Heavn

LPA

1. Bubbles
2. VRY BLK (feat. Noname)
3. Popsicle (Interlude)
4. Lonely (feat. Lornie Chia)
5. HEAVN
6. Eve (Interlude)
7. In My Name
8. Assata’s Daughters (Interlude)
9. BLK Girl Soldier
10. LSD (feat. Chance The Rapper)

LPB

1. Still (Interlude)
2. Emerald Street (feat. Saba)
3. Lately
4. Always Loving (Interlude)
5. Breadcrumbs (feat. Nico Segal)
6. Stellar
7. Good Morning (Interlude)
8. Holy
9. Way Up
10. Holy (Reprise)

Chicago neo-soul singer Jamila Woods released her great debut Heavn last year, and now she’s inked a deal with Jagjaguwar, who give the album a physical release. The album, which was originally released for free on SoundCloud, assembles a troupe of Woods’ fellow Chicagoans, including Chance the Rapper, Noname, Saba, PeterCottontale, Kweku Collins and oddCouple. The healing neo-soul of Lonely Lonely and Emerald St., jagged hip-hop of blk girl soldier, and folk rock vibes of Stellar get even more far-flung, but coalesce into a beautifully melded body of work. It’s a cohesive, ambitious offering that manages to capture the ambivalence in the love and pride she has for her plagued city and the people that are trying desperately to heal it.