The new compilation is the first time Jackie has had a hand in releasing her music since 1969, and we can only hope it means she’ll be doing some dates in the near future too. Though her music had largely vanished from print, Jackie Shane has become something of a legend in Toronto. A pioneering trans soul singer, Jackie Shane retired from music in the early 70’s to care for her mother. Originally recorded in 1962, Jackie Shane staged an unlikely comeback this year with the release of her box set of the same name.
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Is your heart not full of complete joy? No? Listen again. “You gotta love me like I love the lake.” 4. Her latest single “LSD” turns an ode to Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive into a song about self-love, community strength, and resisting gentrification. With HEAVN, Jamila Woods established herself as one of those artists whose every release is a call to drop whatever you’re doing and just listen. It’s the song 2017 needed to hear more than just about anything else. Enter “Racist Friend.” Her sole single this year finds the “No Gun” singer updating The Specials’ 2 tone classic with warped synths and guest spots from Sa-Roc and Yugen Blakrok. Naomi Pilgrim takes her time putting out music, but when she’s got something to say, she makes it count.
Nowhere is that more apparent than on single “Supermodel” where stream of consciousness lyrics ride a spare guitar line into a hook that’s worth waiting for. A confessional R&B album that transcends genre and more than lives up to the hype, this record cements SZA as a voice of a generation. If we were doing a best albums of the year roundup (which we’re not, deal with it) SZA’s CTRL would definitely be causing some major tension around the top spot.
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