WILSN – Those Days Are Over

Vocal powerhouse WILSN releases her debut album, Those Days Are Over. A fusion of modern soul, pop, jazz and Motown, together with production that is simultaneously nostalgic and contemporary, Those Days Are Over has all the hallmarks of an instant classic.

The influence of soul and powerhouse vocal divas loom large over her debut album, with songs like ‘Tell Me’, ‘If You Wanna Love Me’ and ‘Hurts So Bad’ oozing with the sound, the feel and all the emotion of classic soul. The result is a masterful work, at once timeless and of the now.

The album is such a musically rich listen, covering a lot of ground – from the Motown stomp of ‘If You Wanna Love Me’ through to the simmering groove of ‘Me Or Her’, the soaring, country-tinged blues of ‘When Those Bright Lights Go Down’ and the gentle acoustic balladry of album-closer ‘Never Happen Again’.

And while the album might be steeped in the sounds of yesterday, WILSN – real name Shannon Busch – and producer Stephen Charles took care to balance those classic elements with modern production techniques, leaning on Charles’ background in hip hop production to amplify the grooves, dialing up the bottom end and keeping a modern excitement in the mix to make sure the record stood up sonically to contemporary releases.

Format – Limited Edition Clear Vinyl LP