Playing through the scenes of a fading love, Jessie Reyez is asking the hard questions about devastation, anger, and powerful resurgence on her fourth studio album, A Little Vengeance. Working in conjunction with Ty Dolla $ign, Muni Long, D Smoke, and more, the record leads listeners through the push-and-pull of lost love.

Gut wrenching ballads “iBREAK” and “WHEN YOU HOLD HER” dig into Reyez’s vulnerability, leaving listeners privy to the tumultuous nature of splitting heartbreak: “Want to see me fall in more? Want to see me on the floor begging for what you can’t provide? But men like you lie ‘til they die.” 

Three interludes move the album forward with a combination of comical, heartfelt, and confessional anecdotes. With a tip for the wronged girls and boys, “MADAME JOYCE’S INTERLUDE” features a conversation with Reyez where she confesses to what Joyce insists is both an art and strategy. “I got his phone and I went through his contacts – every girl who I was like, suspect of – and I opened up the contact information, and I switched their number by one digit.”

The singer’s fearless grit continues on “DUSTY” as acoustic guitar rubs against a trap beat and Reyez airs out her partner’s dirty laundry – her pride quickly shifting from daring to bittersweet. The raw lyricism of “N.Y.F.F.” feels like watching a slow motion car-crash and getting stuck in its devastating fallout. Reyez dissects the collateral from parting ways with a loved one, acknowledging where separation truly leaves her – alone again. 

On “F*CK YOU JESSIE,” Reyez ready’s the dancefloor to make way for a summertime groove, singing, “Save some of that love you got for yourself.” With a catchy hook and jangly electric guitar, the singer (and her therapist) reassure us that greater love comes from within.