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You could be forgiven for thinking it’s 2007 again as the sound of Fergie’s distinctive voice floats from speakers in cars, stores and bars.
The former Black Eyed Peas member has dropped her sophomore album, Double Dutchesseleven years after she released her debut solo album The Dutchess.
Along with the 13-track collection of mostly new songs (L.A Love (La La), M.I.L.F$ and Life Goes On already came over a two-year period from 2014 – 2016) Fergie also released the music videos for Like It Ain’t Nuttin’ and Enchante. The latter curiously stars Kendall Jenner – an obvious move to draw a younger audience, who were still in nappies when Fergalicious blared from speakers, to the noughties queen’s new material.
Fergie stays true to her signature style in Like It Ain’t Nuttin’ and You Already Know (featuring Nicki Minaj), her instantly recognisable voice bragging about being a rich and fabulous badass. This feels a little tired or forced at times, but that might just be to the ear of someone who was there for Fergie’s big moment in 2006 when London Bridge, Fergalicious and Glamorous were on high rotation. It’s like, ‘this again?’
But the 42-year-old shows her evolution as an artist in the slower, more soulful tracks, like Just Like You and A Little Work, which sound inspired by heartbreak (Fergie and Josh Duhamel announced their separation this week, the singer noting the pair have been broken up for some time).
She also included the biggest change in her life in the past decade on the album – her four-year-old son Axl babbles briefly on Enchante. Take that, Blue Ivy.
