Kali Uchis – Sincerely, ( Album Review )

It has been a little more than a year since Kali’s last phenomenal record, ORQUIDEAS. Her latest project truly has been a perfect addition to her overall discography, illustrating wholesomeness and sincerity while delivering an artistic mix of reggaeton and Latin pop.

However, with this new record, Kali seems to continue what she started, yet to evolve in a new, unique way.

What is precisely that unique way?

Sincerely, is something that is not similar to Red Moon In Venus, nor her critically acclaimed Isolation; rather, it finds itself in its own soft, smooth loop.

The record commences with Kali’s usual lushness of vocals, which grants you that immersive sincerity that she teases with the title. What Kali usually showcases on her records is the sense of mystery — whether it is the uncertainty mixed with amour or her touch on psychedelic soul — but here it just plays out a different picture with a bigger angle on her vulnerability.

In some of her later works, her charisma and captivating confidence were the attractive factors within her singing, like on last year’s track “¿Cómo Así?” Here she fully embraces the angelic aspects of her singing that are so euphoric and simply scream Kali’s distinguished feminine energy. While you may think that, the album just dives into her nocturnal side, filled with nighttime tracks that feel slightly zoned out.

While, to a certain extent, the album does give you the chill music mixed with smoothness throughout it, it also demonstrates some hypnotic soul aesthetics. The instrumental accompanying the album is simply breathtaking, mixing the warmth of Kali’s vocals with distant, trance-like sounds that feel breathy.

Talking about Kali’s known strength — vocals — they are lush, expressive, and uplifting. She felt the most emotional to me on this album in the way her heartfelt vocal style completely overshadowed the seductive side of ORQUIDEAS. It feels dramatic, intricate, and very poignant.

Kali is also usually familiar for using synth sounds here and there, and while Sincerely, is no exception, the aesthetic of crisp and slightly murky instrumentals creates a new aural feel on the album. On the “For: You,” we hear how the artist’s usual synth style is incorporated into this looped groove that feels so fluid.

When I mentioned the loop part in the beginning, it was not unintentional. The more I listen to the album, the more it feels as if the whole record revolves around Kali’s unique universe, which speaks to you with unresolved tension, adding a hopeful, jazzy structure. Somehow, she manages to amplify this crystal-clear sound with a velvet welcome and transport you even more into Sincerely,.

A track like “It’s Just Us” perfectly catches on where “Lose My Cool,” left off, enhancing and speeding up the tempo with soft, elegant drums. Those small moments where Kali perfectly captures the pacing — making it seem more restrained on tracks like “Heaven Is a Home…”, then later developing into a more driving, heart-wrenching sound — will impress you again and again as you progress.

Most importantly, this pacing doesn’t purely feel languid like a slow album. It picks up when it needs to and stops when it needs to. Examples include “All I Can Say” and “Fall Apart,” which sit at opposite ends of the record. With “Fall Apart,” she jumps into a more driving rhythm, developing an emotional build-up with a vocal crescendo in the end. Whereas “All I Can Say” slows things down, releasing tension and creating an improvisational form of soul with Kali’s usual dreamlike qualities.

If Red Moon In Venus felt cinematic to me and ORQUIDEAS slightly more high-energy, Sincerely, feels perfectly rhythmic and yet incredibly human. Its intricate structure, mixed with Kali’s free-flowing performances, adds a touch of surrealism and something deeply emotional.

It is certainly not something I have heard from her in a long time. When I first heard Kali, her confident, seductive, omnipresent voice was felt and intriguing, but did not lean into fragility. This new persona — melancholy as another instrument — delivers an ethereal experience that is still mystical but more mature now.

In my opinion, she presents not her most “artistic” work but her most well-written one, intentional from every angle. The seamless transitions and Kali’s sincerity (no pun intended) produce one of the gentlest and most impressive pop records of 2025. The starry atmosphere and soulful sounds really do their job here.

Score/Outstanding: Sincerely, is definitely a concept album that is transportive, meditative, and, to an extent, healing. It presents a space where you step in with a touch of vulnerability and softness and enjoy it as a state-of-the-art. The record creates great thematic cohesion and sticks to it without ever feeling boring or overdone, developing incrementally song by song and sometimes introducing improvisational influences here and there.

If I had to describe it in one word, it is “charming.”

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