Review: Songs in the Key of Life - the EP: hopefully Stevie Wonder plays these tracks at the Ziggo Dome

Stevie Wonder celebrates the 50th anniversary of his iconic album, Songs in the Key of Life, by releasing a new EP containing four previously unreleased tracks from the original recording sessions. Although the 1976 double album was already highly comprehensive, these four new songs demonstrate the same high quality as the original collection. The tracks, which include the latin-inspired It’s Easier, the ballad I Can See the Sun in Late December, the classic-sounding My Story of Love, and the synth-heavy funk track I’m into Livin’, are being released for the first time despite their clear artistic merit.

The release serves as a precursor to Wonder’s upcoming performance at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, where he is scheduled to perform the legendary album in its entirety. Fans are hopeful that the artist might also include these newly surfaced songs during his encore performance. The exceptional quality of these recordings has prompted critics to make an exception to traditional review practices by highlighting this EP separately from the original masterpiece.