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- Summary: The latest full-length release from New York R&B artist Yaya Bey features guest appearances by Anastasia Antoinette, Exaktly, NESTA, Samantha G., and Deem Spencer.
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- Record Label: drink sum wtr
- Genre(s): Alternative, R&B, Alternative R&B
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Apr 17, 2026Fidelity is of a piece with Do It Afraid and caps a three-album/three-year streak for the ages.
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MojoApr 17, 2026Fidelity is beautiful, diaristic and a very real portrait of modern black womanhood. [May 2026, p.86]
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Apr 21, 2026Fidelity is more wistful and weightless than either Ten Fold or do it afraid. She raps less; she sings more. She leans into the breathier end of her fantastically versatile voice, pairing it with sun-soaked keyboard sounds reminiscent of mid-’90s R&B groups like SWV or Kut Klose.
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Apr 17, 2026Bey’s mesmerizing voice is the element that rises above all else. “Say what you mean, mean what you say / It’s a new day,” she sings in her silky timbre. This is where Fidelity truly shines: when the band sits in the pocket, when the sundry sonic details unite themselves into a billowy blend, and when Bey’s voice emerges like a light in thick fog.
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Apr 17, 2026If she’s toed a contemporary line, it’s been mostly via sonic contexts and a swaggery bent. With Fidelity, she lets much of that go, embracing an old-school R&B MO. It’s a credit to her unflagging authenticity that despite her retro leanings, she’s still chic, modish, and frequently enchanting.
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May 4, 2026The eclectic range Bey displays in Fidelity occasionally runs into filler, but it also drops clues into what her next big statement might entail.