Lost & Found
by Jorja Smith

From DeusExMackia 08/12/2018 10:54 | #219601 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Soft and sweet neo soul for lazy Sunday mornings. Jorja Smith's debut isn't particularly captivating nor catchy, but that doesn't appear to be the point anyway. Rather, its reassuring tone and down-to-earth words make it feel friendly and comforting.

It doesn't mind if you don't give it all your attention, it sounds best when you just let it mellow into the background. That said, it does deliver it's sharper and more pointed moments, especially on The One and the fantastic Blue Lights. In a weird way though, I find it quite nice that they don't stick too far out of the sound of the album and thus avoid spoiling it's laid-backness.

Far from engaging, but a solid choice for music to switch off to, and who could ask for more with a voice as nuanced as hers.

From PlasticRob 06/15/2018 02:54 | #216792 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

This is great. Jorja has a stunning voice and the production is suitably centred around her voice, with its moody and jazzy instrumental arrangements weaving in between lines nicely. It's got a mildly trip-hop feel, but it's not quite a minimalist as, say, Massive Attack's Blue Lines. A nice variety of tempos and feels too. Lyrically, it's personal as well as socio-political, often intertwining the two. It reminds me a bit of Lauryn Hill. That's a good thing, obviously.