Music

Jill Scott

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NPR·review·Sheldon Pearce
Jill Scott and Brent Faiyaz serve R&B fans in opposite ways : NPR

Jill Scott returns after a decade with affirming neo-soul; Brent Faiyaz chases reinvention. Two albums, two philosophies on where R&B should go.

Score: 76Read at npr.org
Pitchfork·review·Marcus J. Moore
Jill Scott: To Whom This May Concern Album Review | Pitchfork

Jill Scott returns after 10 years with soulful, unapologetic R&B rooted in Black joy and nostalgia. A confident comeback that doesn't chase trends.

Score: 76Read at pitchfork.com
Pitchfork·essay·Anupa Mistry
Jill Scott: Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 Album Review | Pitchfork

Jill Scott's 2000 debut brought sex and love to ordinary Black women, pushing back against an era obsessed with celebrity bodies and performative desire.

Score: 76Read at pitchfork.com
ELLE·interview
Jill Scott on Family, Healing, and Making Her First Album in Over a Decade

Jill Scott's first album in 10 years was built on grief, healing, and serendipitous collabs — including bumping into DJ Premier in Japan.

Score: 72Read at elle.com
Shatter the Standards·review·Kendra Oluwaseyi
Album Review: To Whom This May Concern by Jill Scott

Jill Scott's decade-long return mixes satire, spirituality, and self-authorization into mostly earned R&B — ambitious and occasionally overlong, but anchored in real conviction.

Score: 72Read at shatterthestandards.com
SPIN·interview
Jill Scott, Unbothered and Unleashed - SPIN

Jill Scott's first album in a decade is her boldest yet — therapy-fueled, sonically fearless, and gloriously unbothered by expectation.

Score: 72Read at spin.com
The Guardian·interview·Dave Simpson
R&B star Jill Scott: ‘I like mystery – I love Sade but I don’t know what she had for breakfast’ | Culture | The Guardian

Neo-soul icon Jill Scott opens up about go-go bars, long walks, and staying sexually honest — warm, funny, and refreshingly unfiltered.

Score: 68Read at theguardian.com