Snoh Aalegra Gives Us Electric ‘Feels’

Sheri Nowrozi, a.k.a. Snoh Aalegra, has been giving us sunshine (check out her debut EP, There Will Be Sunshine) for more than 5 years now. The 31-year-old Swedish singer has always had a knack for conveying the complicated feelings of love. Now, she’s back with her uniquely mellow, signature songbird stylings on Ugh, those feels again.

Just last week, I was listening to tracks from Feels (Snoh Aalegra’s 2017 LP). Ugh, those feels again picks up where that project left off and doesn’t miss a beat. She comes out swinging on the melodic love letter, “I Want You Around” (the project’s first single). Lyrically, it’s a whimsical push and pull that cleverly details that cautionary feeling of falling in love.

Snoh Aalegra keeps the energy high as she weaves in and out of blurred relationship titles (“Situationship”), finding true love (“Find Someone Like You”) and taking chances on being forward (“Toronto”). Even on uptempo tracks such as “Love Like That”, Snoh Aalegra exudes a vocal maturity and confidence that’s well beyond her years.

“You” exudes a synthesized, bare-bones sexiness that would make Prince proud. She tests out a new style (which she pulls off well) on the rap-songy, dismissive anthem “Nothing to Me”. However, Snoh Aaalegra isn’t afraid to lay down sass for the vulnerability (“I Didn’t Mean to Fall in Love”).

Once again, Snoh Aalegra has served up a body of work that transcends genre boundaries and conventional melodies. Ugh, those feels again details all the high and low moments of love, with grace. Her album cover is simple and elegant, even reminiscent of a young Sade. As if that wasn’t enough, the album was also executive produced by No I.D. Nonetheless, Snoh Aalegra makes sure that her raw talent is the focal point.