i’m listening to: joy jones – godchild

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Album: Godchild (2009)

Sounds Like: Sunday service with a heavy dose of supersonic soul

Makes Me Wanna:  Dance a testimony

Filed Under: UK soul, new / progressive soul, electro soul

Favorite Tracks: The Joy, Supernova, Over

 

Not since Jill Scott’s Who Is Jill Scott in 2000 have I heard a debut album that I could listen to from beginning to end and put on endless repeat. Joy Jones’ Godchild reveals both her gospel roots and her studies of African history and musical forms.  The tracks are uplifting without being treacly, conscious without being heavy-handed, and with the production talents of Bugz in the Attic producer Daz-I-Kue, the already stellar tunes soar to the outer limits with broken beats and synth-pop rhythms. Be sure to check out the track, ‘Over’, which is subtly reminiscent of old-time call-and-response hymns, and a perfect illustration of how autotune can sound when someone who can actually sing uses it. Though it was released last summer, Godchild is the perfect springtime soundtrack for 2010.

cheers,

k

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