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Indian mythology asserts a rather dreary forecast when contemplating time. A regular kalpa lasts 16,798,000 years, and depending on what kalpa you are describing, that number could go as high as 1.28 trillion, with each kalpa representing a differing phase of existence in the universe. It's a sinister concoction, like lying in the bowels of the sand monster Sarlaac in Tattoine's Dune Sea for innumerable years, with you slowly digesting, alive yet helpless, for an eon.
That's kind of what it feels like waiting ten years for a new Sade album.
Yet when the wait is over, you can breath easier. You feel that listening to Soldier of Love. "In Another Time" is one of those life-soundtrack songs recalling her greatest: "Smooth Operator," "Jezebel," with a comparable saxophone to boot. These days, it's hard to throw a sax into R&B and not make it sound gratuitous. Sade (which is the band's name as well as the singer's; here she is referred to as the singer) has never been an island, something she recognizes and extends to those around her. The instrumental team, led by guitarist/sax player Stuart Matthewman (aka Cottonbelly) is highly skilled; bassist Paul Denman and keyboard player Andrew Hale complement her voice graciously. Yet these men need her too: alter-group Sweetback has its moments, but I rarely return to their albums. Sade at times merits a daily dose.
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