Susan Carol combines poetic songwriting and a deep gospel background to make rich and emotive contemporary R&B. The native Texan appeared in 2016 with her self-produced Alchemy, and around the turn of the following decade gained more ground as she continued to record independently and collaborate with the likes of Full Crate and PJ Morton. Carol truly broke through in 2023 as the featured vocalist on Morton’s Grammy-winning “Good Morning,” and subsequently landed a contract with Def Jam. “Karma,” a confrontational post-breakup ballad with throwback production from Harmony Samuels, was released in 2024 as Carol’s major-label debut.