Judith Hill

Judith Hill has been praised by Rolling Stone for her “stellar powerhouse vocals.” Her music is rich in throwback soul, stunning piano balladry, and swaggering psychedelic funk. Having worked with Prince and Michael Jackson and been featured in the acclaimed documentary 20 Feet from Stardom, Hill’s set will both glue you to the back of your seat and have you dancing in the aisles.

Judith Hill’s antihero energy truly ignites on “Flame”, a song that evokes the raw vocal power of a young Aretha Franklin, stabbing every syllable of the declaration, “Give me chaos and give me pain, but you can never kill my flame.” Hill says this is the kind of power she could only access by moving through that mountain. While her newest album, set for release on April 19, often takes buoyant and playful turns, all the songs are deeply anchored in Hill’s current reality. As a 39-year-old career artist, she’s grateful for the people who made her, and deftly aware of the bumpy path she’s chosen and the force she’s becoming. If Hill’s previous album, Baby, I’m Hollywood, was the rowdy coming-of-age tale of a mixed-race child of bohemian California, Letters from a Black Widow is a formidable battle cry—an album-length soul/funk/gospel passion play that’s spectacularly written, arranged, and performed.

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