British R&B Singer's Sophomore Album on Vinyl LP!
Featuring "Try Me" & "Little Things"!
2019 Grammy Award Nominee:
• Best New Artist: Jorja Smith
Rolling Stone 100 Best Albums of 2023 - Rated 94/100!
Two-time BRIT Award winner and GRAMMY/Mercury Prize nominee Jorja Smith is officially back with her highly anticipated second album, 2023's falling or flying, featuring the tracks "Try Me" and "Little Things."
"Blending elements of jazz, R&B, and funky house music, falling or flying touches on topics like breakups, old friendships, and looking inwards towards yourself. Smith gratefully took the early stages of the pandemic as an opportunity to slow down and re-connect with herself, and the result promises to be her deepest and most mature work yet." (Consequence of Sound)
"Through her new record, Jorja has delivered an undeniable modern classic, effortlessly condensing any number of disparate styles and genres into music which thrillingly broaches any gap between Jazz, Soul, R&B and Funky House. A bold, brave and courageous leap forward from her critically acclaimed debut album Lost and Found – falling or flying is an album that speaks to the musical and emotional era where Jorja is now, and how she got here." (Total Ntertainment)
It's a typically gorgeous return
'try me' goes back to Bo Diddley, to Cuba, to West Africa; It's a propulsive, percussive archetype, three against two, carried across ever-changing instruments and samples
Smith's new song is rhythmic and off-kilter, drawing from bhangra while still maintaining sleek soul atmospherics.
'try me,' is an impressive mixture of smooth presence and jagged rhythm that ends by disappearing back into a soulful twilight…. the bass and drums on this could almost be rock music, but the overall vibe is more like if radio-ready R&B was Bond-theme glamorous, or maybe Adele if she did not have to appeal to the lowest common denominator
The complete turnover of collaborators and her retreat from the spotlight result in a fresh progression from Lost & Found that sees Smith examine herself, her relationships, and the ways she herself is scrutinized. Compared to the debut, the songs are a little tighter in structure, communicate more, and bounce from style to style - whereas Lost & Found presented an evolved, commercially minded brand of street soul - with introspective R&B always somewhere in the mix.
Features
- Vinyl LP
- Gatefold Jacket
- Made in Poland
- RIYL: H.E.R., Nao, Maverick Sabre, Mahalia, Amber Mark, Chloe x Halle, Kehlani, SZA, Ella Mai, Daniel Caesar, Amy Winehouse, Celeste, Sade
Selections
Side A:
- Try Me
- She Feels
- Little Things
- Feelings feat. J Hus
- Falling or Flying
- Go Go Go
- Try and Fit In
Side B:
- Greatest Gift feat. Lila Iké
- Broken Is the Man
- Make Sense
- Too Many Times
- Lately
- Backwards
- What If My Heart Beats Faster?