On the opening track of their third album, ‘Blue Water Road,’ Kehlani declares of her current mentality, “Working on being softer,” setting the tone for a record full of delicate charm.

Kehlani is in a good place in her life as she records ‘Blue Water Road.’ The melancholy of ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t’ has faded away, replaced with breezy bops and odes to change. The orchestral rushes that run throughout the album add layers of warmth and beauty, evoking the star’s departure from the past’s gloom in favor of a bright new world.