Since her turn on Kelly Rowland’s BET reality series Chasing Destiny in 2016, soulful Chicago singer-songwriter Johari Noelle has been bowling over fans and critics alike—Reader contributor James Porter has praised the “slow, simmering grooves” of her 2019 debut EP, Things You Can’t Say Out Loud. For her new single, “Time” (which dropped last week), composer and coproducer Jeoffrey Arrington helped coordinate a slew of crackerjack players who overdubbed their parts remotely: contributors include bassist Herf Yamaya, drummer Mark Poiesz, guitarist Jackson Shepard, pianist Matt Jones, and violinist Arianne Urban. Arrington’s sweeping, spiritual arrangement perfectly mirrors Noelle’s lyrics about isolation, stillness, and the power of love.
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