Yazmin Lacey’s New Short Film Brings Voice Notes To Life

Watch at FADER HERE 

"a stunning debut LP of R&B self-exploration" – Resident Advisor

Rising UK R&B newcomer Yazmin Lacey just released her debut album Voice Notes to high praise from NPR Music, Billboard, FADER, Okayplayer, Vibe, FLOOD, and more. Today, Yazmin showcases 3 songs from the celebrated record in an all-new short film captured by famed UK director Kevin Morosky.

Today’s short film is an impressionistic capture of the thrill of hazy late nights and meeting new people, where anything feels possible. As she prepares for her night out, Yazmin flirts with her insecurities in the pensive, brooding “Bad Company”, loses herself to the music and moment atop the slinky late night jam “Late Night People”, and unknowingly sets a turbulent love affair into motion to the tune of “From A Lover”’s reggae inspired grooves. 

Between synth washes and drags of cigarettes, the film slowly unfolds the intimate life of its creator — much like Voice Notes, which reveals itself unhurriedly across 14 tracks filled with deep grooves and precisely penned emotion. 

Watch the film over at FADER as Yazmin “mixes dub, jazz, and neo-soul melodies with humorous, wholehearted writing… sharing stories like an old friend over dinner.”

Flourishing with “inspired narratives and sensuality at every turn” (The Guardian), Voice Notes is a beautifully personal account that brings life and color to Yazmin’s own voice notes journaled on her phone. Hailed as “a stunning debut LP of R&B self-exploration” (Resident Advisor) and likened to the great soul tradition of Miss Lauryn Hill by NPR Music, Voice Notes is a truly spectacular debut from the rising UK songwriter. 

Voice Notes is available here.

Praise for Voice Notes

“There’s a timbre on this album that reminded me of Miss Lauryn Hill… there’s this sense of community across the record — which you certainly get in The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill — but also this warm, analogue feel.” 

— Robin Hilton, NPR Music

“Lacey is a less-is-more vocalist, and the back-end groove bedrock is her superpower.” 

— Resident Advisor

“Yazmin Lacey’s soulful voice is transportive atop a bed of neo-soul perfection.”

— Billboard 

“Drop your needle anywhere on the record… and you’ll hear her tactile voice gliding over these grooves with an apparent effortlessness that belies a rigorous technique and a keen understanding of everything going on underneath her.” 

— FADER

“An impressive album that carries on the legacy of neo-soul titan Erykah Badu.”

 — OkayPlayer

“…Lacey has emerged as one of the UK’s most distinctive singer-songwriters." 

— The Guardian 

"This British artist’s debut full-length is an impressive set of intimate R&B inflected with jazz, reggae and other styles, combining a warm, soulful sound with her smoky vocals and lyrics of self-discovery.”

— KEXP