this starts as a dance album even more bangin than reputation and then mutates into a sequence of increasingly proggier slow jams, exactly on my wavelength, and then dawn sings over the moonlight sonata, which, lol. pretty cool with living in a world where this album exists
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 30 April 2021 20:34 (three years ago) link
even more banging than redemption*
lol ugh
“perfect storm” ;_;
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 30 April 2021 20:36 (three years ago) link
obsessed with “Nostalgia” and to a lesser extent, “Boomerang”. a whole album with this vibe would (have) be(en) awesome, but it does indeed go in a very different direction after “Bussiframe”. need to delve into it further, but “SELFish” at least is def very good
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Saturday, 1 May 2021 16:43 (three years ago) link
video for "Boomerang"!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69qStO5iP0E
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 20:39 (three years ago) link
would have been even more fitting if Second Line had indeed been Dawn's Off The Wall
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 20:42 (three years ago) link
As far as this still implying the possibility that her next album is her deserved mega-platinum (or whatever said equivalent is in streaming terms these days) smash record, maybe it is!
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 20:57 (three years ago) link
one can dream (OTW was 9x platinum in the US itself btw, but I wasn’t talking about commercial performance anyway)
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 21:15 (three years ago) link
I knew you weren't, obviously, just expressing a desire to see her get massive.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 21:30 (three years ago) link
whole album is amazing
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 21:44 (three years ago) link
otm
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 22:05 (three years ago) link
she's done a "what's in my bag?" video for amoeba:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQfIF4TFLlA
― one time gaffled 'em up (one time), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 23:55 (three years ago) link
oh yes this album is fantastic once I fell through the “Pressure” rabbit hole that was it. when that dub bass comes in under the chorus...
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Thursday, 6 May 2021 20:17 (three years ago) link
first proper listen to most of this today, obv the brilliance was never in doubt but
i love how so many of her sonic motifs are present and correct, but it still moves on into its own new space
also she's really into panning vocals more than ever
there's a ton of thoughts i shd thunk later but anyway tracectory maintained and accelerated
― Chickpeas, Scamps and Beeves (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 6 May 2021 20:54 (three years ago) link
oh it's deeper and dubbier than ever before and that's fun too
i don't think it's my favourite yet but bollocks to keeping a score
― Chickpeas, Scamps and Beeves (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 6 May 2021 20:56 (three years ago) link
Took two listens but this is another triumph
― rob, Thursday, 6 May 2021 22:49 (three years ago) link
there's some really good stuff on here but i don't know if it really works for me as a whole yet, it's really fragmented?
― ufo, Friday, 7 May 2021 02:01 (three years ago) link
Thats my take too
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 7 May 2021 04:55 (three years ago) link
I don't think anybody's album work is less fragmented than Dawn's, she seems to constantly want her albums to flow musically and thematically and this feels the same to me. Maybe some of the individual pieces/ideas are shorter than before, maybe, a little bit?
― Chickpeas, Scamps and Beeves (Noodle Vague), Friday, 7 May 2021 07:52 (three years ago) link
Pilotalude is sick
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 7 May 2021 12:55 (three years ago) link
"The club is the street where we know dance music, when we hear bounce, that's where we do it anywhere—whatever moves us, we dance" —Dawn Richard@crystalleww talks w/ @DawnRichard about her new album Second Line, dancing, electronic music, moms, & more!https://t.co/dRwEWR2vsx— Tone Glow (@toneglow) May 19, 2021
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 19 May 2021 20:23 (three years ago) link
I liked that interview
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 20 May 2021 03:08 (three years ago) link
we had rehearsals for our Live performances and I decided we should dance on water and wear Mugler while doing it. When the dress rehearsals turn into a movie. Thought I’d share the process. ⚜️ pic.twitter.com/wx0M65KrFr— DAWN (@DawnRichard) June 3, 2021
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 3 June 2021 17:51 (three years ago) link
too short!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgjQJTeCjWQDawn Richard • Bussifame (Felix Da Housecat & Dave The Hustler Remix)
― ten man poland chasing this means hamsik feasts (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 30 June 2021 17:27 (three years ago) link
Happy birthday, girl!
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 August 2021 02:39 (three years ago) link
live show at BAM last night was overwhelming in the precision of stagecraft and choreography but WAY too much sound for a relatively small house like seeing an arena show in ballroom. there were numerous songs that took me ten seconds to go "oh yeah, i know this track" simply because they were so overwhelming. Dawn sounded great (though I could've done with less vocal effect work throughout. It was an efficient tsunami, done in 70 minutes, ran through maybe 18 songs like it was nothing. Glad I caught it but I'd really prefer to see her in a less vegas setting next time.
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 24 March 2022 15:47 (two years ago) link
this was the closerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybGtEMgdBwE
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 24 March 2022 15:48 (two years ago) link
new album with spencer zahn out in october https://dawnrichard.bandcamp.com/album/pigments
― maura, Tuesday, 30 August 2022 13:07 (two years ago) link
“New Orleans dynamo Dawn Richard and multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Spencer Zahn announce Pigments, their debut collaborative album, out October 21st on Merge Records. Today, the pair presents the first movement: “Coral,” “Sandstone,” “Indigo,” and “Vantablack,” which is accompanied by an official video and marks Richard’s directorial debut. Pigments tells the story of finding one’s self through dance, self-expression, and community through the lens of New Orleans’ contemporary arts scene. Not strictly classical, jazz, or ambient electronica, but rather a body of “movements,” Pigments is one long composition guided by Richard’s stripped-down vocals. Following her acclaimed Merge debut, Second Line, Pigments reveals a new facet of Richard’s limitless talents and her entry into the contemporary classic world, and provides a fresh introduction to Zahn, whose intimate, sprawling soundscapes play with principles of open space and motion.”
― maura, Tuesday, 30 August 2022 13:09 (two years ago) link
wow the four released tracks are immensely beautiful, what a unique discography she's making
I don't know anything about Zahn though, is there a good project to check out first?
― rob, Tuesday, 30 August 2022 13:22 (two years ago) link
yes, this is beautiful stuff
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 30 August 2022 13:44 (two years ago) link
I mean, it’s so easy to take the beauty for granted when people consistently make great work over a long period of time, but this really is incredibly beautiful. “Vantablack”, wow…
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 30 August 2022 14:26 (two years ago) link
She was one of the Pitchfork Festival's highlights.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 30 August 2022 15:04 (two years ago) link
This is so cool. Not sure I know of anything similar?
― Indexed, Tuesday, 30 August 2022 19:16 (two years ago) link
Movement 2 came out this week, consisting of four more tracks.
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Friday, 30 September 2022 12:55 (two years ago) link
it's more of the same but that's welcome
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 2 October 2022 05:54 (two years ago) link
Wow, this is really great.
Zahn isn't an artist who's been on my radar before. I'm going to check out some of his earlier work - he did a record with Dave Harrington of Darkside guesting on guitar, which seems like a promising premise for a collab.
― The Ghost Club, Sunday, 2 October 2022 06:29 (two years ago) link
did a sort of panel with her last month, what an lovely person she is
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Sunday, 2 October 2022 13:05 (two years ago) link
“Cerulean” is insane. Loving this so hard.
― Tim F, Sunday, 2 October 2022 21:56 (two years ago) link
wowwww
― ꙮ (map), Sunday, 2 October 2022 22:59 (two years ago) link
she has a nice feature on a softer garage house number from luuk van dijk called "love you". on beatport and junodownload but afaict nowhere else, maybe spotify idk.
― ꙮ (map), Thursday, 13 October 2022 20:34 (two years ago) link
Dang the layers of woodwinds/strings/vocals on "Saffron" -- this is rather majestic stuff, but not at all stuffy or overwrought.
― Indexed, Thursday, 13 October 2022 21:12 (two years ago) link
Just went back to 1 and "Vantablack" is stunning
― Indexed, Thursday, 13 October 2022 21:22 (two years ago) link
holy shit crimson
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Friday, 21 October 2022 04:41 (two years ago) link
This is the post-ECM jazz art-pop record we need right now. Soooo fucking good.
Agree Crimson is incredible.
― The Ghost Club, Friday, 21 October 2022 05:36 (two years ago) link
for some reason this didn't interest me when the first few tracks were released but now i think they're fantastic?
― ufo, Friday, 21 October 2022 07:10 (two years ago) link
This gets really good in the second movement!
― imago, Friday, 21 October 2022 14:01 (two years ago) link
Yeah wow, excellent record. Pop and num-nummy froth-jazz pulling one another towards something v deep and charming
― imago, Friday, 21 October 2022 14:11 (two years ago) link
really love the cover art on this
― frogbs, Friday, 21 October 2022 14:27 (two years ago) link
where's it at?
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 21 October 2022 14:27 (two years ago) link