Los Angeles collective grouptherapy. returns this week with another new single ahead of their debut mixtape, there goes the neighborhood. The mellow R&B track, with its gorgeous harmonies and lightly frantic back-beat, is one you can visualize as much as listen to: combined with the music video, it's a living watercolor painting, all soft light and sea foam.

Out today is their first track “raise it up!”, which offers us an enticing snippet of their sound: playful, bold and feel-good. The video features Jadagrace front and centre and we see two versions of Jadagrace in dance battles, wearing cheer outfits. The choreography is reminiscent of late 90s/early 00s Missy Elliot videos, with a hint of Bring It On. Paired with retro art on the official single cover, it’s giving us the perfect touch of nostalgia mixed in with 2020 innovation.

The self-directed, light-filled clip blurs the line between reality and fantasy, with Jadagrace dancing solo in her own world, surrounded by mirrors in a seemingly empty room. "Seemingly" being the keyword here, as the singer's reflections seem to take on lives of their own before fellow group members Koi and TJW show up.

Jadagrace's ferocious, breathless bars take center stage over Dee Lilly's sproingy, fluttering beat, so it's only right that Jadagrace is the star of the music video, joining a trio of cheerleaders facing off against themselves. The dance moves are as impressive as the song, which is to say, more than worth your time.

The anthemic sweetness of the centerpiece, “raise it up,” harkens to the late-nineties and early-two-thousands heyday of pop and R. & B. girl groups. (The music video features a trio of female dancers in cheerleading outfits, seemingly a nod to the film “Bring It On.”) It’s a triumphant pop do-over from Jadagrace, who handles both the buttery chorus and the nimble rap verses. On the surface, a chorus of “Raise it up” seems like an energetic party cry, but a close listen reveals a message about self-worth and restitution: “My shit comes with benefits you cannot afford / You done made me have to raise it up.”

…And now they’re showing off a third distinct flavor with new single “watercolor.” This one’s an R&B track led by Jadagrace, who cites Janet Jackson as a key inspiration for the song. That influence clearly manifests here, yet the vibe is extremely modern, with Jadagrace toggling between singing and rapping over production that booms and jitters without undermining its chill disposition.