Album as a Book: 'Superbloom' by Jessie Ware

Jessie Ware's sixth album came out, and I had so many thoughts. So much so, that I wrote about what this album would look like as a book.

Hi friends,

​As I mentioned in last Tuesday’s newsletter, I wanted to spend time with Jessie Ware’s new album, Superbloom, which was released April 17th.

​To know me is to know I love Jessie Ware.

​I’ve been a fan since Devotion in 2012. And what has kept me as a fan throughout the years is her constant evolution. Her sound changes with each era, but intimacy, relationships, and her vocals remain central. Superbloom continues this tradition, and it might be her most complete statement yet.

In the press release for the album, Jessie said she wanted to move past the escapism of What’s Your Pleasure? and explore real relationships—the love she has and the fear of losing it. This album does just that. It closes a trilogy beginning with What’s Your Pleasure? and That! Feels Good! Those records were about discovering pleasure; this one is about integration, trading fantasy for presence, and embodying desire, love, and motherhood together without contradiction.

Listening to this album, I couldn't stop thinking about it as a story. So I opened it like a book and here’s what I found.

If this album were a novel…