V V Brown's ever-developing body of work spans progressive R&B to left-field pop with soul, gospel, funk, new wave, reggae, and more in the mix of her vast sound. The Northampton native got her solo career off the ground after she co-wrote the Pussycat Dolls' "I Don't Need a Man" and Sugababes' "Denial," assertive hits that Brown would soon follow with the Top 40 U.K. entry "Shark in the Water" (2009), her first as a headliner. Brown was back four years after the release of her clever, throwback-styled Travelling Like the Light with the darker and more electronic-oriented Sams...