Speaking at the talk, which was live streamed by Apple Music and on her BlackPlanet website, Solange – who is the younger sister of Beyonce – said: “I think after touring the last record, there were a lot of things that were happening to my spirit – things that feel sort of out of control.” Solange – who worked with the likes of Pharrell and collaborated with musicians including Sampha, Playboi Carti, Gucci Mane, Tyler, the Creator, Metro Boomin and Dev Hynes on the record – explained that her last album was her getting out all of the things she wanted to “say” but this time it was about how she was feeling, which she channeled into the sound of the songs more so than the lyrics.
She said: “Obviously with ‘A Seat at the Table’ I had so much to say. With this album, I had so much to feel. Words would have been reductive to what I needed to feel and express. It’s in the sonics for me.” Solange – who won a Grammy for Best R&B Performance for ‘Cranes in the Sky’ from ‘A Seat at the Table’ – also revealed that she rented a property in Houston to work on the album in seclusion.
