{"id":41168,"date":"2026-02-13T18:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/?p=41168"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:00:15","slug":"fridays-music-mit-jill-scott-to-whom-this-may-concern-momoko-gill-momoko-selah-sue-the-gallands-another-way-baby-rose-leon-thomas-friends-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/2026\/02\/13\/fridays-music-mit-jill-scott-to-whom-this-may-concern-momoko-gill-momoko-selah-sue-the-gallands-another-way-baby-rose-leon-thomas-friends-again\/","title":{"rendered":"FRIDAY&#8217;S MUSIC mit JILL SCOTT &#8222;To Whom This May Concern&#8220; &#8211; MOMOKO GILL &#8222;Momoko&#8220; &#8211; SELAH SUE &amp; THE GALLANDS &#8222;Another Way&#8220; &#8211; BABY ROSE &amp; LEON THOMAS &#8222;Friends Again&#8220;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"637\" data-id=\"41169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Selah-Sue-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Selah-Sue-2.png 637w, https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Selah-Sue-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Selah-Sue-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"637\" data-id=\"41170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Baby-Rose-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Baby-Rose-1.png 640w, https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Baby-Rose-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Baby-Rose-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"41171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Momoko-Gill-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Momoko-Gill-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Momoko-Gill-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Momoko-Gill-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"642\" data-id=\"41172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jill-Scott-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jill-Scott-2.png 637w, https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jill-Scott-2-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/www.sonicsoulreviews.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jill-Scott-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Between carnival season and conference time. And various other displeasures.<br \/>&#8222;To Whom It May Concern&#8220; demands your attention. Not only because, after years of <strong>JILL SCOTT<\/strong> abstinence, there\u2019s finally a full new album sitting on the shelf again, but also because the very first bars clear the air. \u201cDope Shit\u201d\u2014nothing more, nothing less. Ms. Scott is still firmly in command. R&amp;B \u2013 Hip-hop \u2013 Funk \u2013 Soul. Add a few casually scattered dance beats or a brilliant retro blues\u2011jazz excursion. Old school schooling, new class.<br \/>\u2014 Different topic, no less impressive.<br \/><strong>MOMOKO GILL<\/strong> plays drums, writes and produces her own songs, and sings on top of it all. Recently with Matthew Herbert, or together with Alabaster DePlume or Tirzah. Sounds off the center line. As a current snapshot of Momoko\u2019s ongoing musical investigations, we take her newly released debut under her own name. Something with jazz, but always crafted entirely in her own way. Don\u2019t miss it.<br \/>\u2014 Continuing with women and their own compass.<br \/>We know <strong>SELAH SUE<\/strong> from Belgium through various soul\u2011pop fusions that have certainly left an impression. Her current project goes far beyond that, because the father\u2011son duo <strong>THE GALLANDS<\/strong> play with jazz and funk, electronics and acoustics, beats and grooves\u2014and now also with, and for, Selah Sue. \u201cAnother Way\u201d is an excellent entry point into the trio\u2019s program. Album coming soon.<br \/>\u2014 If we\u2019re going conventional soul, then with <strong>BABY ROSE<\/strong>.<br \/>Together with <strong>LEON THOMAS<\/strong> (freshly Grammy\u2011decorated for \u201cMutt,\u201d also with support from Baby Rose\u2026), she gives us the slow\u2011burner we especially need on cold nights. Pouring oil onto the \u201cFriends Again\u201d soul\u2011fire are, among others, Messrs. Brenneck, Guy, and Michels from the Daptone label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zwischen Fastnacht und Konferenz. Und sonstigem Missvergn\u00fcgen. &#8222;To Whom It May Concern&#8220; verlangt eure Aufmerksamkeit. Nicht nur, weil nach jahrelanger <strong>JILL SCOTT<\/strong> Abstinenz jetzt wieder ein komplettes Album im Regal steht, sondern eben auch, weil schon die ersten Takte die Luft kl\u00e4ren. &#8222;Dope Shit&#8220; &#8211; nicht mehr, nicht weniger, die Frau Scott hat immer noch das Sagen. RnB &#8211; HipHop &#8211; Funk &#8211; Soul. Dazu ein paar locker gestreute Dance-Beatz oder ein fulminante Retro-Blues-Jazz Ausflug. Alte Schule Schule, neue Klasse. &#8211; Anderes Thema, nicht minder beeindruckend. <strong>MOMOKO GILL<\/strong> spielt Schlagzeug, schreibt und produziert ihre eigenen Songs, und singt dazu. Zuletzt mit Matthew Herbert zusammen, oder auch gemeinsam mit Alabater DePlume oder Tirzah. Sounds au\u00dferhalb der Stra\u00dfenmitte. Als aktuelle Momentaufnahme zum Stand der Musik-Ermittlungen der Momoko nehmen wir ihr gerade ver\u00f6ffentlichtes Debut unter eigenem Namen zur Hand. Irgendwas mit Jazz, aber immer gem\u00e4\u00df ihrer ganz eigenen Machart. Nicht verpassen! &#8211; Weiter im Text mit Frauen, und ihrem eigenen Kompass. <strong>SELAH SUE<\/strong> aus Belgien kennen wir aus diversen Soul-Pop-Fusionen, die durchaus Eindruck hinterlassen konnten. Ihr aktuelles Projekt geht weit dar\u00fcber hinaus, denn das Vater-Sohn-Duo <strong>THE GALLANDS<\/strong> spielt mit Jazz und Funk, Elektronik und Akustik, Beatz und Grooves &#8211; und jetzt auch mit, und f\u00fcr Selah Sue. &#8222;Another Way&#8220; ist ein vorz\u00fcglicher Einstieg in das Programm des Trios. Album folgt alsbald.  &#8211; Wenn schon konventionell mit Soul, dann mit <strong>BABY ROSE<\/strong>. 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