RAYE Brought Some Church Energy to ‘The Late Show’: Watch

British pop star RAYE appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert this week to perform two songs from her new album, THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. Backed by a full gospel choir, she sang “Click Clack Symphony” and “Joy,” one of several songs from the album tied to her faith journey.

Over the past few years, RAYE has opened up about coming through a period marked by darkness, depression and addiction, and about how returning to God became part of her way back into the light. The album traces that arc without turning it into a sermon. It’s personal, raw and, in many places, unmistakably faith-inflected.

That context gives “Joy” a little more weight. Watch her full performance — featuring her sisters Amma and Absolutely — on YouTube: