Oakland, California singer/songwriter Jane Handcock releasing a sophomore effort after teasing it with a couple of singles. A member of MacArthur Maze, she launched herself at first of 2016 off her debut EP Truth Be Told adopted by Where’s Jane? in addition to Where’s Jane 1.5 & Summer Type Flow. Making her manner onto the radar of WWE Hall of Famer Snoop Dogg by Fa Real, she joined Death Row Records for her debut album W.o.W. (World of Women) & is returning virtually 2 years since Blvck Saturday with It’s Not Me, It’s You.
After the intro, the primary track “Use Me” opens with a growth bap/neo soul crossover really feel like she has a real reference to this man as an alternative of gold digging whereas “Sorry” swaps out the growth bap components to throw a touch of rock within the image apologizing for saying shit she didn’t imply. “Same Ol’ Love” colorfully sings about needing her lover from starting to finish whereas “You” that includes BJ the Chicago Kid will get collectively for a jazzy & soulful duet glad to be surrounding one another.
“For the Views” goes for a tenser course by way of sound singing about seeing fact & lies simply earlier than the funky “Stare at Me” that includes Anderson .Paak finds the pair taking it uptown & operating it again downtown. “Stingy” produced by Soopafly easily asks for her lover to save lots of all his love for her wanting him all to herself main into “Can’t Let Go” after an interlude slickly add singing about being unable to get this man off her thoughts.
As for “Niraj”, we’ve Jane over some guitars suggesting that this heartbreaker she is aware of plausibly needing love whereas “Smile” serves as a 90 second ode to happiness. “Good ta Me” places her versatility on the forefront rapping & singing about her wishes to offer this man every thing he desires, however then “That’s All I Need” talks about solely requiring love over a guitar & finger snaps. “Blowing Wind Around” closes the LP by favoring of rising in love quite than falling in it.
Jane makes use of It’s Not Me, It’s You as a chance to have a look at herself in all attributes to get the great, unhealthy & ugly elements of her story on the market along with strengthening Tha Row’s revived R&B division. Unlike the latest October London album October Nights basing itself round soul & up to date R&B or Charlie Bereal’s debut for the label Walk with the Father throwing it again to the times of 70s clean soul, MacArthur Maze’s largest member diversifies from them shifting in the direction of neo-soul principally.
Score: 8/10