Since Covid, and probably before, it’s been harder to find new musicals that spark up that boyhood excitement of hearing a new show. Three tracks from the new show Lempicka were released in 2022 in a digital release titled “Suite 1.” What a breath of fresh air! As a big fan of Witness Uganda, I was excited to see Matt Gould as composer of this new addition to Broadway.

Woman Is
Big 11 o clock number that doesn’t leave you snoozing. Gould’s melody is catchy without being repetitive. with periods of mellow piano/vocal followed by more layered orchestrations over a buzzing percussion. Eden Espinosa hits some impressively high notes to articulate Kreiter’s lyrics. The song is beautiful and sensual and you can feel Eden’s heartrate beat faster and faster through her opium-induced love fever-dream.

Black night, bodies and breath, I am alive
Black water, roll me another one
Tobacco and opium, I am on fire
Please let me blow the smoke into your open mouth
Here in the light

Perfection
The more I listen to it, the more I like it. Sounds like something doomsday villain-pop out of Metropolis, Chess or Hadestown. George Abud keeps us captivated during the opening which is not very melodic and some of it is sung-spoken. When the chorus and drums come in, Abud shows us his ability to sell a melody. Gives me Murray Head singing One Night in Bangkok vibes. The orchestrations are weird and bouncy and it feels a little ahead of it’s time. Like is this the future of Broadway? If so, sign me up.

Stay
A ballad more in the style of Hamilton or Six and not as wildly melodic as the first two tracks, but it it does have it’s hooks. And the song has a gentle tone that makes me want to give Amber Iman a big hug.

Overall, I’ll be honest, I’ve been listening to these three songs on repeat for a couple days now. Definitely looking forward to the full cast recording dropping later this year.

Listen here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/22UlcdIxtmapTzhh6koX1o?si=38WaLLzgSmqi52C5CJRj_w

https://m e g a.nz/file/9cwEhTxR#uDHn6b3GncbXE9mVzWXx64eDBMCKmOMqQwgNRp9weRE