That Aint No Man That's The Devil＜限定盤/Red Clear Vinyl＞

A singer and songwriter whose childhood consumption of such wide-ranging genres as pop, hip-hop, trap, and country all show up in her multifarious songs, Jessie Murph earned enough buzz with her social-media presence to win a contract with Columbia for her earliest studio material. Following an EP, an LP dubbed a mixtape, and a smattering of Hot 100 appearances, she makes her official full-length debut with the anguished That Aint No Man Thats the Devil. It finds her laying off of some of the mixtapes electronics and embracing rootsier country and blues without dispensing with rap and an overarching pop. Notwithstanding the stylistic amalgam, its emotional honesty and heart-rending lyrics and singing performances provide a through line. Highlights include the defiant and soulful "I Hope It Hurts," which features a string arrangement, the minimalist "I Could Go Bad," and minor hit "Dirty" with Teddy Swims, one of a handful of duets on board. Further collaborations include one with Nashville rapper Jelly Roll (the Top 40-charting "Wild Ones") and "Someone in This Room" with country singer Bailey Zimmerman; the album also features Murphs biggest hit to this point, the Hot 100 Top 30 entry "High Road" with Koe Wetzel, despite it already having appeared on Wetzels album 9 Lives. That Aint No Man Thats the Devils eclectic properties were embraced by fans new and old, who helped it to a Top 30 placement on the Billboard 200. ~ Marcy Donelson

A singer and songwriter whose childhood consumption of such wide-ranging genres as pop, hip-hop, trap, and country all show up in her multifarious songs, Jessie Murph earned enough buzz with her social-media presence to win a contract with Columbia for her earliest studio material. Following an EP, an LP dubbed a mixtape, and a smattering of Hot 100 appearances, she makes her official full-length debut with the anguished That Aint No Man Thats the Devil. It finds her laying off of some of the mixtapes electronics and embracing rootsier country and blues without dispensing with rap and an overarching pop. If that selection sounds somewhat incompatible, it sometimes is and sometimes isnt on the uneven That Aint No Man Thats the Devil, which is nevertheless flush with emotional honesty and heart-rending lyrics and singing performances. The latter are also uneven on occasion, but solid highlights include the defiant and soulful "I Hope It Hurts," which features a string arrangement, the minimalist "I Could Go Bad," and minor hit "Dirty" with Teddy Swims, one of a handful of duets on board. Further collaborations include one with Nashville rapper Jelly Roll (the Top 40-charting "Wild Ones") and "Someone in This Room" with country singer Bailey Zimmerman; the album also includes Murphs biggest hit to this point, the Hot 100 Top 30 entry "High Road" with Koe Wetzel, despite it already having appeared on Wetzels album 9 Lives. That Aint No Man Thats the Devils eclectic properties were embraced by fans new and old, who helped it to a Top 30 placement on the Billboard 200. ~ Marcy Donelson