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43. Jacob Collier - Djesse Vol. 3
Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul
2020
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@MaxGalactica

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZzjWvolxrQ&list=PLrdDqgsW0HS4Gu85eNQfcfQXxs6IHrVpS&index=1

1. In My Bones
2. He Wont Hold You
3. In Too Deep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ukb1Ed7dIc

So we start off with Count the People, which apart from Colliers mile-a-minute rapping, feels like your standard pop fare. Nothing wrong with that, granted, but I appreciate this song more when it breaks the script a bit and does some fun electronic things: glitchiness, vocals layered on top of each other, etc. Maybe Im just dismissive of modern pop (which, I mean, I certainly am, its one of my biases). In My Bones is more my style. It feels like a Prince hit. Big ups to Collier for having the first two songs on the album (not counting the prelude) be so disparate from each other. The powers that be are just the powers you see. I like that.

I think I didnt realize how much of this was going to be funk and soul. I associate Jacob Collier with soft piano and polished pop. A few songs in and this feels like something youd hear in like a coffee shop, or at a high school dance. Im having trouble connecting emotionally with the music, especially now that its sort of evened out into a comfortable neo-soul vibe. I do like neo-soul, but I value not knowing what the next song is going to sound like too.

Speaking of! In Too Deep takes things a little s l o o o o w e r with a ballad. I love the deep bass on this, and also Colliers voice, airy and light, piggybacks nicely off the beat.

I cant tell if the popping noises on Light It Up On Me are cool or maddening. Maybe both? I do like the disorienting effects the uses. He Wont Hold You is super cool. I really like the rap.

What a strange album this is. The production is top notch but Im not connecting in an impactful way. This is probably a result of me struggling with the genre/style. As a result I sadly dont have a lot to say. Sorry! It seems like the first half is more upbeat and the second half is more contemplative. Is that an accurate assessment?