ROUGH TRADE. MAGICRPM. Playlist : blog musique. PITCHFORK. Best New Reissues. Lists/Suggestions. Best New Albums. Best New Tracks. Let's put aside the irony of Jeremih releasing a song called "Impatient" and just appreciate the fact that Late Nights is finally here.
The album is as faithful to its 2012 namesake mixtape as anyone could hope for after three years, and "Impatient" is the glimmer in its bloodshot eye. London on da Track's beat is as sheer and flowy as anything on the original Late Nights, and it captures the same glowing mood, highlighting Jeremih's voice without distracting from it. "Impatient" is so quiet that you barely notice it creeping up on you. Jeremih's vocal performance is a master class in, well, patience. He starts off nearly muttering, before elongating his syllables at the start of the chorus and slipping into falsetto so quickly you'll feel his breath on the back of your neck before you hear the words.
And "Impatient" pulls a neat trick there, too: when that pivotal moment hits, everything else falls away just as the track should be surging forward. Albums. Écoute Première.