Essence releases Black Wings, an album that reminds us why we are human

Posted By Patrick O’Heffernan on Aug 1, 2016

I often say that poetry is not dead, it is all around us but we just call it lyrics now.  That applies in spades to Black Wings, the new album released this week by essence, the San Francisco-based Americana/folk/blues/rock/pop singer who goes only by her first (and given) name.  Back Wings is a deeply poetic and musically addictive quarry of the dissolution of essence’s decade-long marriage.  Listening to it is like orbiting the dark...