Contrary to the numerous other shows in his tour, Kanye seems to have deviated from what is normal at his shows and for the first time, he brought out a supporting artist at his show. The singer, known as Caroline Shaw, performed a rendition of Kanye’s “Only One” and I have to say it was absolutely beautiful. Never before have I seen a human voice be able to communicate such emotion and it fit the emotions of a song so perfectly. I’m intrigued by her voice and interpretation of the piece and look forward to looking more into her music and see why my favorite artist might have possibly chosen to collaborate with her, instead of someone more well known to the average listener, on his tour.
I recently learned that Shaw provides the vocals to the ending of “Father Stretch my Hands Pt. 2.”
I also found this remastered version released by Kanye himself last year of his song “Say You Will”that was released 8 years ago on his album 808’s and Heartbreak. The song features vocals and production credits from Shaw.
I’ve attached some images by and of me from the show below to the readers who requested some shots from the show.
Look out for a feature blog post including more information of Shaw’s work. It’ll be interesting to see how Kanye collaborates with her in the future.
Musical Analysis 