Joss Stone: Water for Your Soul | Album Review

Between half-a-dozen albums which skipped between genres, various awards and a kidnap and murder plot, Joss Stone has packed a lot into her 28 years. An immersion in reggae is the latest and it forms the basis for album seven.

Water for Your Soul owes much to Stone's involvement with Mick Jagger and Dave Stewart's SuperHeavy project, the singer striking up a working relationship with fellow collaborator Damian Marley during that project, which led to this album.

However, Stone fails to convince that she's got areal connection to the sound she's seeking to capture. Some tracks contain vibrant grooves – Harry's Symphony and Molly Town are quite infectious – but the album is patchy. When tracks begin to exhibit Indian tablas and trad fiddles, you get the feeling that the singer is a little unsure where she's going here.

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