She nails “Run Run Run,” the break-up anthem, “Closure” and the Motown-esque raver, “Coming To You.” Scott also is game for revving up for up-tempo numbers. “Say Thank You,” for instance, has a prolonged guitar solo that verges on acid rock, while “Beautiful Love (Featuring BJ The Chicago Kid) is backed by a swirling beat that sounds like something Beck and the Dust Brothers might have put on a section of “Odelay.” Maybe Scott sensed she was inching towards formula on her last release because this album has quite a bit of surprises.
1.” For instance, “Jahraymecofasola” and “Fool’s Gold” sound like they came from the same source that gave us “A Long Walk” and “Love Rain” fifteen years ago. In contrast, this album recalls the grounded neo-soul of her debut “Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds, Vol. “Woman” is a bit of a step up from Scott’s last offering, “The Light Of The Sun,” which sometimes sounded like it wanted to squeeze her into a more generic R&B mold. Quicklist: 1title: Jill Scott’s “Woman” ****text: On her first album in four years, Jill Scott reasserts herself as one of the most soulful and earthy voices working in R&B today. Once again, here’s another week where there is potentially something for everybody. — - intro: This week R&B singer Jill Scott returns to music after a four-year absence, Latin-pop singer Prince Royce makes his English-language debut, Los Angeles-based singer Eleni Mandell releases her tenth album, “ Orange Is the New Black” star Lea DeLaria covers David Bowie, Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices fame releases the second album by his new band Ricked Wicky and underground hip-hop legend Kool Keith teams up with producer L’Orange.
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