Jamal J. Shares Expansive New Album ‘My Armada & the Bitter Waters of Marah’
Jamal J. has shared a new album, My Armada & the Bitter Waters of Marah. Following this year’s Babilu (Redition), the album continues to showcase his knack for mind-expanding lyrics and vivid, cinematic soundscapes that stick with you long after the music stops. The record is ambitious, immersive, and unapologetically poetic.
My Armada & the Bitter Waters of Marah simultaneously brings rawness and polish, introspection and energy, atmosphere and clarity. Jamal J. moves through these moods with a calm confidence, giving each track its own space while maintaining a cohesive atmosphere, while filling each track with dense, powerful imagery. It’s cinematic, it’s immersive, and above all, it’s unmistakably his.
“Onomatopoeia” brings together rising, silvery strings with infectious bass-lines, to create a smooth backdrop for the track’s focused, poignant lines. The warm, enticing horns and mercurial guitars of “Pig Latin” conjure a layered feel, while Jamal J. and Raheim Supreme trade poetic verses with confident yet laid-back flows. “Weigh Me Down,” featuring Sol Chyld, feels both expansive and rooted, with a mystical feel that provokes thought throughout.
With My Armada & the Bitter Waters of Marah, Jamal J. continues to carve out a lane entirely his own. It’s a focused, richly textured release that rewards close listening and reaffirms his place as an artist unafraid to push his sound forward.
Listen to My Armada & the Bitter Waters of Marah here now:
