Don't know if it's acceptable to drag this from the rolling R'n'B thread - I'm not a regular, but thought it might be worthy of wider attention. I know the Lex has been stanning for Goapele round these parts. Been listening to the Break Of Dawn LP and it's really light and silky, very pretty soul music. I especially like "Right Here" all harmonic soars and neon-lit synths. Apparently her earlier stuff is more current affairs-y... But that's as much as I know...
― I want your nose, your shoes and your unicycle (dog latin), Friday, 6 January 2012 09:53 (twelve years ago) link
and her name makes me think of fruit juice for some reason, which is a plus.
― I want your nose, your shoes and your unicycle (dog latin), Friday, 6 January 2012 11:04 (twelve years ago) link
I got this album the other week after hearing Play on the tracks of the year Spotify playlist. It's solid all the way through, the only problem is it's way too short.
Along with Play this is my other favourite song on there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41JZHSBngUA
Haven't heard any of her earlier work yet.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 6 January 2012 11:10 (twelve years ago) link
In no way is Break of Dawn too short. 30-35 minutes is the sweet spot, especially when there's no filler. This albums just about perfect. I've actually found some of her vocals to be a little forced in the past, she would sometimes roll into the note she was trying to get at, kind of over-silk it. BUT, she seemed to scale that back here and she nails every track with a more simple/straightforward/mature vocal approach.
― rolling regional thug waffle (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Friday, 6 January 2012 23:40 (twelve years ago) link
One of my favorite recent releases for sure.
Am so in love with the Break of Dawn album at the moment. Think it might be my favourite R'n'B album of the decade so far.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 11 January 2013 01:41 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah I still love it too. Listen all the time.
― queef ka queef (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Friday, 11 January 2013 01:45 (eleven years ago) link
You were right by the way, this album is not too short at all, it's just perfect the way it is.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 11 January 2013 01:48 (eleven years ago) link
Goapele is gawdly.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq5hV4bzqnA
― tsrobodo, Friday, 11 January 2013 02:14 (eleven years ago) link
in all the overpraise of the jeremih mixtape i never once saw goapele credited for its best beat -_-
― lex pretend, Friday, 11 January 2013 10:14 (eleven years ago) link
I had no idea people were paying attention to Goapele nowadays. I love her first two albums, but the EP she put out a couple years back was underwhelming and seemed to suggest that she was going in a direction that didn't do her much justice. But seeing people talk about her latest is def promising.
― The Poston & Henning Variety Jamboree (Old Lunch), Friday, 11 January 2013 10:25 (eleven years ago) link
love this one off her 05 album:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H_-DZ5Yujg
― dbs, Friday, 11 January 2013 14:50 (eleven years ago) link
This slipped by me a couple months ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48r6xFIA5f8
There's also a remix which crams Snoop Dogg into the picture, but he doesn't ruin it by any means.
Not digging much else from the album on first pass, though.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 24 October 2014 05:42 (nine years ago) link
E-40 saying "gettin' my Goapele" is still one if favorite rap lines
― The Reverend, Friday, 24 October 2014 06:41 (nine years ago) link