The album’s strongest ballad, the stunningly simple “Wonderful” showcases her at her finest: sultry, nostalgic, and sweet. The track is a gorgeous ode to love lost, its chorus enchanting: “But wasn’t it kinda wonderful?/ Wasn’t it kinda wonderful, baby?” With slow snaps punctuating La Havas’ voice, “Wonderful” seduces as it soothes. It is the soundtrack to slow motion surprise encounters with an ex. La Havas weaves contentment with a charged reflection on past romance to tantalizing effect: “You can trip, flick a switch negative/ Break the circuit between us/ But electricity lingers/ In our fingers.”
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