[Concert] Corinne Bailey Rae: Black Rainbows
@Roundhouse London | 27 APR 2025
RoundhouseCorinne Bailey Rae Official The Times Review
I worked on the orchestral arrangement for ‘He Will Follow You With His Eyes’, a track from Corinne Bailey Rae’s album Black Rainbows, for her upcoming concert at the Roundhouse in London. The concert will take place on 27 April at @RoundhouseLDN, as part of the Three Sixty Festival, and will feature an orchestral interpretation of Black Rainbows.
“With Bailey Rae explaining the genesis of each song between performances, this show became a fascinating, subversive history lesson in places. He Will Follow You with His Eyes was especially strong, a seductively smooth orchestral jazz ballad recalling an era when cosmetic companies marketed white beauty standards to black consumers. Midway through, the string tremolos and velveteen vocals gave way to more sassy, funky, defiant expressions of authentic blackness. An inspired idea, superbly executed.”
- Stephen Dalton, The Times.