Aside from Clyde Carson's Theatre Music (Oakland's Detox), the album I have been most anticipating is Jennifer Johns' sophomore effort, Painting on Wax. While her first album was melancholic and bass heavy, PoW is sounding worldly, upbeat and FRESH! Below is a stream of a diverse Bay Area posse cut from the new album. Peep her myspace for a few more tracks. Please bless us with that newness Jenn! We'll be waiting. . .Below is an excerpt from her myspace for yall who haven't done your J Johns homework.
Vacillating between Hip-Hop, Soul, Electronica, Reggae, World and every kind of rhythm in between, sultry voiced Jennifer Johns crafts stirring tunes that are both heart-rending and head-bobbing. The Oakland, California music powerhouse proved herself as a potent interpreter of taboo desires with a passion for creating “Electric Hip-Soul,” on her critically-hailed debut, heavyelectromagneticsoularpoeticjunglehop, showing up & coming singers/songwriters/lyricists/producers how it’s done.
An exceptionally graceful artist, Johns got her start by hitting high notes in the church and school choirs, but it was her experience performing with the multi-culti Oakland Youth Chorus, where she received her comprehensive training. “I started with OYC from age 14 to 19 and we did some truly amazing stuff. We played with Roberta Flack Peabo Bryson, Melissa Manchester, Nancy Wilson to name a few. I also performed in their professional acapella ensemble, where we sang in a million different languages. The Bay Area is so rich in culture; it’s also the birthplace of so many (r)evolutionary and arts movements. That diversity is reflected in my music. Being from such a places forces you to make good music, not genre-specific music.”
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