Although Jessie J was first identified as a soul singer, she primarily records songs of R&B and pop music with hip hop influences. Music critic Matthew Perpetua of Pitchfork Media compared Jessie J to her peers Adele and Amy Winehouse, and suggested she has powerhouse voices as Adele and Winehouse also have, they fit into clear aesthetic niches and invest their songs with depth and humanity. whereas Jessie J doesn't have even a fraction of their restraint."