It would seem that signing to Def Jam has given Leona a bit of grit and brought the spark back we haven't seen since her earlier material. Midway we also get a smattering of brass which has echoes of ' 4 Minutes' by Madonna and Justin Timberlake, it's a really nice touch. The acapella intro brings those velvety tones back with a bang then the instantly familiar combo of booming drums and driving piano (it's great to see Leona playing too) launches us into quite the pop moment. Let's just get this out of the way now, yes it bares more than a passingly resemblance to Adele's ' Rolling in the Deep' and ' Love Runs Out' by OneRepublic (both of which had the Midas touch of Ryan Tedder), but this deserves to stand on it's own merits. It so great to have Leona back after being out of the spotlight for a while since her Christmas album in 2013 (still an eccentric choice in my opinion), and this is a stomper of a comeback single.
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