Clara Hill All I Can Provide

• Words: Derek Beres
• Label: Sonar Kollektiv
• XLR8R Rating: 6/10

Cutting her club-land teeth with the likes of King Britt and Vikter Duplaix (who produces and sings here on "Paper Chase"), Clara Hill is in good hands on her sophomore solo effort. All I Can Provide ranges from dancefloor cuts with beautiful vocal embellishments to soft, jazzy ballads, like the excellent "Endlessly," on which she takes lead. The stellar guitar line on "Just Paradise" is reminiscent of a funkier Nikka Costa, and while the record turns a bit poppy ("Run," "Hard to Say"), her dusky vocal integrity alleviates any grievances.