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Jae Stephens: Audacity review – a thrilling lesson in why more debut albums should go for broke

(Def Jam) After five EPs in in seven years, the Dallas native with the big voice pours everything into this bonkers cauldron of maximalist R&B and hyperactive pop There is so, so much happening on Jae Stephens’ debut album Audacity. Thankfully, it seems like mess is her medium.

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