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June 12th, 2018 2:41am

The Thought Of You


Jorja Smith “Lost & Found”

Jorja Smith sings with poise and precision, and her songs are mostly laid back and tranquil. But that’s all on the surface – the songs themselves are about subtle turmoil and nuanced emotional dilemmas. “Lost & Found,” her loveliest and most accomplished song, is about an infatuation that’s become an entanglement, but not quite a relationship. Smith sounds like she’s processing it all in real time, with changes in her melody and vocal cadence reflecting different stages of delusion, denial, and acceptance. The chill vibe of the song is not necessarily at odds with the neuroses of the lyrics – I think part of the point is that she’s holding herself together well, and coming to a mature realization. It’s a low-key feeling, more bittersweet than emotionally devastating.

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