Debut albums are meant to introduce an artist, but instead, ‘Reset’ throws open the doors to an entire creative world. Across nine tracks, Malaysian-born, London-based singer-songwriter and producer Jemerine Chan transforms breakdown, recovery and self-discovery into a vivid, genre-hopping statement packed with ambition, personality and emotional fire.
This is not an album interested in staying neatly within one lane. Alternative pop, hyperpop, indie, synth-pop and Broadway-inspired flourishes collide across the tracklist, with every stylistic shift mirroring a different stage of personal change.
Opening track ‘Wondering’ establishes that sense of possibility immediately. It is the first breath before transformation, the moment an open mind becomes the starting point for something much bigger. From there, the album surges forward through self-doubt, confrontation, heartbreak, defiance and eventual renewal.
Focus track ‘Trouble’ arrives with a sharpened sense of purpose. Built around recognising red flags and refusing to waste energy on what diminishes you, it feels like a decisive moment of release.
That fearless attitude runs throughout the album, as ‘Bad Tooth’ turns emotional decay into a brilliantly direct metaphor for removing toxic habits, while ‘Like A Pro’ confronts fear head-on, exploding from shadowy tension into a chorus charged with determination. Both tracks reveal her instinct for making vulnerable ideas feel immediate, melodic and empowering.
Then comes ‘Future’, one of the record’s clearest declarations of intent. Its message of positivity and strength stretches beyond personal ambition, encouraging kindness in a world that often rewards the opposite. It is followed by ‘Can We Dance Tonight’ or ‘CWDT’, a well-earned celebration of progress that understands every small victory deserves its own moment beneath the lights.
And that ability to balance emotional honesty with pure pop instinct makes the album especially compelling. She’s unafraid to be theatrical, intimate, restless or euphoric, sometimes all within the same track. Her jazzy R&B vocal style gives the record warmth, while her work as producer, pianist, arranger and recording engineer ensures every shift still feels unmistakably hers.
Finally, the closing track ‘Better’ brings everything together with the simple but powerful truth that growth doesn’t require perfection. It’s an ideal ending to an album that refuses easy answers while still radiating hope as often as possible.
Bold, emotionally generous and bursting with ideas, this is the arrival of an artist ready to turn every obstacle into another reason to move forward.