インディR&Bの先駆けとも言える、シャーデー的なヴァイブも麗しかったデビュー作が高評価を得たロンドン出身のSSW・ジェシー・ウェア、待望の2ndアルバム。ゼイン・ロウが世界の最もホットな曲として紹介した先行シングル“Tough Love"を始め、ジェシーのヴォーカルが前面に押し出された1枚。エド・シーランやミゲル等豪華ゲストも参加。
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タワーレコード （2014/10/06）

デビュー・アルバムで高い評価を得たイギリス期待の女性シンガー・ソングライター、Jessie Wareの約2年振りのセカンド・アルバムが登場!Ed Sheeran、Miguel等のゲストも参加です!

■Jessica Ware: 1984年10月15日生まれ、ロンドン出身のシンガー・ソングライター。2012年8月にオルタナティヴ・ロック・バンド=The InvisibleのフロントマンのDave Okumu、Julio Bashmore、Kid Harpoon共に制作した.デビュー・アルバム(”Devotion”)は全英チャート5位を記録。同年のMercury Prizeの最優秀アルバム賞、翌年のBrit Awardsの最優秀ソロ女性アーティスト、新人賞にノミネートされるなど高い評価を得た。
■本作: 2年2カ月振りにリリースされるセカンド・アルバム。
■ゲスト陣: Miguel(2013年にグラミー賞を獲得したR&Bシンガー)、Mikky Ekko (Rihannaの'Stay‘にフィーチャー)、Dave Okumu (The Invisibleのフロントマン)、Ed Sheeran(共作、イギリスの人気シンガー・ソングライター)、Aryn Wuthrich(ステージ名はRyn Weaver、Interscopeの期待の新人)、Sam Dew。

発売・販売元 提供資料 （2014/09/08）

Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[F]or all its vulnerability, TOUGH LOVE is tenacious, too, brimming with R&B grooves and a whole lot of soul. There are plenty of showcases for Ware's acrobatic vocals..." Paste (magazine) - "[I]t's full of consistently subtle pop music that favors groove over rave. With their atmospheric swagger, both 'Sweetest Song' and 'Desire' sound like they could have been lifted right from Ware's debut." Clash (Magazine) - "[S]he imparts yearning with such controlled restraint and lightness of touch it's sublime. To top it all, latest single `Say You Love Me' is simply stunning."

Rovi

None of the singles from Devotion, Jessie Ware's debut, cracked the U.K. Top 40, but the album peaked at number five and was nominated for the 2012 Mercury Prize. Nominations for several MOBO and BRIT awards further substantiated the singer and songwriter's breakout status. By the time follow-up Tough Love was released in 2014, the album had already placed two singles in the Top 40. Both were produced by BenZel, the teenaged duo of Umi Takahashi and Yoko Watanabe. Lead single "Tough Love" wasn't far from the singer and songwriter's previous ballads, sumptuous with some aching falsetto lines, as well as drum sounds filched from "Little Red Corvette" as effectively as anything produced by the-Dream and Los da Mystro. "Say You Love Me," the second one, was her biggest hit at that point, written with Ed Sheeran. The album has the same high level of sophistication as Devotion. Somewhat surprisingly, Dave Okumu, who played a major role in Devotion, has a hand in only two songs, both of which function as high-quality album tracks that are more about mood than anything else. "Sweetest Song," delicate like meringue with sighing synthesizers and light guitar prickles, pleases much more than the other. There are three additional BenZel collaborations. Surprisingly, the one not written with Miguel, "Champagne Kisses," is the best of the bunch. Ware continues to express a multitude of emotions with superb elegance. ~ Andy Kellman

Rovi