Jamila Woods

An effortlessly smooth addition to Woods' already ice-cool catalogue - on 'Water Made Us' she manages deals with some very real subjects without loosening her lock-tight grip on vivacious and infectious melodies.

Across the expanses of 'Water Made Us', Jamila embraces new genres, playful melodies, and hypnotizing wordplay, as she wades through the exhilarating tumult of love’s wreckage and refuge. 'Water Made Us' is a sprawling and intimate portrait of self-reflection, cleverly designed to echo the different stages of a relationship: the early days of easy compromising, flirtatiousness, and fun; the careful negotiation through moments of conflict or hurt; the grieving of something lost; and the tender realization at the end of it all that the person who is gone never really leaves, but stays with you as you find yourself ready to try again, refreshed and reassured.