{"id":714869,"date":"2026-03-04T07:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T04:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cover-story-rochelle-jordans-slow-burn\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T07:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T04:30:17","slug":"cover-story-rochelle-jordans-slow-burn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cover-story-rochelle-jordans-slow-burn\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Story: Rochelle Jordan\u2019s slow burn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<style>\n<p> article.custom .custom-title, article.custom .custom-media .caption {\n   color: ;\n }<\/p>\n<p> article.custom .custom-attribution, article.custom .custom-attribution a {\n   color: ;\n }<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278172\" class=\"content_block flush title center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"custom-title\">\n      <big>Rochelle Jordan\u2019s <br \/>slow burn<\/big>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-description\">\n      15 years into her career, the British-Jamaican artist\u2019s future-facing house music is finally being celebrated.\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-attribution\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Evan Nicole Brown<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"photographer\">Photographer <span class=\"credit_name\">Coughs<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"photographer\">Fashion by <span class=\"credit_name\">MALU<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-media\">\n<div class=\" image center_align\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle_Jordan_Cover_1_qwqavk\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/assets\/FDR_SocialSharing_Twitter-8d78f695280aa3f8a4461702c68e9fcbfd6042af1600c62d49fdec4b735fb57a.png\"><br \/>\n    <!-- <span>Tweet<\/span> --><br \/>\n  <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278239\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.thefader.com\/search?page=1&amp;q=rochelle+jordan&amp;type=product\">Shop the Rochelle Jordan collection<\/a>. <br \/><\/i>\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278240\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<hr><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278221\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Rochelle Jordan can pinpoint the exact moment she first started <i>hearing<\/i> music. She was in grade three, and one day during music class, Jordan\u2019s teacher divided everyone into three groups to sing \u201cTwinkle Twinkle Little Star.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI was in group three, so group one started singing it, and then group two came in singing the song, harmonizing,\u201d Jordan tells me on a Thursday evening at the Hotel Bel-Air, just before the day\u2019s gilded light mellowed into twilight. \u201cAnd then when we came in singing it, there was a three-part harmony \u2013 and a shift, some kind of brain chemistry h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened in my mind. I was now awake to the sound of music, and to this spiritual experience that was happening for me specifically.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            A star was born, though she (along with everyone else) had yet to realize it. Case in point: there are no photographs or recordings of Jordan performing at various talent shows growing up, an oversight her mother laments to this day, often telling Jordan apologetically, <i>I didn\u2019t realize what you were going to become!<\/i>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            To be fair, sometimes it takes time for stars to grow bigger, shine brighter, appear as close to us as they are. And sometimes it takes a different perspective to see what has always been in view.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278200\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-1_wgawnq\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-1_wgawnq\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-1_wgawnq\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-1_wgawnq\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-1_wgawnq\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-1_wgawnq\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-1_wgawnq\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-1_wgawnq\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-1_wgawnq\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-1_wgawnq\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-1_wgawnq\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Cover Story: Rochelle Jordan\u2019s slow burn\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      LUAR suit, WING+WEFT gloves, MISHO jewelry<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278247\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278222\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            We\u2019re sitting in a leather booth at the hotel\u2019s bar and lounge, and on the wall opposite us is a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of six images making up a single composition stretching 12 feet long and 5 feet high \u2013 impossible to miss. The photographs make up <i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holdenluntz.com\/magazine\/new-arrival\/norman-seeff-bel-air-sequence-tina-turner-los-angeles-ca\/\">Bel Air Sequence, Tina Turner, Los Angeles, CA (1983)<\/a><\/i> by photographer Norman Seeff (known for his iconic \u201csessions\u201d) and show the late singer moving improvisationally with her classic rock &#8216;n roll verve, somehow projecting a range of emotions across six shots that encapsulate different modes of the human experience. Shock! Desire! Joy! Angst! Surrender! Relief!\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            We\u2019re so mesmerized by the images that they distract us momentarily from what we\u2019re here to do, which is to talk about her latest album <i>Through the Wall<\/i>, released last November. But can you blame us? We are struck by the symbolism of Turner\u2019s presence and expression, which feels like an affirmation that we are meant to be in this room (a room filled with entertainment business-types that Jordan has never been in before, one of many subtle signs throughout the day that reveal how uninterested she is with playing the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>) talking about the history of Black women in pop and dance music.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Initially, we gazed at the images from afar, our phones face-down resting on the table, while we worked through some food: a mocktail and slice of apple crumble dessert for Jordan (who was craving something sweet even though it was dinnertime), and a lychee martini with a burger and fries for me. I had thought about taking a picture of the wall, but there were too many heads and tables in the way. So you can imagine how chuffed I was when later on, as we were walking out, Jordan turned around while pulling her iPhone out of a jumbo-sized, metallic silver Telfar tote, and snapped a few pictures of the artwork. \u201cI had to,\u201d she smiled.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278219\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/2l9cBajGBhuxTcN1kotSrH?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278220\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/playlist\/cover-story-rochelle-jordan\/pl.8fe1a8eeb37d40869f1c68baf5325fef\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278248\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278223\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            In a poetic twist, Seeff took these dynamic images of Turner just before her major solo comeback in 1984 with the album <i>Private Dancer<\/i>. The parallels are not lost on me; though Jordan is not experiencing a career comeback, she is in the midst of a turning point, one that is slowly and surely moving her out of the occasionally frustrating territory of a gatekept secret into a lane of greater visibility with a larger audience.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278224\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<hr><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"content_block flush image\" id=\"content_block-278201\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-5_bgatzr\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-5_bgatzr\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-5_bgatzr\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-5_bgatzr\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-5_bgatzr\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-5_bgatzr\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-5_bgatzr\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-5_bgatzr\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-5_bgatzr\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-5_bgatzr\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-5_bgatzr\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Cover Story: Rochelle Jordan\u2019s slow burn\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      LUAR suit, WING+WEFT gloves, MISHO jewelry<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278225\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Jordan is the youngest child of her British-Jamaican parents and was born in 1989 in High Wycombe, a market town in Buckinghamshire, England. Her family, which includes two older brothers, seven and 10 years her senior, moved to Wheatley, Canada, a suburb outside of Toronto, when she was four. Her childhood was comfortable despite the reality of being one of very few Black children in the predominantly white town (though there wasn\u2019t a lot of \u201cheightened racism that was obvious,\u201d she notes), and interruptions to her daily life caused by frequent visits to the hospital to treat her sickle cell anemia, which she was diagnosed with at two years old.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI almost died at that age. I had a lot of close calls growing up\u2026 and was falling behind in school,\u201d Jordan says. \u201cI could see that I wasn&#8217;t living quite the normal childhood, but I was a very creative child. I was always painting or braiding my dolls\u2019 hair and making them clothes and writing and creating songs even before I knew what songwriting was. I had the spirit of a creator.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278205\" class=\"content_block diptych triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_right gutter_btm\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Rochelle-2_wmf5zw\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Rochelle-2_wmf5zw\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Rochelle-2_wmf5zw\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Rochelle-2_wmf5zw\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 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1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Rochelle-2_wmf5zw\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"Cover Story: Rochelle Jordan\u2019s slow burn\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      LUAR suit, WING+WEFT gloves, MISHO jewelry<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_left\" style=\"\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Rochelle-4_i4ardv\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Rochelle-4_i4ardv\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 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960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Rochelle-4_i4ardv\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Rochelle-4_i4ardv\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Rochelle-4_i4ardv\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"Cover Story: Rochelle Jordan\u2019s slow burn\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278226\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Music always had a strong presence in the family household: Jordan\u2019s father is a musician, and her brother Junior, who has autism, was \u201cthe one who was very obsessed with music,\u201d Jordan says, her eyes getting wide with emphasis. \u201cThat [fixation] turned into such a beautiful manifestation of growing up with music that\u2019s out of this world \u2013 like, the deepest cuts.\u201d Junior\u2019s taste, and penchant for replaying his favorite tracks on a loop, exposed Jordan to a sonically rich and diverse mix of genres, including gospel, house, drum and bass, and jungle. He would play music so loudly Jordan had no choice but to pay the sounds she was hearing through the wall (a lovely example of foreshadowing) a significant amount of attention. Her immigrant story of moving to Toronto, and adapting to different customs and locales also shaped her ear. \u201cI&#8217;m such a melting pot because of all these different experiences, these different sounds, foods, and cultures,\u201d Jordan says. \u201cIt creates so much dimension in a person.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Jordan first determined that she was going to start making music at 16; she wanted to find a producer in Toronto who was experimental enough for her style, and \u201cunderstood the musical language that I wanted to convey to the listener and to myself.\u201d This was around the time Drake and the OVO camp was putting a particular Toronto sound on the map, and all of the producers in her area were trying to emulate it to strike gold. \u201cI knew that was not for me. I wanted something that was jarring and shape shifting, and I wanted a fearless producer.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            That\u2019s when <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/klash2def\/?hl=en\">KLSH<\/a> stepped into her life after discovering Jordan on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>. She\u2019d uploaded covers of her singing popular R&amp;B songs by artists like Kelis, inspired by fellow Canadian Justin Bieber who\u2019d gotten discovered this way. One day, she received 10 consecutive DMs from the Virginia Beach-born, Los Angeles-based producer, saying, \u201cI don\u2019t know if you\u2019re signed but I think we would make really great music together,\u201d she remembers. She went to his page, clicked on a beat affectionately called \u201cThe Neptunes,\u201d and was instantly sold. \u201cIt was experimental and so much fun, dipped in so much sauce. It was the perfect mixture to create the world that we wanted to create,\u201d she says.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Over a Zoom call, KLSH, who has served as executive producer and creative director for all of her projects, says he saw her potential immediately when they met in 2009. \u201cShe came with [British house music] already built in,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat people see now, I saw that, even when she didn\u2019t necessarily see it herself. I consider myself a futurist kind of a person. I like to think about things ahead\u2026Rochelle is always a person who\u2019s open to new ideas.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278202\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-6_ifggsn\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-6_ifggsn\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-6_ifggsn\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-6_ifggsn\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 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alt=\"Cover Story: Rochelle Jordan\u2019s slow burn\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278227\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Together, they released her first mixtape, <i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mTFxGd0Eqas\">Alien Phase<\/a><\/i>, in 2010. The sounds she was experimenting with then were pulsing and psychedelic, with her airy but commanding vocals floating in and around the melodies like smoke, billowing and dissipating. Her music now is a direct descendant of this vibe, albeit without the pop-rock &#8217;80s bite.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Back at the bar, we\u2019re tucked so cozily into this corner of the lounge it feels strangely intimate for two people who just met on a photo studio set downtown two hours prior. I sense early on that her warmth and openness somehow belie a depth and level of complexity one might miss if they\u2019re not shrewd enough to pay attention; her lightness a necessary contrast to how heavily she\u2019s drawn to music of the night.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            In high school, Jordan tells me she was insecure; she stood out due to her tall height, and was made to feel alienated by girls in her class. The isolation caused her to fall into depression and she was no stranger to battling intrusive thoughts, often questioning if she would grow up to be a beautiful woman, or accepted by those around her. Despite this struggle with self-esteem, she was always clear that she\u2019d be a singer.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI was a very different girl, but I had a purpose,\u201d she says. \u201cI still have evidence. I used to write in my agenda every single day: \u2018God, please make me pretty. Please make me pretty. Make me a singer. Please make me a singer.\u2019\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278204\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-9_fyua9l\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-9_fyua9l\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-9_fyua9l\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-9_fyua9l\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-9_fyua9l\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-9_fyua9l\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-9_fyua9l\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-9_fyua9l\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-9_fyua9l\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-9_fyua9l\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-9_fyua9l\/luar-suit-wing-weft-gloves-misho-jewelry.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Cover Story: Rochelle Jordan\u2019s slow burn\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      LUAR suit, WING+WEFT gloves, MISHO jewelry<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278249\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278228\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            She was unintentionally manifesting a future she is now enjoying, and is now able to recognize an inner beauty and ease she possesses that radiates and has been hard-won. We agree that the blessing and curse of having a star power that others don\u2019t necessarily possess is that it can be dangerous when others identify it before you do. Sometimes, they prolong the time it takes for you to understand your own value by shutting you out of mainstream conversations by convincing you that you\u2019re <i>ahead of your time or too left of center<\/i>, hoping that you\u2019ll lose faith during your ascent. Luckily for Jordan, she possesses the virtue of patience.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            I had started to play <i>Through The Wall<\/i> on my afternoon drive winding through the hills of Bel-Air, but daytime doesn\u2019t do Jordan\u2019s sonic world the same justice the mystique of midnight does. Something about the absence of sight that strengthens the presence of sound. When you listen to the Kaytranada-produced track \u201cThe Boy\u201d or the fan-favorite \u201cBite the Bait,\u201d the beats almost insist on being the soundtrack to getting ready for a night out, riding to a party, slinking across a dance floor.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278244\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left pull_quote\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"pull_quote\"><p><big>I was a very different girl, but I had a purpose.<\/big><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"content_block flush image\" id=\"content_block-278209\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-11_g0kdfk\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-11_g0kdfk\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-11_g0kdfk\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-11_g0kdfk\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-11_g0kdfk\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-11_g0kdfk\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-11_g0kdfk\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-11_g0kdfk\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-11_g0kdfk\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-11_g0kdfk\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-11_g0kdfk\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Cover Story: Rochelle Jordan\u2019s slow burn\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      KWAME ADUSEI coat, WOLFORD tights, LAQUAN SMITH skirt, STYLIST&#8217;S OWN top and shoes<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278229\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<hr><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278230\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Two days after our initial meeting, I arrive at an unmarked, if-you-know-you-know style venue in downtown Los Angeles for a show celebrating the Best Remixed Recording nomination of producer and DJ Ron Trent, a pioneering architect of deep house. Jordan is one of the performers tonight, and she steps onstage in a svelte all-black outfit made more \u201880s by pantyhose and dance shoes. Her shock of characteristic, wavy tresses and bangs illuminated by hot cobalt and magenta lights on stage makes it clear how much of a student she is of the genre\u2019s history, while also being an Afrofuturist. The crowd engages with her (no distracting cell phone screens in sight), and the front row in particular recites her lyrics back to her so loudly and accurately it\u2019s as if they\u2019re reading them off a screen during karaoke. Suffice to say, they\u2019ve definitely had the songs on repeat.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rochelle Jordan - Ladida\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nk-WOiE61KM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            The title <i>Through The Wall<\/i> came to Jordan in 2022, one year after the singer felt people finally \u201cgot\u201d her 2021 record <i>Play With The Changes<\/i>. \u201cI think [knowing] the title in and of itself helped lead the way to a mentality that was going to be born\u2026[like I\u2019ve] broken through. It was almost like a manifestation that I didn&#8217;t realize was happening,\u201d Jordan says.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Perhaps she didn\u2019t realize the breakthrough was happening due to the years and sweat equity she\u2019s already put into her career. Over time, navigating myriad stops and starts and changes in management, Jordan says she\u2019s had to shed a lot of the shadows of self-doubt and imposter syndrome. She recalls countless instances of hearing \u201cno\u201d and being made to feel like she didn\u2019t have an audience, which she credits with her vision being misunderstood by executives, but also with the broader culture\u2019s reluctance to celebrate a Black woman in house and dance music before albums like Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s <i>Renaissance<\/i> helped awaken the public to the possibility.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278210\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-12_dgwbmw\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-12_dgwbmw\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-12_dgwbmw\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-12_dgwbmw\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-12_dgwbmw\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-12_dgwbmw\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-12_dgwbmw\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-12_dgwbmw\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-12_dgwbmw\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-12_dgwbmw\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-12_dgwbmw\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Cover Story: Rochelle Jordan\u2019s slow burn\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      KWAME ADUSEI coat, WOLFORD tights, LAQUAN SMITH skirt, STYLIST&#8217;S OWN top and shoes<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278231\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Paradoxically, Jordan felt the fanbase that she was building began to develop territorial feelings about her \u2014 a sense of gatekeeping her and her music.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI have to let it be known to my fans, gatekeeping is like poison for an artist, but I kind of get where they\u2019re coming from. Sometimes we like to hold the things dearest to us closest to our hearts,\u201d she says. \u201cI think a lot of my fans feel like once the world knows me that my magic will be lost, but that&#8217;s not necessarily what happens as artists. We&#8217;re always evolving. And also, I&#8217;m not a fairy, you know what I mean? I&#8217;m a real human being. It might feel magical to you, but like,this is also my real life.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Jordan credits divine timing with the reason the world is finally catching up to the world she and KLSH have built, but also notes that finally finding the right team for her and her career has been invaluable. In 2024, she signed with independent record label EMPIRE, who describes her as the \u201cmost important\u201d piece in the dance music roster of artists they\u2019re building.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278212\" class=\"content_block diptych triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_right gutter_btm\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Rochelle-14_mbn07j\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Rochelle-14_mbn07j\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 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<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278232\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            \u201cHer talents precedes her, she\u2019s been doing records and been ancillary to some of these big dance records and we felt like she needs to get her shine,\u201d Tina Davis, the president of EMPIRE, says. \u201cIt was her idea to market [<i>Through The Wall<\/i>] without mentioning all the superstar Grammy producers on her project; we never highlighted any of the producers, we highlighted her. I think that\u2019s what was needed, and that\u2019s why she\u2019s getting the recognition.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Jordan adds of <i>Through The Wall<\/i>, \u201cSomething within me changed in the making of this body of work, I think I came to a point spiritually where I was able to really dip into gratitude and be so thankful to God for still being here, but also recognizing the footprints that we left behind musically. <i>Like, wow, Rochelle, you really did this. You have a lot to be confident in moving forward, because you and KLSH single handedly developed your sound and style where now you&#8217;re bringing in producers and people that are coming to your world that you generated over a decade [ago]<\/i>.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278234\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left pull_quote\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"pull_quote\"><p><big>I think [knowing] the title in and of itself helped lead the way to a mentality that was going to be born. It was almost like a manifestation that I didn\u2019t realize was happening. <\/big><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278233\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Backstage, before the show, Jordan, who doesn\u2019t drink alcohol or smoke, prays, stretches, and watches live performances by Janet Jackson. \u201cI like to take notes from the queens just a little bit to get me in the mood,\u201d she says. Her stylist, MALU, is nearby, getting her night\u2019s look ready. \u201cYou really have to make sure things fit,\u201d MALU tells me. \u201cOn stage, she can\u2019t wear strapless tops. I\u2019m always thinking about what\u2019s functional but also chic.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Since the start of her career, and especially now after <i>Through The Wall<\/i>\u2019s success, Jordan has drawn comparisons to the legendary disco divas she grew up listening to, including Donna Summer and Tina Turner, along with closer contemporaries like Whitney Houston, Aaliyah, and Mariah Carey. They are comparisons that her team and label has welcomed. \u201cAs of 2025 there hasn\u2019t been another Donna Summer,\u201d Davis muses. \u201cWe need that lane filled again, and there\u2019s no one else that can fill that lane but her.\u201d \n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278213\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-16_zr5v3d\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-16_zr5v3d\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-16_zr5v3d\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-16_zr5v3d\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-16_zr5v3d\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-16_zr5v3d\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-16_zr5v3d\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-16_zr5v3d\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-16_zr5v3d\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-16_zr5v3d\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-16_zr5v3d\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Cover Story: Rochelle Jordan\u2019s slow burn\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      KWAME ADUSEI coat, WOLFORD tights, LAQUAN SMITH skirt, STYLIST&#8217;S OWN top and shoes<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278235\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            But how to distinguish a reference from a facsimile? The former uses echoes of the past to demonstrate reverence, the latter lazily emulates a sound without living in it. Jordan says she\u2019s always strived to find the middle ground. \u201cI\u2019ve always liked something a little bit to the left, I don&#8217;t want it to be so on the nose or predictable. I like music that almost terrifies me to hear \u2013 things that are just jarring and off the wall, but also relatable [and] that reminds me of things from the past that I fell in love with.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            In this sense, 39-year-old Jordan is at once the past and the future, a remarkably humble yet talented artist who understands honoring a legacy and being an innovator in equal measure. \u201cWe look at Tina Turner, you watch the documentary or you read her book, and you hear the story of how long her journey was of being in the industry and becoming <i>the<\/i> Tina Turner [at 44],\u201d Jordan reflects. \u201cI&#8217;ve had one of those long journeys as well that&#8217;s created this strong woman. I think it&#8217;s very helpful for women to know that you&#8217;re worthy and you have so much value throughout the course of your entire life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jordan is less concerned with virality than she is with longevity, prioritizing timelessness over trends. She emphasizes how little she\u2019s concerned with the industry as a machine, and how instead she is more \u201centertained at the thought of entertaining myself.\u201d She is her first audience and ear, constantly looking for new boundaries to stretch and deltas to hit in her music. \u201cWhat I really want to hear from myself is myself evolve\u2026\u201d she says. \u201cI&#8217;m always searching for a melody that&#8217;s not predictable. [That\u2019s my] theory: always try to find something that&#8217;s out of the box.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"content_block flush image\" id=\"content_block-278214\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-30_zo0kme\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-30_zo0kme\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-30_zo0kme\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-30_zo0kme\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-30_zo0kme\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-30_zo0kme\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-30_zo0kme\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-30_zo0kme\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-30_zo0kme\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-30_zo0kme\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-30_zo0kme\/kwame-adusei-coat-wolford-tights-laquan-smith-skirt-stylist-s-own-top-and-shoes.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Cover Story: Rochelle Jordan\u2019s slow burn\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      KWAME ADUSEI coat, WOLFORD tights, LAQUAN SMITH skirt, STYLIST&#8217;S OWN top and shoes<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278236\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            I ask Jordan about her lyrical inspirations, impressed by the way she writes in such a passionate yet cavalier way about desire (and bashfully admit that some of her storytelling, particularly about the promise of love before it vanishes like a mirage, resonates with my own life). It is powerful, albeit puzzling, to hear a talented, fully embodied woman reveal that she too is occasionally brought to her knees by the illusion of true connection. <i>Is Jordan more inspired by heartbreak, or by falling in love?<\/i>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI feel like for me now, where I am, falling in love,\u201d she tells me, after mulling for a few beats over the question. \u201cThe curiosity of what love is and what self love is and looks like. Even in a love song, where you feel like it&#8217;s [about] two people, sometimes it&#8217;s [about] looking in the mirror for me.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            I\u2019ve always enjoyed people who are accidental philosophers, casually punctuating conversation with miniature profundities that not only make one think, but feel. It makes sense why Jordan\u2019s music strikes a unique balance of embodied but totally celestial, and somewhat impossible to touch \u2014 she is here but also not here; present but able to quickly retreat into the portal of her own mind. After a brief pause, she begins musing on a heavy expectation that\u2019s recently been weighing on her.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278215\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-20_ifzqge\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-20_ifzqge\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-20_ifzqge\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-20_ifzqge\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-20_ifzqge\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-20_ifzqge\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-20_ifzqge\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-20_ifzqge\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-20_ifzqge\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-20_ifzqge\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-20_ifzqge\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Cover Story: Rochelle Jordan\u2019s slow burn\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      THE RUBY LA dress; MISHO jewelry<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278237\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            \u201cOne thing about being an artist [is that] there&#8217;s a sacrifice that happens. So that magic that made me an obsessed consumer\u2026 when you become the artist, you learn the trick, so the magic goes away.\u201d She clarifies that this advice is important for other emerging musicians to hear, most specifically. \u201cNow you&#8217;re the one creating magic for others, but you might not be able to feel the magic anymore like you once did, so it&#8217;s a sacrifice. It&#8217;s pretty hard to be the same consumer that I wish I could still be. But I&#8217;m supposed to do it. I&#8217;m supposed to give people magic.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Three nights after her performance downtown, I watch Jordan commit to this sacrifice \u2014 and conjure this magic \u2014 as she shoots her music video for \u201cDoing It Too\u201d on a strikingly minimalist yet eye-catching set in Glendale. Observing take after take of her incorporating note after note, hitting all the marks and inventing some too, I am struck by how much precision there is in appearing free.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278216\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-10_ndf5ln\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-10_ndf5ln\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-10_ndf5ln\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-10_ndf5ln\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-10_ndf5ln\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-10_ndf5ln\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-10_ndf5ln\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-10_ndf5ln\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-10_ndf5ln\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-10_ndf5ln\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-10_ndf5ln\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Cover Story: Rochelle Jordan\u2019s slow burn\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      THE RUBY LA dress; MISHO jewelry<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-278238\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Consistently having to create magic sounds depleting even if it\u2019s rewarding; Jordan says she\u2019s been incorporating various grounding practices, which include rooting herself in nature to balance her chakras, in her daily routine to keep herself balanced. \u201cIt reminds me that God is the ultimate bringing me through. No matter what happens in life, I know there&#8217;s a bigger purpose that&#8217;s beyond me, and that my purpose is to give people a break by escaping into a world of sound,\u201d she muses. This year, as she faces her biggest U.S. tour yet, she is focused on the theme of surrender.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThere&#8217;s a lot in front of me and there&#8217;s a lot behind me. What I&#8217;ve learned from the journey is that surrendering is the only thing, and the best thing, you can do. It clarifies for yourself that you can trust in yourself and a higher power to guide you through. As intense as things are going to become, I&#8217;m just going to go with the flow and attack everything with grace and surrender to the moment.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>\n            <i>Additional production credits:<br \/>Hair by Kaleel Joy <br \/>Make-up by Luigi Chamorro<\/i>\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"content_block flush image\" id=\"content_block-278217\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-22_qqnmmt\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-22_qqnmmt\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-22_qqnmmt\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-22_qqnmmt\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-22_qqnmmt\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-22_qqnmmt\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-22_qqnmmt\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-22_qqnmmt\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-22_qqnmmt\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-22_qqnmmt\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Rochelle-22_qqnmmt\/the-ruby-la-dress-misho-jewelry.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Cover Story: Rochelle Jordan\u2019s slow burn\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      THE RUBY LA dress; 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