SWV are the last New Jill Swingers standing

Beyoncé, Usher and Frank Ocean all owe a debt to the Right Here trioSWV have pulled off the impossible with their first new material since 1998. Their new album I Missed Us doesn't attempt to put a RedOne-sized donk on their old sound (NKOTB), nor are we faced with an embarrassing volte-face in their style (that's you, East 17). The slinky Mary J Blige-like Co-Sign and the sparse 80s funk of Show Off sit perfectly with the old-school balladry of Keep You Home and certified belter Best Years. L...

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