The album features contributions from Noisecastle III as well as New Orleans natives Trombone Shorty and PJ Morton.

"[2] None of the previously released singles "Dance", "Not Above That", "Wake Up" and "Cali Sun" can be found on the final track-listing.

Tara Joshi of The Quietus stated, "It's orchestral, it's odd, it's experimental, it's ornate, it makes you want to dance, it makes you want to swoon - at its heart Redemption is reflective of so many touchstones of black music from the past 30 years or so.

It feels odd to say what Richard is doing is still perhaps too niche to get her a place in the R&B 'Hot 100', given her sound is so broad and all-encompassing, but its true.

Richard has carved out an ambitiously futuristic place for herself that the mainstream hasn't quite caught up with yet.