Solange - When I Get Home

When I Get Home is an expansive, intuitive, and heady statement from singer, songwriter, producer, and actress Solange Knowles. Her records have always appealed to a more sophisticated pop listener, 2008’s Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams was a love letter to Motown girl groups, and 2012’s True was refreshed 80’s pop plus Williamsburg PBR&B. A Seat At The Table was neatly textured, intensely personal, and her first #1 album - if you haven’t heard it, you’ve made a huge mistake. When I Get Home continues her journey into herself, constructed with intuitive grooves and lyrics repeated like mantras. It makes sense that this LP was inspired by Alice Coltrane, Steve Reich, and Sun Ra. Grounded in crisp jazz, When I Get Home also integrates elements of hip hop, electronic pop, and drum & bass, reflecting the eclecticism of the places it was recorded - New Orleans, Houston, Topanga Canyon and Jamaica.