JAMILA WOODS HEAVN
CATALOG #: JAG312 ABOUT THE ALBUM RELEASE DATE : OCTOBER 6, 2017 Jamila Woods’s cultural lineage – from her love of Lucille Clifton’s poetry to letters from her FORMAT: CD/LP/DIGITAL grandmother and the late ‘80s post-punk of The Cure – helped structure the progressive, delicate and minimalist soul of HEAVN, her debut solo album. HEAVN was originally released in the summer of CD BOX LOT: 30 2016 on Closed Sessions and is now set for a re-release by Jagjaguwar and Closed Sessions in October LP BOX LOT: 20 2017.
GENRE: R&B/SOUL “It’s like a collage process,” she says. “It’s very enjoyable to me to take something I love and mold it KEY MARKETS: CHICAGO, NEW YORK, LOS into something new.” A frequent guest vocalist in the hip-hop, jazz and soul world, Jamila ANGELES, AUSTIN has emerged as a once-in-a-generation voice on her soul-stirring debut.
TERRITORY RESTRICTIONS: EXCLUSIVE TO Born and raised on the Southside of Chicago, Woods grew up in a family of music lovers. She is an HOSTESS IN JAPAN artist of substance creating music crafted with a sturdy foundation of her passions and influences. VINYL NOT RETURNABLE You’ll find the bits and pieces of her past and present that make Jamila: family, the city of Chicago, self-care, and the black women she calls friends. True and pure in its construction and execution, her music is the best representation of Jamila herself: strong in her roots, confident in her ideas, and attuned to the people, places and things shaping her world.
SIDE A: SIDE B: 1. Bubbles 12. Emerald Street (feat. Saba) CD UPC: 656605231228 2. VRY BLK (feat. Noname) 13. Lately 3. Popsicle (Interlude) 14. Always Loving (Interlude) 4. Lonely Lonely (feat. Lornie Chia) 15. Breadcrumbs (feat. Nico Segal) 6 56605 23122 8 5. HEAVN 16. Stellar 6. Eve (Interlude) 17. Good Morning (Interlude) LP UPC: 656605231211 7. In My Name 18. Holy 8. Assata’s Daughters (Interlude) 19. Way Up 9. BLK Girl Soldier 20. Holy (Reprise) 6 56605 23121 1 10. LSD (feat. Chance The Rapper) 11. Still (Interlude) COLORED LP UPC: 656605231235
6 56605 23123 5 SELLING POINTS DIGITAL UPC: 656605231266 - Originally released for free via Soundcloud, HEAVN was rated a top album of 2016 by Pitchfork, Stereogum, Rolling Stone, NPR, and Chicago Tribune (#1) - HEAVN features guest performances from Chance The Rapper, Nico Segal, Noname, Saba, and Lornie Chia 6 56605 23126 6 - Worldwide touring in 2017. Appearances announced for Pitchfork Music Festival, NYC Panorama Festival, and Austin City Limits Festival - Jamila has been a featured vocalist on tracks by Chance The Rapper, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Kweku Collins
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