It is the soundtrack to slow motion surprise encounters with an ex. The track is a gorgeous ode to love lost, its chorus enchanting: "But wasn't it kinda wonderful?/ Wasn't it kinda wonderful, baby?" With slow snaps punctuating La Havas' voice, "Wonderful" seduces as it soothes. The album's strongest ballad, the stunningly simple "Wonderful" showcases her at her finest: sultry, nostalgic, and sweet. "Green & Gold" traces her coming of age through motifs from both her Jamaican and Greek backgrounds: "I'm looking at life unfold, dreaming of the green and gold/ Just like the ancient stone, every sunrise I know/ Those eyes you gave to me, they let me see where I come from." The nods to her mixed race heritage are childlike in their innocent inquiry, but the track still retains its maturity its strong percussive notes deviate from her tendency toward ballads, evoking the same island influence depicted in the track's lyrics. Though La Havas is best known for her dreamy love songs, she shines naturally when exploring her own internal world. "Grow" alternates between acoustics and strong percussion, but its melodic shifts build gradually, matched by La Havas' rising vocals. The song feels erratic, ill-suited to the pleasant lilt of La Havas' smooth voice. The tonal shift matches the urgency of the cat-and-mouse lyrical arc, but the abrupt jumps add discordant conflict to an otherwise harmonious track sequencing. "Never Get Enough" alternates between her trademark lullaby and brash chords to almost jarring effect. Where she is less graceful, and at times even awkward, is the integration of more electric sounds. La Havas, whose soulful tunes place her most often in conversation with artists like Alice Smith, Laura Mvula, and Corinne Bailey Rae, handles her six-string acoustic with elegance and precision.
In it, La Havas twirls through an empty house singing of the unique invincibility that comes post-healing: "Our polarity shifted around/ There was nothing else left holding us down/ But it's just gravitational/ We are unstoppable!" Warm and affirming, the track eases listeners into a complex, layered album with La Havas' earthy notes complementing meditations on love. Blood's first single, "Unstoppable" is a breezy summer jam that pairs lighthearted bass and groove with a whimsical video to match.
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