In May, Jorja Smith reunited with Nigerian-British producer P2J for “What’s Done Is Done,” and now she’s announcing a new album. What Are The Odds arrives this summer, and we get another preview today with “Alive” featuring Wizkid.
“Making this with P2J and WizKid felt really easy,” Smith told Billboard. “We wrote and recorded it together in London. I think we captured that feeling when you’re at the beginning of something with someone and everything feels exciting. I’ve always loved WizKid’s music and the way he’s opened so many doors for Afrobeats around the world, so it feels really special and a big honor to have a song with him.”
What Are The Odds is produced by P2J, who did her 2023 LP Falling Or Flying. Here’s what Smith told Billboard about the new record:
This album came together really naturally. There was never a big plan; it was just me making music that felt right in the moment. Working with P2J, we started experimenting with different sounds, pulling from U.K. garage, grime and house (funky house, Afro house) and it all grew from there.
The music feels uplifting, but the lyrics can be a bit sad at times. They’re about growing up, love, loss, friendships and figuring things out as I go. I trusted my instincts with this one, and I think you can hear that throughout the record.
Watch the Gabriel Trautmann-directed music video for “Alive” below.
TRACKLIST:
01 “For Life”
02 “What Are The Odds”
03 “What’s Done Is Done”
04 “This City” (Feat. Devlin)
05 “Pretend”
06 “The Way It Was”
07 “I Lied, You Lied”
08 “Dancing”
09 “Alive” (Feat. Wizkid)
10 “Young Heart”
11 “Make It Your Home”
12 “When It Gets Like That”
What Are The Odds is out 8/21 via FAMM. Pre-order it here.
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