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Through the Wall

Gio Santiago

created: Oct. 2, 2025, 4:02 a.m. | updated: Nov. 10, 2025, 10:47 a.m.

On Through the Wall, Rochelle Jordan is a diva of the after‑hours, with control like Janet and poise like Diana Ross. Through the Wall doubles down on a sound Jordan already dominates—house music with pop polish and R&B steering—while making the case that polish can also be a kind of risk. It’s less about futurist shock than present clarity: controlled tempos, velvet hooks, and a vocal style that prefers precision to pyrotechnics. In 2021, Jordan made a return to the scene on Play With the Changes, a jam-packed attempt to prove herself in a crowded house. Jordan’s third album makes a confident argument for mid-tempo dance music that’s deep rather than eruptive.

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