Kali Uchis - Red Moon In Venus

 

Third full-length studio album for Grammy-winner Kali Uchis

New single "I Wish You Roses"

Featuring guest appearances from Omar Apollo, Don Toliver and Summer Walker

"Red Moon in Venus luxuriates in the most sublime sounds of Uchis' career. It's a fantastical record, illustrating lush, lovesick vignettes and high-femme escapism without relinquishing control." — Pitchfork

Colombian-American pop star Kali Uchis' third LP Red Moon in Venus is a lush, emotive confection of soft-focus R&B — in astrology, a red moon can often trigger an emotional tailspin — but here, Uchis embraces the upheavals, delving into the effects on her love life, writes reviewer Michael Cragg for The Guardian.

While her 2018 debut, Isolation, skipped between reggaetón, funk and bedroom pop, here Uchis couches her velveteen mood pieces in pillow-soft R&B, creating a suite of songs luxuriant enough to bathe in.

Things start suitably mushy. Elegant lead single "I Wish You Roses" — its swirling chorus as soft as candy floss — promises a love that's deep enough to weather any storm, while on the woozy "All Mine," Uchis longs to stay in her loved-up cocoon: "I hate your phone, throw it away," she pleads. While it's lovely to hear about her sexual gymnastics on the slinky "Fantasy," things get more interesting when the passion wilts. The bilingual "Hasta Cuando," punctuated by '80s drum fills, sees Uchis rap-singing delicious kiss-offs ("paint me as the villain if that makes you feel better"), while the head-knocking "Deserve Me" comes as close as she gets to musically confrontational.

In all, Red Moon in Venus draws near consistent praise from reviewers who have experienced its passionate promise. Clash Music writes "Red Moon In Venus solidifies Kali Uchis' appeal as both a fringe artist leaning fully into her idiosyncrasies, and a crossover one executing universal easy-listening with élan." While The Skinny gushes "Across the album, Uchis seamlessly slips between English and Spanish. ... When the journey comes to a close, it couldn't be clearer that, in Uchis' world, love is the message." 

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