Karima Francis: The Remedy – review

(Mercury)The song titles on Karima Francis's second album highlight the feeling of familiarity that runs through it: it is brave to invite comparison to those other Glory Days, Stays and Crazys by borrowing their names. While it would be ridiculous to suggest this should be in the same league, there is a classic late-night, soft-rock template at play here that has mainstream US radio in its sights. It's balladeering in the Damien Rice range, buoyed by Francis's spectacular voice, though it i...

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