JOAN ARMATRADING

How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean was entirely written, produced, programmed and engineered by Joan Armatrading herself. Discussing the album’s title, she says, “You can apply it to just about anything. We are in such a weird place at the moment, and you do think, how did this happen? Some of the things we’re going through, and some of the things we can say and can’t say, and can and can’t do – how on earth do we get to this place, and what does it now mean? Where are we going to go now? It applies to all kinds of things. It’s like asking a question that you can’t answer.”