American singer-songwriter Brittany Fousheé’s music is often unpredictable. An in-demand collaborator, her soft-toned R&B vocals feature on singer Steve Lacy’s 2022 track Sunshine from the Grammy-winning album Gemini Rights, while her solo work spans the intimate, whispered R&B of 2021 EP Time Machine and 2022’s explosive debut album, Softcore, which harnessed rageful punk and screamo metal.
Fousheé’s follow-up, Pointy Heights, is another step in a new direction. Named after the plot of land her grandfather owns in Jamaica, several of the record’s 10 tracks feature the Caribbean island’s distinctive swing. War channels Althea & Donna’s 1978 hit Uptown Top Ranking in its joyously jaunty piano line, while opener Birds, Bees features an earworming reggae groove.
