SOJA – Beauty In The Silenceģx Grammy Nominated eight-man band SOJA dropped their first album in four years, Beauty In The Silence, to much fanfare. Recorded remotely during the pandemic, In The Moment comes courtesy of NY-based reggae outlet Easy Star Records, and finds Rebelution fixated on time, while looking towards the future with dub drenched hope. The Cali reggae giants’ seventh album, In The Moment, features fifteen new tracks including 2020 Vision and Satisfied, and guest appearances by Busy Signal, Kabaka Pyramid and Keznamdi.

And in spite of the trying times, the defining quality of these releases has been celebration, a reliable component of the genre providing comfort to fans far and wide, and greatly in need. Judging by the 2021 precedent, however, with artists showing consideration for their legacies this early in the decade, sonically innovative times lie ahead. The stage has already been set for a momentous 2022, when Bounty Killer, Shenseea, recent Republic Records signee Jada Kingdom and reggae powerhouse Chronixx are expected to release new music. Acts like Demarco, Sizzla and SOJA added new depths to their delivery, while Spice and Etana provided much needed female voices, ultimately earning Grammy nods for their efforts. Artists continued to push boundaries with the scale and ambition of their albums rather than cling to standard sounds. 2021 was another great year for diversity across dancehall/reggae, from the much-hyped to the much-delayed as well as pandemic fueled projects.

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