Ep 59: Jessie Ware - 'What's Your Pleasure?'

<p>Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>In episode fifty nine of Skip&#39;d, Rob &amp; Mike head onto the dancefloor with Jessie Ware&#39;s &#39;What&#39;s Your Pleasure&#39;. Released in 2020, the album marked a full embrace of disco and nu‑disco, wrapping shimmering strings, pulsing basslines and retro‑futurist production around Ware&#39;s cool, controlled vocal delivery. Rob &amp; Mike unpack how those choices shape the album&#39;s identity, dig into what has shaped its legacy and why critics fell for its escapist glamour.</p><p><br></p><p>From its glittering title track to its slow‑burning closers, What&#39;s Your Pleasure is an album built on groove, glamour and reinvention, and this episode explores if that makes it unskippable.</p><p><br></p><p>What&#39;s inside:</p><ul><li>A breakdown of the album&#39;s disco revival sound and the eras it pulls from.</li><li>A deep dive into key tracks and the emotional undercurrents beneath the glitter.</li><li>A look at how Ware&#39;s evolution as an artist shaped the album&#39;s reception.</li><li>Plus, multiple unexpected discussions about James Bond.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Stream Skip&#39;d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your audio fix. Got an album that surprised you, soothed you, or made you rethink an artist entirely? Send it our way. Rob &amp; Mike will dive deep and decide if it&#39;s truly unskippable.</p>