From CreesjointSticking with the smaller artists theme this week, but I’m gonna bend the rules a little with Jai’Len Josey. Technically, she’s not really a small artist. She’s been on Broadway, she’s a songwriter, and she’s worked with some pretty big names. I actually found her through a Xavier Omär feature, and that sent me down a whole rabbit hole of her own music. But I feel like her personal career is still pretty slept on. She’s such a good vocalist and songwriter, and I love how much personality she puts into her music. She has this really soulful R&B sound, but she doesn’t feel stuck in one lane. So while she might not technically qualify as a “small artist,” I feel like she definitely qualifies as an artist more people need to know as an artist, not just for the people she’s worked with.
- Does opening with Heart and Strings set the right tone, or would Freak have been a bolder introduction to who Jai'Len is?
- Which track would you play to convince a skeptic who thinks contemporary R&B has gotten too samey?
- Does the Love Aint Shit interlude earn its place, or does it interrupt momentum right when the album is heating up?
- Housewife leans into a very specific fantasy, so does it read as sincere longing or as playful character work?
- Placing Serial Romantic near the end instead of up front, does that pay off as a thesis reveal or feel buried?
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