A fascinating five-song respite after two brilliant albums—the 2006 self-titled debut and 2010’s The Sea—from this very special British female singer-songwriter, The Love EP is quirky enough to finish with a 13-minute rambling live version of Doris Day’s “Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be).” Rae slow-slow-slows it…

Corinne Bailey Rae’s self-titled 2006 debut was a breath of fresh air—light’n’breezy soul happiness that deserved all the awards it won for the 27-year old British singer-songwriter.

Never has a second album been more of a turnaround. Rae’s husband, Jason Rae, died in 2008. The Sea is an apt metaphor…