Neneh Cherry

MUSIC
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018
8:00 PM

National Sawdust
80 North 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

$30
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Who would have thought that Neneh Cherry's comeback album -- her first in years -- would be so good?  I guess these are times that inspire artists like Cherry who tend toward the political.  Musically, Cherry always split the difference between alt hip-hop and forward-thinking pop -- and, happily, although perhaps it's a bit rougher here (the times call for that), her fusion still works.

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT:  One the one hand, Harvey (in the odious-looking new Williamsburg Hotel) seems kind of boring.  On the other hand, it isn't ruinously expensive.  And on the third hand, it's open late -- even on Sunday.