I saw someone on reddit I think describe it as What’s Your Pleasure? with glitter which sort of makes sense to me.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 9 February 2023 20:39 (one year ago) link
It's not a big deal if one of her tracks is okay so long as it fits the gestalt. I had the same trouble with a couple tracks on WYP, my album of the year.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 9 February 2023 20:44 (one year ago) link
There's just enough of Wham!'s "Everything She Wants" in "Pearls" to tickle my ear, but probably not enough to have to share the songwriting credit.
― ⓓⓡ (Johnny Fever), Friday, 10 February 2023 05:38 (one year ago) link
Because I have standards for my pop music, I will say this chorus is really bad.
― Nabozo, Friday, 10 February 2023 07:33 (one year ago) link
is it just me or is the production on this a lot more muted than on the clip posted earlier? I kinda preferred the sound on the clip :/
(n/b might be a streaming quality issue, spotify version seems closer to the clip than the youtube one, though still not the same)
― Roz, Friday, 10 February 2023 07:48 (one year ago) link
This is not great but I'm not mad at it. Not on the same level as anything on WYP? for sure.
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Friday, 10 February 2023 20:31 (one year ago) link
idk i love this. sounds great on a loud system. the high bit on the chorus is luxurious camp like faux fur like the press photo, obvious is a good look for her, she's going for the queers, 'shake it till the pearls fall off' is a catchier, more delicious line than anything on wyp afaict.
― ꙮ (map), Friday, 10 February 2023 21:45 (one year ago) link
After repeated listens ,I am also loving it, especially everything after the bridge, this is the highest notes I have heard her sing in any of her songs, very impressed.
― aguzman1990, Friday, 10 February 2023 22:50 (one year ago) link
“Please” is still absolute god-tier Jesse
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 11 February 2023 18:44 (one year ago) link
JessIe
I think I might be on my own in thinking this is better than Free Yourself. I like them both a lot, but there's something about Pearls that really clicks with me. The build up to the chorus is so soothing.
The reaction to Pearls reminds me of how Ooh La La was seen as a lesser Jessie single. It did seem slight as a single but then ended up being one of my favourites on the album.
― kitchen person, Sunday, 12 February 2023 01:33 (one year ago) link
ooh la la was definitely a grower for me. i think the breakdown with the lyrics about driving fast with cigarettes on the dash is one of my fav moments on the album.
― ꙮ (map), Sunday, 12 February 2023 01:51 (one year ago) link
love it
― omar little, Sunday, 12 February 2023 02:29 (one year ago) link
sounds good driving along PCH at sunset, i tell you what. top tier jessie.
― omar little, Monday, 13 February 2023 17:12 (one year ago) link
nice
― ꙮ (map), Monday, 13 February 2023 17:13 (one year ago) link
Finally got around to trying pearls on headphones and ok I am sold.
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Monday, 13 February 2023 17:44 (one year ago) link
New single is so good. My favourite of the era so far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd3C69lVU5w
― kitchen person, Thursday, 13 April 2023 14:31 (one year ago) link
I'm loving the maximalism.
― retrofuturist cop slayer! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 April 2023 14:37 (one year ago) link
oh yeah that's great, easily the best so far
― ufo, Thursday, 13 April 2023 15:12 (one year ago) link
fuck yeah
― ꙮ (map), Thursday, 13 April 2023 15:46 (one year ago) link
Idk what's wrong with me but I only just now heard the bonus tracks on the what's your pleasure platinum pleasure edition. She's so good. The past three years have been gold for her (and roisin and Kylie and others, truly a great time to be alive)
― omar little, Thursday, 13 April 2023 15:54 (one year ago) link
Man if "Begin Again" is NOT the best song of 2023 I'm looking forward to hearing what is. It's a stone cold jam.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 20 April 2023 00:39 (one year ago) link
new album is quite good but a step down from what's your pleasure, just not quite as consistent. "lightning" is a little out of place sonically too
can definitely hear the b-52s influence she's been talking about
― ufo, Thursday, 27 April 2023 22:34 (one year ago) link
'These Lips' is amazing on first listen - the fast backing vocals are a cool hook, and the attitude in the bridge is uncharacteristic from Ware. "These lips are wanted in a hundred countries, maybe more"
― aphoristical, Thursday, 27 April 2023 22:56 (one year ago) link
OBSESSED with "freak me now"
― monotony, Friday, 28 April 2023 01:14 (one year ago) link
Love everything about this album. It flies by so quick. The last two songs are my immediate favourites.
― kitchen person, Friday, 28 April 2023 01:56 (one year ago) link
Still not much into "Free Yourself" but everything else here sounds good, definitely leaves me wanting more. "freak me now" stood out to me too, such a smooth liquid track
― Vinnie, Friday, 28 April 2023 06:57 (one year ago) link
I'm the opposite - "Free Yourself" still stands out after 1.5 listens.
The lack of an exclamation mark between "Feels" and "Good" is really distracting me.
― TWELVE Michelob stars?!? (seandalai), Friday, 28 April 2023 12:43 (one year ago) link
makes sense with how it's phrased in two parts in the song
― ufo, Friday, 28 April 2023 13:01 (one year ago) link
i'm going on amazon US and it looks like a lot of Jessie's music is filed under "Gov't Mule"
― omar little, Friday, 28 April 2023 16:08 (one year ago) link
Tried to get Chicago tix this morning 15 min. after they went on sale and got a 'no tix' available message. Going on Vivid for well over a hundred now.
― Indexed, Friday, 28 April 2023 16:10 (one year ago) link
tix still available for the Toronto show, come hang w me
― Murgatroid, Friday, 28 April 2023 16:20 (one year ago) link
Love the la la las in "Pearls"
― Indexed, Friday, 28 April 2023 16:31 (one year ago) link
"Freak Me Now" is great! Very Daft Punk bassline.
― Indexed, Friday, 28 April 2023 16:48 (one year ago) link
this is her worst album, which is (isn't?) saying much bc it's still v much wonderful, just that I like Glasshouse a lot and this album leans too far into kitsch for my tastes but she's good at it so w/e
― Murgatroid, Friday, 28 April 2023 16:51 (one year ago) link
Jesus, she's playing the Vic here?!
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 28 April 2023 18:03 (one year ago) link
This is album is very Girls Aloud to me. There's three or four songs I can imagine them singing.
― kitchen person, Friday, 28 April 2023 19:11 (one year ago) link
Toro is vibing HARD to the new @JessieWare album 🦜 🎵 pic.twitter.com/T3B8yRMzXG— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) April 29, 2023
― jaymc, Saturday, 29 April 2023 16:46 (one year ago) link
adore "lightning" but can't quite get with the rest of the record. i wish it were less tasteful tbh
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 18:44 (one year ago) link
"Lightning" has the whispery-scratchy vocal she should use more often.
I agree this is a disappointment: she's willing herself to be frivolous.
― the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 18:48 (one year ago) link
I still like the album (not nearly as much as WYP though), but feel you on that last point, Alfred
― Vinnie, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 23:08 (one year ago) link
HI I AM JESSIE WARE AND I'M AVAILABLE TO DANCE
― the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 23:22 (one year ago) link
I'm not sure I follow the criticism myself. Maybe I'm misunderstanding it, but is it something about her delivery that seems inauthentic or is it that you think she's trying too hard. Like, did you have the same issue with Future Nostalgia or Kylie's Disco which are similar in feel to me.
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 3 May 2023 01:05 (one year ago) link
Generally think this album rules, feels like a pretty natural and not strained move to me. Not quite at the level of WYP but few are.
― omar little, Wednesday, 3 May 2023 01:21 (one year ago) link
This is a rather buttoned-up album compared to its predecessor; other than on "Free Yourself" and a couple others the rhythms don't leap, which creates a tension between them and her uninhibited vocals. I like a couple tracks on Future Nostalgia without loving it either. Kylie's Disco bored me other than "Say Something," my favorite single of 2020.
― the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 3 May 2023 01:23 (one year ago) link
You should give Infinite Disco a listen, her excellent livestream concert album. Though I think Disco is miles better than I thought first time around, the songs burrowed in deep.
― omar little, Wednesday, 3 May 2023 01:31 (one year ago) link
Thanks for clarifying Alfred. I'm fascinated by the mixed reaction to this album so far. Crazy high score on RYM, some of the best reviews of her career, but a few people on here and a bunch of posters on Popjustice are really disappointed. I'm with omar on how this feels like a natural step for her and also it not being as good as WYP (which is probably still my favourite album of the decade). Songs like Lightning and Hello Love work well as breathers without reverting to the faceless ballads that made Glasshouse such a slog (I revisited that recently and time has not been kind). There really aren't any songs that aren't working for me right now. As I mentioned earlier, it gives me strong Girls Aloud Chemistry vibes, especially songs like Models when they went full on kitsch. To me sounding like peak Girls Aloud or even Danni Minogue's underrated Neon Nights isn't a bad thing.
The genius of WYP is that after ten excellent songs, it ends with two of the best songs her career which were totally unexpected and stand out on the album. This album is missing those unexpected moments. It's my only complaint though. I had this on repeat over the weekend and I'm having to ration my plays.
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 3 May 2023 01:42 (one year ago) link
Though I think Disco is miles better than I thought first time around, the songs burrowed in deep.
― omar little
Disco has stayed with me a lot. I did an article where I ranked her albums last year and was surprised how much I still rated it.
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 3 May 2023 01:44 (one year ago) link
It took infinite Disco to open up the songs for me a bit more, and also hearing a few of them every other time I pop into a CVS or Target
― omar little, Wednesday, 3 May 2023 01:45 (one year ago) link
going for a more playful vibe on this doesn't really play to her strengths but she still basically manages fine. it's remarkably bold compared back-to-back with what's your pleasure, quite a shift. i do like the lush boogie sound on most of the album though, that's a good fit for her.
"begin again" and "these lips" are both fantastic but the rest of the album isn't quite that great. the weakest track is probably "pearls" which is fine but completely forgettable.
i still don't get why "lightning" is on the album, it's fine but it's wildly out of place since the rest of the album is so committed to specific retro palette. "freak me now" deviates from that a little too but fits in much more naturally
― ufo, Thursday, 4 May 2023 13:28 (one year ago) link