‘Naked’ channelled vulnerability, sensuality, and soul through Jessica Lollato’s ethereal RnB lens

Jessica Lollato stripped back all pretences in her latest Y2K RnB pop single, Naked. Sensuous doesn’t come close to describing the way the caressingly ethereal instrumentals find a mellifluous rhythm beneath her harmonies, which effortlessly resonate as a gravitational pull through the production. As the Sydney-based singer-songwriter locks into the soul’s need to see someone as they truly are, the vulnerability breaks through the artifices the world is always hiding behind. With a tempo that tantalises and a vocal presence that drips divinity into contemporary RnB, Naked hits with purpose. It’s not performative, it’s a bare-skinned embrace of intimacy and emotional exposure, wrapped in production that gently shimmers without ever trying too hard to seduce. There’s a graceful strength to Lollato’s delivery, one that lets the depth of the lyricism linger long after the track’s final sigh. Raised on the early 2000s soundtracks of Brandy, Ashanti, and Destiny’s Child, Lollato modernises the emotional core of the 00s RnB era with a sincerity that never strays into sentimentality. Her smooth vocal tonality translates into a hypnotic love language, speaking directly to listeners who still crave RnB with something real running through its veins. With Naked, Lollato doesn’t hold back, and it’s […] The post ‘Naked’ channelled vulnerability, sensuality, and soul through Jessica Lollato’s ethereal RnB lens appeared first on A&R Factory.

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Jessica Lollato stripped back all pretences in her latest Y2K RnB pop single, Naked. Sensuous doesn’t come close to describing the way the caressingly ethereal instrumentals find a mellifluous rhythm beneath her harmonies, which effortlessly resonate as a gravitational pull through the production. As the Sydney-based singer-songwriter locks into the soul’s need to see someone as they truly are, the vulnerability breaks through the artifices the world is always hiding behind. With a tempo that tantalises and a vocal presence that drips divinity into contemporary RnB, Naked hits with purpose. It’s not performative, it’s a bare-skinned embrace of intimacy and emotional exposure, wrapped in production that gently shimmers without ever trying too hard to seduce. There’s a graceful strength to Lollato’s delivery, one that lets the depth of the lyricism linger long after the track’s final sigh. Raised on the early 2000s soundtracks of Brandy, Ashanti, and Destiny’s Child, Lollato modernises the emotional core of the 00s RnB era with a sincerity that never strays into sentimentality. Her smooth vocal tonality translates into a hypnotic love language, speaking directly to listeners who still crave RnB with something real running through its veins. With Naked, Lollato doesn’t hold back, and it’s […]

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