Pretty good, but she needs to lose the rap collaborations...
Goapele's CD kind of reminded me of Jill Scott's first CD. Good jazzy and bluesy grooves that sound plain old good! Songs such as "Closer", "Too much the same" and "Things don't exist" are really standout tracks. There are a few other good ones as well. However, when it comes to tracks like #2, called "ease your mind". Which isn't actually all that bad, it just wastes her talent as a singer to sing on a rap track. Some people can get away with it, but her voice is too good to waste with rap. Don't get me wrong I like some Hip-Hop, but she should stick to doing it all by herself. Maybe the Hieroglyphics found her and decided that they had to be a part of the CD. I don't know, but she should definitely be alone on her next release. She has a very wide range with her voice and it sounds beautiful. She definitely has the makings of being an outstanding artist.