Ready Is Always Too Late

曲目列表（共 14 首）

1. 0101 - Ready Is Always Too Late
2. 0202 - Stay
3. 0303 - Take Me Away (feat. EARTHGANG)
4. 0404 - Last Love
5. 0505 - Anymore (feat. Lucky Daye)
6. 0606 - Hard 4 Me 2 Love You
7. 0707 - J.L (Interlude)
8. 0808 - Like This
9. 0909 - Stickin' (feat. Masego & VanJess)
10. 1010 - Obvious
11. 1111 - Distraction
12. 12In the eponymous opening track of her sophomore album, Ready Is Always Too Late, Sinéad Harnett commits to action. Among swirling harmonies and patterns of twinkling keys, she renounces hesitation, declaring, “Waiting in this fear is impossible to me.” The song announces a leap of faith, and yet Harnett’s plunge from the precipice seems only to bring her closer to herself.
13. 13The album’s lush, soul-tinged R&B is the sonic embodiment of Harnett’s growing confidence. The chorus of the second track, ‘Stay’, consists entirely of the drawn-out vowel of this single world, mirroring the sense of blossoming trust that is laid out lyrically. Harnett’s vocals are elevated to perfection by a blend of classical production and electronic R&B, with strings rising gently to meet the drum track as the song fades out. Such tranquil grandeur is reinstated by the beachy funk of ‘Take Me Away’ as Harnett sketches a desire for escape alongside hip-hop pair EARTHGANG. After a decade in the music industry, Harnett’s discography boasts multiple collaborations, and she is joined by a number of features on this record. Notably, the irresistible groove of ‘Stickin’’ is bolstered by the talents of R&B duo VanJess and singer Masego; Harnett’s assertion of faith on the track is made all the more bold by a shifting landscape of electronic elements, as synth, keys, and snapping drums erupt and recede. Meanwhile, R&B maestro Lucky Daye enters to mine the ruins of a past relationship on ‘Anymore’. Among fluttering acoustic melodies, Harnett’s falsetto reaches celestial heights as she murmurs, “I miss the way it hurts.”
14. 14This sense of longing shimmers in the next track, ‘Hard 4 Me 2 Love You’, one of the album’s first singles. “If this is you on a bad day/ It must have been a hell of a year,” Harnett laments. Her own devotion is countered by a nameless lover who seems to linger far behind: “It’s almost like you want me to give up,” she reflects on the pre-chorus. The production here is sparing, with scatterings of sparkling piano melodies and a delicate blend of harmonies. Harnett may know herself, but her vulnerability still casts shadows that linger throughout the record.