sharocks the blogspot: music hall of williamsburg

in the past week, i've been able to savor two artists with distinct voices in a crowded landscape of music.

Contralto (noun): the lowest female singing voice. Amongst the belters, Jasmine Rose Wilson, better known as Baby Rose, has been slowly rising in the ranks of R&B songstresses with her lower range. Her somewhat rare register has garnered the vocalist a Grammy nomination for her contributios to J. Cole’s “Self-Love” and co-signs from peers SZA and Kehlani. Having opened for Snoh Aalegra and Ari Lennox, the singer toured with material from her 2019 debut To Myself. This April she launched her sophomore effort Through and Through, which continues the throwback feels that she generated in her first release. Joined by fellow soul singer Q, the rising R&B artists embarked on their Through the Soul tour to support their recent releases. Baby Rose filled a sold-out Music Hall of Williamsburg with soul and all the feels Thursday night (June 22).

here's a little vid from my favorite part of the show.

flip to last night (june 28), where my pandemic find, november ultra played bowery ballroom. i was gutted when i snoozed on her mercury show last fall, but rectified that. ethereal. that's the first thing that comes to mind when i hear her voice, and during the pandemic it sounded like solace in a dark world. apparently, she blew up on tik tok (which i am not subscriber), rather i stumbled upon her on IG. dare i say she's still an under the radar find. she's got an easy stage demeanor that rivals adele's open and story-laden delivery. her voice enraptures in multiple languages that transcend comprehension.

it's a breathe of fresh air to hear these voices amongst the current era. baby rose and november ultra harken back to bygone artists.