Released on 2 September 2016 "Familia" was the 6th., studio album by English singer and songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor. The album was produced by Ed Harcourt, who also produced Ellis-Bextor's previous album, Wanderlust. The released was preceded by disco-pop single "Come with Us", which was released on 19 July, other singles released were "Crystallise", "Wild Forever", & "Death Of Love."
Before work commenced on the album, Sophie visited Mexico, which she claimed influenced the mood of the record: "The last album I wrote with Ed Harcourt was a wintery kind of record... I think we already had a slightly human instinct to do the complete opposite... we had all of that fresh warmth in our minds." The singer also said: My new album Familia was the bolshier, more extrovert little sister to Wanderlust. It sees the Wanderlust girl move away from Eastern Europe to the warmer, sunnier climate of Latin America where she's swapped vodka for tequila."
Familia earned critical acclaim. John Aizlewood of the London Evening Standard said, "The pop singer brings ice-cold vocals and massive dance beats on her sixth LP. Sophie Ellis-Bextor's startling transformation from well-dressed pop poppet to mistress of imperious doom on 2014's Wanderlust didn't quite receive the acclaim it deserved." Other referred the album as highly enjoyable, saying that "Familia is a successful new release by Sophie Ellis-Bextor that showcased her skill in writing music in a variety of styles, while showing restraint in the balance of instrumentation using acoustic, electronic and more traditional timbres. The Latin American influence on the music is evident without becoming a caricature, which can happen if the music is not well crafted by a meticulous musician. Throughout the album Ellis-Bextor displays her versatility as a singer; her distinctive voice delivers the lyrical content meaningfully and with purpose.
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