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The Belasco — Los Angeles, CA
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About Corinne Bailey Rae

Corinne Bailey Rae emerged in 2006 with a self-titled debut that felt effortless in a way that suggested real craft underneath. "Put Your Records On" became the kind of song that defined a moment—warm, fingerpicked guitar, lyrics about simple contentment that somehow never feel trite. It's the song that made her name, but it's not her only move. Her voice has this conversational quality, like she's singing directly to you about actual feelings rather than performing them. She followed that debut with "The Sea and the Rhythm" in 2010, which showed more complexity, more willingness to sit with darker emotional territory. What's notable about Rae is her restraint. She doesn't oversell anything. A song like "Closer" moves by economy and intimacy rather than bombast. She spent years away from music after personal loss, which gave her work an added weight when she returned. She's remained steadily herself across albums—soul music that prioritizes honesty over flash.

Her shows are intimate despite the venue size. Crowds go quiet, actually listening. There's a conversational ease between her and the audience. She plays long, lets songs breathe. People come for the hits but stay absorbed in the deeper cuts. No filler, no excess.

Known for Like a Star, Put Your Records On, Closer, I'd Do It All Again, Before I Sleep

Corinne Bailey Rae + Los Angeles

Corinne Bailey Rae brought her particular brand of soul to Burton Chace Park in July 2025, a fitting setting for an artist whose music trades in intimate confession. She moved through a set that balanced her accessible hits with deeper cuts—opening with "Trouble Sleeping" before hitting "Breathless" and the ubiquitous "Like a Star." What stuck was how she handled "New York Transit Queen," a song that could feel precious in less capable hands but landed with genuine warmth. She closed with "Put Your Records On," a track that's aged into something like a standard, proof that her early 2000s output had more staying power than most of her contemporaries.

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Live Music in Los Angeles

Los Angeles has never been particularly hospitable to the kind of understated soul Corinne Bailey Rae deals in—the city tends toward maximalism, toward production as statement. But that's exactly why artists like her matter here. In a market saturated with beats and features, her guitar-and-voice approach reads as almost radical. The city's soul lineage is undeniable, yet contemporary R&B and neo-soul acts often get swallowed by the machinery. Rae's work lands differently in LA: a reminder that restraint and genuine melody still move people.

Los Angeles road trip to see Corinne Bailey Rae?

Stay in Los Feliz, where you can walk tree-lined streets and catch views from Griffith Observatory. Dinner at Republique in the Arts District—refined French-inspired food in a restored factory space that feels more Paris than LA. Spend an afternoon at the Huntington Library in San Marino, a world-class art collection that justifies the drive. The city's recording studio history is everywhere; walk through Hollywood and you're literally surrounded by the spaces where hits were made. End the night at a jazz bar like The Fonda Theatre or catch live music on Sunset Boulevard.

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