Woman Wray has been tapped for NPR’s Tiny Desk Live performance sequence to assist have a good time Black Historical past Month.
The singer-songwriter, previously generally known as Nicole Wray, carried out a four-song set of fabric from her two albums, Queen Alone and Piece of Me.
Donning a pink fur coat, Wray opened her efficiency with “Piece of Me,” the title observe to her sophomore album. She then went on to sing “Pleasure & Ache,” one other music from Piece of Me, and “Responsible” from her debut. Wray concluded her present together with her stirring rendition of “Melody,” a music devoted to her daughter.
Wray launched Piece of Me on Jan. 28, 2022, through Large Crown Information. The album contains the singles “Thank You,” “Below the Solar” and “Video games Individuals Play.”
In an interview with Rated R&B, Wray shared that she wished the album to convey a way of therapeutic. “I wished to provide folks one thing from me in order that they will really feel like, ‘Wow, every little thing’s gonna be okay. We’re gonna take this journey collectively,” she defined.
Wray added, “I simply type of gave everyone my life. I’m praying that it hits arduous and other people can take a chunk of this and say, ‘Wow, I perceive. I’m right here together with her. And, get it.’”
Piece of Me was amongst Rated R&B’s 30 Finest R&B Albums of 2022 record. Rated R&B’s Edward Dave described the album as a “high quality work that captures a particular feeling of self-love and injects listeners with the identical readability as soon as the final observe ends.”
Watch Woman Wray’s Tiny Desk efficiency beneath.
