Jessie Ware - 110% (and everything else she's done)

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.

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

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

She sounds like a Pilates instructor on too many tracks.

lol i'm not that harsh on her

She sounds like a Pilates instructor on too many tracks.

― the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)

Lol

Yeah I’m also not feeling this one, I was really excited for it as WYP? was easily one of my favorite albums that year but there’s something missing here. It feels tacky where WYP? feels sophisticated. And there’s an artificiality to it, like she went this route because it felt it was what people wanted.

I can’t say it’s a bad album, it sounds extremely competent and I think every song “sounds” great but I’m not connecting with it.

i think she just felt more confident after wyp's success and wanted to try something bolder

I find the criticisms a little mystifying, i think it sounds good. And I think it's absolutely clear that this is what she wanted to do versus previous albums where she felt perhaps like she was in fact doing what people wanted her to do, or becoming someone they wanted her to become when it's not what she herself wanted.

I mean I don't think she's not telling the truth in interviews when she says exactly this

I agree: this is the album she wanted to record.

I think it's quite solidly her third best album. Ahead of tough love, which I do like a lot, and way ahead of glasshouse, which has a couple highlights but otherwise really does sound like her trying to be someone she's not.

WYP
Devotion
TFG
Tough Love
Glasshouse

Glasshouse is my favorite

wyp
devotion
tfg/tough love
glass house

idk which i prefer of this & tough love, both are solid but a little lacking compared to what came prior, though still some great moments

Team Moka / ufo on first listen

Tough Love has "You and I, Forever," "Sweetest Song," "Champagne Kisses," "Midnight Caller" -- love'em.

The bonus version has some extra gems

Tough love my fav

I think it's quite solidly her third best album. Ahead of tough love, which I do like a lot, and way ahead of glasshouse, which has a couple highlights but otherwise really does sound like her trying to be someone she's not.

― omar little

This is exactly where I'm at. Glasshouse is the album where she lost her identity. I listened to it recently and only Your Domino (which doesn't fit on the album at all), Midnight and Last Of The True Believers stood out. The two bonus tracks should have been on there over things like Hearts, Thinking Of You and Sam which are the weakest songs she's done.

Damn, loving this whole album.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Curjn2WoP93/

Jessie Ware and Roisin Murphy together. ILM might break.

we're already broken

:’(

seriously though, cautiously excited

burned enough by anticipation for dream collaborations before to know that I shouldn't get my hopes up too high

was hoping it would be a new track but this is pretty cool too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1pOvK9URyU