Jaime (album)
Jaime is the debut solo studio album from Brittany Howard, released on September 20, 2019, via ATO Records.[7] It has received acclaim from critics[8] and has been nominated for several awards; it was a moderate sales success, appearing on several charts. The album is a mix of several musical styles that reflects intimate events and perspectives in Howard's life, which she supported with her first solo tour.
Jaime
Musical style[edit]
Jaime has an eclectic style that features elements of synth-rock, blues rock, neo soul, experimental music, psychedelia, soul, gospel, funk, hip hop, contemporary R&B, electronic music, retro-soul, jazz fusion, spoken word, avant-jazz, new age, trap, noise rock, funkadelia, alternative country, power pop, and doo-wop.[1][2][3][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
According to Ann Powers of Slate, the music is a departure from the revivalist rock of Alabama Shakes, instead exploring a cross between jazz, funk, and soul.[25] Writing for Uproxx, Steven Hyden says Howard abandons typical rock-band dynamics in favor of "darker, weirder, groovier, and more psychedelic" sounds, making it difficult to categorize the album simply as rock, R&B, or jazz.[26] On the other hand, Consequence of Sound explicitly classifies Jaime as a synth-rock album.[1] Pitchfork's Sheldon Pearce also observes synth-rock, although in rapid form among other elements, such as experimental psychedelic funk, old school hip hop breakbeats, and tight jazz sounds reminiscent of D'Angelo's 2014 album Black Messiah;[19] his colleague Jillian Mapes also compares the work to D'Angelo as well as Prince and The Roots.[12]
"13th Century Metal" is an avant-jazz and spoken word song that dives into "brilliant" noise rock later on.[17][27]
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
Jaime (Reimagined)
July 23, 2021
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- 9th Wonder
- Emmanuel Franklyn Adelabu
- Badbadnotgood
- Bon Iver
- Little Dragon
- James Francies
- Fred again..
- Jeff Gitelman
- Donald Glover
- Dann Hume
- Jungle
- Joy Anonymous
- Michael Kiwanuka
- Laura Mvula
- Jeremy Most
- Christo Runo
- Tane Runo
- St. Francis Hotel
