She mothered so hard on this one

Sensual, effervescent and inviting!

Another banging funky album from the new queen of disco! Jessie Ware has smashed it with this one. Stand out track Freak me now! Get this on repeat

This album feels like a natural progression from ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’. It’s still very much a Dance and Disco record but presented in a different style. It trades in the electronic synths of WYP? for a more groove led and soulful production with lots of organic instruments. ‘That! Feels Good!’ proves that Jessie is no one trick pony and is very much in her lane. It’s louder, it’s prouder and packed with personality.

Jesse is one of the best vocalists in the UK and still doesn’t get the exposure that this deserves. Her tone is sublime and I could listen to it for hours. Another great record from our very own home grown soul songstress. 👊🏻😊

Wow Jessie just gets better and better and this album is a banger of Disco tracks! It really does Feel Good! Turn it up loud and enjoy those stunning vocals.

Love.

Ware’s last release was in the middle of the pandemic butwas assuredly not a pandemic album – it offered more pop, electronic and dance vibespicking off from softer melodies and tones. That in itself was a plateau forthe singer which gives us the hotly anticipated ‘That! Feels Good!’ Withbursting exclamation in the title which seems very fitting considering the10-track album embodies all that is good with that joyfulness that Ware nowbrings to the front. Here that closed, shyness is discarded for more excitement;Ware embraces sexuality and dance, adding bigger production, jazz and brassarrangements to create cohesive sounding joy that was touched upon in theprevious body of work. Jumping in with “Free Yourself” we have disco andnew-wave liberation metaphors that apply to anyone listening. Disco livesforever through reinvention and is very much apparent on this track. “Freak MeNow” has funk with electronic synth but also has some of Ware’s most unusualvocal cadences that all have adult film vibes – leaving that note to thereader’ suggestion. “Begin Again,” is a very smooth dance-infused disco tunethat balances Donna Summer and Diana Ross vibes. If you want more sound anddisco it can be found on “Shake the Bottle” which, incorporates adult themes, pertainingto arousal on the backdrop of smooth disco vibes; sexuality is brought to thedancefloor and it’s all being frank and vulnerable to the extent of discardingembarrassment. But it’s not done with a heavy hand, pardon the pun, but with acoy slyness and subtlety. “Beautiful People” has electronic vibes promoting bodyharmony and connection while “Pearls” has a classic late 60s early 70s spin openingwith the belting soft vocal that leans into wavey jazz-band-ish and disco euphoria.“These Lips” also falls into line with “Beautiful People” as a message but theangst or louder sounds are replaced with a horned arrangement. The album spends theten tracks just keeping the high euphoria of the album’ message suspended inthe air and it’s a welcome breath of fresh air ahead of the 2023 summer. Thereare hush hues, breathy intonations and smooth melodies that juxtapose the band,horned and deeper bass compositions between the grandiose sound of the wholealbum. Less is more and Ware takes the time to fill the shorter track-list withbursting-with-life music.

There’ll be at least two updated versions over the year. I’ll wait. Love Jesse, hate the marketing.

I’ll wait for the inevitable special edition with 18 tracks and a couple of remixes but I’m pretty sure this will be as good as previous….

Love it this lady gets better and better

So excited for this

Soooo looking forward to this album. Jessie is underrated and deserves better. Where’s her Brit Award? Not that she needs awards, as she has an amazing career, and great music being released 🎉🎉❤️❤️

Well if the rest of this album is going to be as good as the first two singles….we are on for a fabulous time! So pleased us gays have taken Jessie into our bosom!