Jessy Lanza – All The Time (Vinyl)

All The Time, Jessy Lanza’s first album since 2016’sOh No,is the most pure set of pop songs that she and creative partner Jeremy Greenspan have recorded, reflective and finessed over time and distance. Innovative juxtapositions sound natural, like rigid 808s rubbing against delicate chords inAnyone Around, subtle footwork flutter giving a nervous energy toFace, unusual underwater rushes underpinningBaby Love. The songs also sound more live than ever before. Jessys voice is treated, re-pitched and edited on songs likeIce Creamyand gestural sounds seem to respond to her lyrics in songs such asLike Fire, which reward the listener on repeated plays. More than previous albums, the lyrics onAll The Timebecame an important focus for Jessy too, channelling the negativity of anger and frustration arising from some significant changes in her personal situation into the text. These lyrics sometimes process raw feelings, which aren’t obvious to begin with, but are soon felt, standing in stark contrast to the cushioned settings of the music.All The Timehas ended as a triumph and an abstracted diary of a sometimes difficult, but enduring friendship and creative relationship, and its their best work yet.

TRACKLIST

1. Anyone Around
2. Lick In Heaven
3. Face
4. Badly
5. Alexander
6. Ice Creamy
7. Like Fire
8. Baby Love
9. Over and Over
10. All The Time