Comfort Woman

Slower and more interior than Bitter, this one settles into a mood and stays there — the bass playing is minimal and deliberate, the production sparse enough that silence becomes a compositional element. 'Tamtamtam' opens the record with this hypnotic pulse that makes you recalibrate your expectations for what the next 45 minutes is going to be. Released in a moment when neo-soul was moving toward polish and radio-friendliness and Meshell was moving in the exact opposite direction.

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