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There are Moog keyboards and springy, ambling basslines reminiscent of ’70s soul.

The lush keyboard chords on ballads like “Time (is)” and “Dreams” are indebted to jazz, with the latter featuring production from the jazz drummer Jamire Williams. “But with electronic and hip-hop drum and bass because I want it to bang and make your trunk rattle.” In October, she discussed the sound of the record with T magazine: “There is a lot of jazz at the core,” she wrote in an email. Like A Seat at the Table, Solange’s new album draws from music across the black diaspora. The album expands on the disparate sound of A Seat at the Table.

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In 2017, Solange took selfies with the Wopsters - Gucci Mane and his wife Keyshia Ka’oir Gucci features prominently on the album’s track, “My Skin My Logo.” However, eagle-eyed Solange fans will recognize that the singer left clues about the album on social media in the two years leading to the release of When I Get Home. The website gave visual clues that Solange’s project might honor her Houston roots with images of black cowboys and cowgirls, rodeos and Solange herself wearing cowboy boots, along with text that read: “I made the pilgrimage back to the pagoda of third ward houston to answer this.” Earlier in the week, Solange created a website via the early-aughts social-media platform and black online community Black Planet, where she debuted media, images and cryptic quotes about the project and teased the possibility of new music. While Solange’s fans had been eagerly anticipating a new project since last fall, when she announced that she was putting finishing touches on an album, the singer kept most of the details under wraps until the week of its release. The album had a highly strategic rollout. Solange is also planning to host several “album experience” events with her creative agency Saint Heron in Houston on Sunday.