Through the Wall
2025 studio album by Rochelle Jordan
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Through the Wall is the third studio album by British-Canadian singer Rochelle Jordan. It was released on September 26, 2025, via Empire, and was supported by the singles "Crave", "TTW", "Doing It Too", and "Sweet Sensation".
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| Released | September 26, 2025 | |||
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| Length | 59:58 | |||
| Label | Empire | |||
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Release and promotion
Jordan came up with the album's title in 2022,[1] stating that it signified "breaking down the walls of her own mind to understand that I deserve to be here, and I am here, and I’m an icon."[2] Jordan released the single "Crave" on May 30, 2025. On July 11, 2025, she announced the album and released its title track, "TTW".[3][4] "Doing It Too" was released as the album's third single on August 8, 2025.[5][6] Jordan released the album's fourth single, "Sweet Sensation", on September 12, 2025.[7] The album released on September 26, 2025.[8][9]
She performed the song "Ladida" on Good Morning America in her national television debut.[2] She toured North America in the autumn of 2025 in support of the album.[10] The tour sold out,[10] prompting her to expand the tour to Europe in February 2026 and to North America from March to April 2026.[11][12] She released a music video for "Doing It Too" on April 1, 2026.[13]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 90/100[14] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [15] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 9/10[16] |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10[17] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Through the Wall received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 90 out of 100 from 5 critic scores.[14]
Kiana Fitzgerald of Consequence praised the album as a "daring fusion of alt-R&B and pulsating house/electronic".[18] The Fader's Shamira Ibrahim praised the album as having a "a sleekly produced sound that braids together dance music and R&B via the funk and soul that anchor both genres."[19] Melody Lau of CBC wrote that the album "evokes the cool confidence of Janet Jackson, the buttery smooth vocals of Mariah Carey and combines it with R&B, electronic and house influences."[20] Writing for Vogue, Liam Hess praised the album as a "a ravishing love letter to house music artfully braided with odes to the cream of '80s pop and '90s R&B."[21] The Line of Best Fit's Sam Franzini described the album's production as "vigorous" and "fierce".[16] Writing for Pitchfork, Gio Santiago described the album as having "controlled tempos, velvet hooks, and a vocal style that prefers precision to pyrotechnics".[17] Double J's Dan Condon praised the album's lyricism as "straightforward but emotive — often deeply relatable."[22]
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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| Beats Per Minute | Top 50 Albums of 2025 | 36 | [23] |
| Billboard | The 25 Best Dance Albums of 2025 | 13 | [24] |
| CBC | The 10 best Canadian albums of 2025 | 3 | [20] |
| Clash | Albums Of The Year 2025 | 13 | [25] |
| Consequence | The 50 Best Albums of 2025 | 30 | [26] |
| Double J | The best albums of 2025 | 34 | [27] |
| The Fader | The 50 best albums of 2025 | 2 | [19] |
| The Guardian | The 50 best albums of 2025 | 49 | [28] |
| Harper's Bazaar | The 12 Best Albums of 2025 | 12 | [29] |
| NME | The 50 best albums of 2025 | 37 | [30] |
| Nylon | Top 10 Albums Of 2025 | N/a | [31] |
| Paste | The 50 best albums of 2025 | 8 | [32] |
| Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2025 | 25 | [33] |
| The 30 Best Pop Albums of 2025 | 8 | [34] | |
| Vogue | The 45 Best Albums of 2025 | N/a | [21] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Grace" |
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| 0:58 |
| 2. | "Ladida" |
| KLSH | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Sum" |
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| 4:09 |
| 4. | "The Boy" |
| Kaytranada | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Doing It Too" |
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| 3:26 |
| 6. | "Never Enough" |
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| 4:00 |
| 7. | "Words 2 Say" |
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| 3:50 |
| 8. | "Bite the Bait" |
| Jimmy Edgar | 4:06 |
| 9. | "On 2 Something" |
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| 2:23 |
| 10. | "TTW" |
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| 3:57 |
| 11. | "Crave" |
| Terry Hunter | 3:27 |
| 12. | "Get It Off" |
| KLSH | 4:00 |
| 13. | "Sweet Sensation" |
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| 3:43 |
| 14. | "Eyes Shut" |
| Kingdom | 3:09 |
| 15. | "Close 2 Me" |
| MpH | 4:01 |
| 16. | "I'm Your Muse" |
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| 3:35 |
| 17. | "Around" |
| Hamdi | 3:50 |
| Total length: | 59:58 | |||