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4 out of 5 stars

Jessie Ware, "Pearls" [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Universal Music Operations Limited; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]Soulful English pop artist Jessie Ware shines once again on “Pearls,” the second single from her fifth studio album, That! Feels Good!

Don’t let anybody – ANYBODY – tell you that disco is dead! Sure, there was that historical Disco Demolition Night in 1979 😬, but throughout the years, disco cues and elements have appeared in dance, pop, and R&B mediums. 🎙 Jessie Ware certainly promotes the genre on the energetic, utterly infectious  🎵 “Pearls”, the second single from her fifth studio album, 💿 That! Feels Good!. “Pearls” was written by Ware alongside 🎼 ✍ Clarence Coffee Jr., Sarah Hudson, and 🎛 Stuart Price who also produces.

Jessie Ware, That! Feels Good! [📷: Universal Music Operations Limited]Vocally, Ware serves up sensational vocals on “Pearls.” Always in good voice (she can sing), in this song in particular, she delivers an even fuller, more soulful brand of vocals.  All the while, the backdrop is giving a modern dance/disco sound FTW.  With Stuart Price producing, exceptional production is the expectation. Besides lit vocals and epic production work, the songwriting – the lyrics – are also a blast.  “Pearls” gets off to a fast start as Ware asserts, “Excuse me, I don’t know about you / But I think it’s time to / Shake it till the pearls fall.” Woo! It doesn’t stop with the pearls, which reappear in the chorus.  In the first verse, Jessie characterizes herself as lots of things – “a lover, a freak, and a mother” – adding, “Walking on the line, it’s my human nature / I crave a little danger.” Later, in the second verse, she is “A perfect Prima Donna.”  I concur, Jessie!


Final Thoughts 💭

Bitmoji ImageCan Jessie Ware do any wrong? Nope. Not at all! 🎵 “Pearls” is absolutely and utterly awesome.  Get your dancing shoes on ladies and gents because those pearls – well – they’re about to fall off! Sickening stuff!

4 out of 5 stars


🎙 Jessie Ware💿 That! Feels Good! 🏷 Universal Music Operations Limited • 🗓 4.28.23
[📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Universal Music Operations Limited; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]

 


the musical hype

the musical hype (Brent Faulkner) has earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music (music education, music theory/composition respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and freelance music blogger. Faulkner cites music and writing as two of the most important parts of his life. Notably, he's blessed with a great ear, possessing perfect pitch.