In spite of its fraught genesis, her debut is refreshingly free of the Queen Bee posturing associated with fractious solo career aspirations — clocking in at a breezy 40 minutes, and with a beguiling mix of slinky salsa, tender acoustic meanderings and huge ballads with vein-popping choruses (the notes on All These Years will make both throat and heart ache), it’s ebullience offsets the generic patchiness, showcasing an artist completely at ease striking out on her own.
• Camila Cabello. Camila. Sony Music
• ★★★ (out of five)
Single download: Into It
For those who like: Rihanna, Ariana Grande
— John Hayden
