Jen Ash - Trouble

Trouble - Jen Ash.  (R&B)  The only trouble with Jen Ash’s Trouble is that you won’t be able to stop yourself from hitting replay. Jen’s voice is powerful, strong and has a certain husk to it that we think is giving early Pink. While there is certainly a flair of vocal processing tricks, it is thankfully not overdone as is the style these days. Rather, Trouble lets Jen’s natural vocal talent shine, leaving the effects for a few dashes of delicious ear candy. The track itself is pure R&B—maybe circa 2000s in sonic quality—with an extremely polished production and live instrumentation supplementation of keys and horns that feels very Alicia Keys. I’d put Jen in my playlist alongside Keyshia Cole, Alicia…oooo maybe some Blu Cantrell! Like most tracks we gravitate to in our reviews over here, it has a timeless feel—vocal stylings that put it in the present with an instrumentation not explicitly tied to modern trends. This song has longevity, specifically on our personal playlist. I look forward to exploring Jen’s catalogue, I suggest you do the same.