Jessie Ware - Tough Love

[LemonMelon]

Early reports on this one are positive all around. Jessie also chalked up her first two top 40 hits in the UK with Tough Love's early singles:

Jessie Ware - Tough Love - YouTube

Jessie Ware - Say You Love Me - YouTube

The album is out next week, but it's online right now, so I'm about to listen to both of her albums back to back.

 

[iron yuppie]

"Online" as in torrents, or on NPR or something?

 

[LemonMelon]

"Online" as in musket bait, yes.

It's a great record. Slower and sexier with lots of booming choruses as contrast. She sings her ass off. I think Cruel is my favorite on first listen. Say You Love Me is the only Jessie Ware song I don't like, but the blame can very easily be placed on Ed Sheeran.

 

[iron yuppie]

Slower and sexier with lots of booming choruses as contrast. She sings her ass off.

This can only be good news.

 

[bono_212]

Absolutely one of my favorite live performances. She was on fire, as far as crowd interaction is concerned. I would love to see her again. It would be great if it's to support a great album. Guess it wouldn't hurt to find out >_>

 

[iron yuppie]

I saw her early last year with maybe 50 other people. Great show with a lot of intimacy, obviously.

 

[bono_212]

That's awesome. Did she joke around a lot? She did when we saw her. But that was a Lolla after show, so maybe she'd been in a bit of a looser state of mind at the time...


The new album is consistently good, on first listen. I really loved the 2nd to last track. I'll give it a closer listen later, and give a better opinion. Sounded very radio friendly, in the Adele sense, though, which might be great for Jessie.

 

[BigMacPhisto]

Great new album. One of the best of the year so far. Nearly on par with the last one, surprisingly.

 

[corianderstem]

Really looking forward to this one.

 

[iron yuppie]

It's true this one isn't as immediate as Devotion. It is, though, more varied and probably more nuanced as well. Regardless of what's going on in the background, I could listen to her sing all day. She's gotten ever better, which must barely have been possible given the strength of her vocals on Devotion.

 

[Imperor]

Couldn't have said it better myself, iYup.

 

[bono_man2002]

Loving this! One of the discoveries of the year for me!