On “Water Made Us,” the third studio album from Chicago-based neo-soul musician and poet Jamila Woods, romantic love is a featured topic. This 17-track collection highlights Woods’ soulful vocal tone, writes the Associated Press' Mya Vinnett, but occasionally veers into rap. It’s a return to her spoken word roots, like on the psychedelic opening track “Bugs.' Overall, “Water Made Us” is most successful when Woods leans into her singular R&B performance to convey universal experiences. That’s why
, the Chicago-based neo-soul musician and poet, romantic love is a featured topic on her third studio album, “Water Made Us.”explores all the ins and outs of love, such as falling in it , being burned by it and healing from love lost .On “Water Made Us,” that talent shines through lyrics that perfectly describe the many nuances of relationships, the bliss and the tragedy.
Collaborations on this album aren’t limited to the traditional feature – such as the verses contributed by Peter CottonTale , Saba and duendita — where an artist sings or raps on a particular section of the song.
Overall, “Water Made Us” is most successful when Woods leans into her singular R&B performance to convey universal experiences. In “Still,” she tells an ex-lover “I finally gave your shirt away/I wore it better than you ever did” with biting acuity, shifting near the songs end to admit what many would be too afraid to: “I guess I’ll never get over you.”
That’s why Wood’s phenomenal writing is so quotable — here, centered around healing, heartbreak and love. Like that last four-letter word, this album is complex and beautiful.
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