She admits, ‘ I’m singing because I’m done screaming out’. The song is about the difficulties of a relationship – how sometimes you can lose control and become someone you don’t recognise. ‘ Can’t Help Me’ creates a stunning sound, reminiscent of India Arie at her best.

“ I think you can apply that to life, too.” She may not be aware of the connection to country music but she knows the importance of authenticity in any genre. “ Alicia Keys told me that when it comes to music, all you need is three chords and the truth,” she said in an interview with Apple Music. Wilson took advice from those who had carved out their own distinct way before her.

For me, H.E.R.’s willingness to experiment makes her a far more interesting artist. You just have to read the ridiculous Pitchfork review of this project to see how biased some listeners can be towards a woman using the guitar. She’s spoken of how producers would scoff at her guitar, shocked that a young black woman would want to play.

Singer Gabi Wilson wanted to play real instruments and show other women in soul that they didn’t need to be pigeonholed or stereotyped.

On ‘ Carried Away’ the beauty of her voice and the acoustic soul of the guitar hooks us from the start. The second part of the project combines her previous style with real instruments, to carve out a soulful sound that is distinctly her own. Part 1 of H.E.R.s ‘ I Used to Know Her’ project was released earlier this year – six tracks which mixed rap and soul, using electronic beats and classic neosoul sounds like a modern Lauryn Hill.

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