![]() ![]() Production is sparse and the church’s echoes slip into the audio, but Gray’s recognizable rasp shines. All of the songs were recorded live on-site at a decommissioned church in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, free from the bells and whistles of a studio. It’s a collection that revisits songs from Gray’s complex and rich career (including “I Try”), performed now as if she were on the marquee at a local jazz club in the ‘30s. On September 9, she’ll release Stripped, the latest entry in her songbook of covers - except now she’s taken to covering herself. ![]() (Earlier this year, she even cameoed as herself in an episode of Fuller House named after her.) Most recently, she got another big break guesting on Ariana Grande’s “ Leave Me Lonely,” channeling Nina Simone for the occasion. Over the last six years, she’s released four albums - including a recreation of Stevie Wonder’s Talking Book and another covers album, along with two originals - while also building up a respectable IMDb page. ![]() Every now and again, when the mood strikes, she pops back in to regain her bearings in the industry. Since winning a Grammy in 2001 for her soulful breakthrough hit “ I Try,” she’s largely retreated from the public eye, finding the spotlight too harsh. ![]() For the better part of a decade, Macy Gray has been playing the disappearing act. ![]()
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