Twenty years ago, Tracy Chapman made her music debut and achieved a 6x platinum album. Now, at the age of 44, she's back with a new album, Our Bright Future. She continues to give a mild and jazzy sound with the new installment.

The songs are all warm and are reminiscent of her previous albums. The only slight difference is that Chapman's album is focused more on love and utopia. There is a slight theme of aging as well, which I'm not sure whether it is because of her maturity or possible mortality. As the lead single, "Sing for You" is a great way to introduce the album and a good choice for a single. Both "I Did It All" and "Our Bright Future" talk about the past. "Our Bright Future" returns to that classic "Talkin'