The first five seconds of Jill Scott's first single in four years, 'So in Love,' is without question, healing. The song's intro with its teasing cymbal, then drum, and finally Anthony Hamilton's voice will transport even jaded Age-of-YouTube listeners to a time when love was love, and music could save us.
The single's record art boldly captures Scott and Hamilton in an illustration reminiscent of a 70's-era album cover that might have aired in promo across a new color TV set during an episode of 'Soul Train.' It's a striking presentation and a piece of nostalgic 'Black love' iconography in an era saturated with imagery of surgically inflated butts, and nude celebrity twit-pics.
Scott clearly embraces the now often stigmatic genre and proves there is an aesthetic power in the headwraps, earthy 'boho' colors and beautiful brown skin.
*I'm so excited about this album. Can't wait!*
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