Jetlag

After a number of critically lauded albums, Michael Milosh hooked up with Robin Hannibal, half of Denmark’s Quadronto—an R&B duo—to record as Rhye. Their sultry 2013 debut, Woman, lit passions everywhere, with critics tagging Milosh’s silky, androgynous voice as a Sade for the new millennium. But longtime fans of the musician have been reduced to quivering pools of surrender since his 2004 debut, You Make Me Feel. Jet Lag confidently filters all that’s come before into a pure and flawless mix. Creating a murky, languorous atmosphere, Jet Lag moves into an R&B sea of desire and physical expression that stays just this side of the Sade line. It feels both celebratory and declarative. Knowing Milosh recently married, songs like “Don’t Call It” and “Do You Want What I Need” exude a different kind of longing (his wife’s belly provides some percussion on the latter). Here we are, the artist seems to proclaim; let’s ride it when we can and work it when needed. Moments of unabashed flame-lighting, as on “Hold Me” and “Jet Lag,” are a sensual thrill, and two of many reasons this collection could do double duty as an aphrodisiac.