Sabrina Claudio - Based on a Feeling

Sabrina Claudio has always sung like she's leaning in close, and Based on a Feeling, her 2022 album, is one of her most sensual and assured sets.

A Florida native, Claudio first found listeners by uploading songs to SoundCloud in 2016, building a devoted following with hushed, slow-burning R&B. Records such as Truth Is and the holiday collection Christmas Blues, which included a duet with The Weeknd, steadily widened her audience before this album arrived through Atlantic. By then her airy, multi-tracked vocal style had become instantly recognisable, a signature sound built on restraint rather than vocal fireworks.

Based on a Feeling trades some of her earlier mistiness for warmer grooves and brighter pop edges. "Put On Repeat" floats on a gentle, rolling rhythm and a hook that does exactly what its title asks, while "Better Version" is a quietly confident song about growth. "Don't Make Me Wait" simmers with longing, and "Protect Her" brings the album to a close.

It is a record built for late nights and low lights, with Claudio's voice layered into lush harmonies that sound as good through headphones as they do filling a room. On vinyl, the intimacy feels closer still, every breath and harmony given space to linger long after the final track fades.