I'm not gonna question somebody about the pronunciation of their name
― dayo, Saturday, 24 March 2012 18:52 (twelve years ago) link
she's from louisiana tho
― dayo, Saturday, 24 March 2012 18:53 (twelve years ago) link
true
― come on a #KONY (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 24 March 2012 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
she seems very sweet
― The Reverend, Saturday, 24 March 2012 19:00 (twelve years ago) link
this is almost like the time i found out o'so krispie's real name is not o'so krispie.
― Peace (peaceful) (The Brainwasher), Saturday, 24 March 2012 19:01 (twelve years ago) link
actually it's nothing like that i just felt like dropping an o'so krispie reference tbh
― Peace (peaceful) (The Brainwasher), Saturday, 24 March 2012 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
u'so krispie
― flopson, Saturday, 24 March 2012 19:04 (twelve years ago) link
this is sooooooooooooo good
"Heaven"!
― if you feeling frogbs, leap (The Reverend), Monday, 26 March 2012 22:48 (twelve years ago) link
only 2/3 through, but album of the year?
― if you feeling frogbs, leap (The Reverend), Monday, 26 March 2012 22:55 (twelve years ago) link
this is not on uk itunes >:(
― lex pretend, Monday, 26 March 2012 22:55 (twelve years ago) link
it's not on any itunes yet
― if you feeling frogbs, leap (The Reverend), Monday, 26 March 2012 23:02 (twelve years ago) link
album version of "save me from u" >>>>>>>>> og versio
― if you feeling frogbs, leap (The Reverend), Monday, 26 March 2012 23:03 (twelve years ago) link
n
this last track! the production is incredible throughout and the tunes are a lot better than Tell Tale Heart, which I know some people will jump on me for, but I was never that hot on
― if you feeling frogbs, leap (The Reverend), Monday, 26 March 2012 23:04 (twelve years ago) link
so jellie of you right now
― dayo, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 01:06 (twelve years ago) link
http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds#/8
― sisilafami, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 01:13 (twelve years ago) link
on uk itunes. bought on sight. with money! on the day of release! can't remember the last time i did this
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 08:29 (twelve years ago) link
i'm not sure how i feel about the pronunciation of her surname, "ree-shard" seems a bit hyacinth bucket
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 08:34 (twelve years ago) link
and everyone knows the correct status affectation in r&b is the r&b acute
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 08:35 (twelve years ago) link
heh, another sade ref in "scripture"
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 08:59 (twelve years ago) link
OMG I LOVE HER SO MUCH.
"Automatic" joins "Change" in the now I school every bitch who thinks she can mess with 4X4 house beats dept.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 11:13 (twelve years ago) link
I mean "Faith" of course.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 11:14 (twelve years ago) link
"Scripture"!!!
― Tim F, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 11:19 (twelve years ago) link
"Heaven"!!!!!
I need these new songs to appear on youtube so I can stop carpet-bombing my friends with them.
So pleased and weirdly parental-proud of Dawn right now. I adored #A Tell-Tale Heart of course but this really feels like an artist standing up and demanding attention.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 11:24 (twelve years ago) link
so I can start carpet-bombing... Ugh why can't I type anything right tonight.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 11:25 (twelve years ago) link
when "faith" explodes it's a real O_O moment
it is incredibly frustrating that constantly going on about dawn and kalenna has gained zero traction outside ilm
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 11:31 (twelve years ago) link
like what more do they have to do for everyone to realise that these two women are making the best music around atm?
― lex pretend, Tuesday, March 27, 2012 4:34 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark
she's from louisiana...
― dayo, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 11:48 (twelve years ago) link
woah this is good
― art dealin' thru the west coast (tpp), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 11:56 (twelve years ago) link
Stoked to hear this, is this an actual proper album?
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 11:57 (twelve years ago) link
it's a 10 song EP
― dayo, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 12:00 (twelve years ago) link
graaaaah I wish the layout ppl had spent more than 10 min on the 'digital booklet' pdf
― dayo, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 12:47 (twelve years ago) link
it's 40 minutes long...
― sisilafami, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 13:22 (twelve years ago) link
yeah there's a bizarre thing happening in hip hop/R&B now where mixtapes and major label albums have gotten so long that if anyone makes an Illmatic-length album that would actually fit on vinyl they call it an EP
― internet somebody (some dude), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 13:31 (twelve years ago) link
want to support Dawn and buy this but I just can't pay for MP3s... hope there's a physical copy soon.
― Peace (peaceful) (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 13:32 (twelve years ago) link
wait it's only $6, I guess I can do that... :-\
― Peace (peaceful) (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 13:33 (twelve years ago) link
this is the happiest i've ever been to have an iphone
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 27 March 2012 14:27 (twelve years ago) link
― lex pretend, Tuesday, March 27, 2012 7:31 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
this was basically true for dirty money as well
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 27 March 2012 14:28 (twelve years ago) link
yeah but LTTP was at least a moderately successful major label record with a hugely famous person at the center of it. the Dawn/Kalenna stuff lives or dies on whether it builds any kind of buzz outside that LTTP cult.
― internet somebody (some dude), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 14:41 (twelve years ago) link
ladies and gentlemen, elektrik red
― dayo, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 14:42 (twelve years ago) link
I think the last two years or so have really revealed a deep critical bias against female R&B acts in general
― Evan R, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 15:02 (twelve years ago) link
uh, Rihanna?
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 15:03 (twelve years ago) link
not really considering her R&B
― Evan R, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 15:04 (twelve years ago) link
i think it's more of a long standing critical bias against R&B that is just being slightly broken down at the moment more by male artists than female artists. but i mean beyonce had the #2 song on pazz & jop a couple months ago so let's not get carried away.
― internet somebody (some dude), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 15:04 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, that's true...I should specify NEW female R&B artists. There's a circle of established ones who get a fair shake
― Evan R, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 15:05 (twelve years ago) link
it's a weird time for R&B in general, the critical response means nothing without the context of fluctuations in commercial fortunes. i mean who's the biggest new female success story of the last few years, Keri Hilson? and she's not exactly a household name.
― internet somebody (some dude), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 15:19 (twelve years ago) link
non-megastar female r&b artists, i'd say - it'd be impossible for any critic to ignore someone as big as beyoncé, but i'm not expecting, say, brandy's forthcoming album to get much buzz outside of a small group of critics
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 15:20 (twelve years ago) link
i think a lot of critics and editors still don't quite understand how irrelevant "r&b" has become commercially (they see beyoncé and rihanna and extrapolate the wrong things), but their rationale for covering r&b/pop in the first place is because they're commercial phenomenona, and so you end up with them thinking that if a certain r&b artist is a commercial flop then they're not worth covering.
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 15:22 (twelve years ago) link
i mean who's the biggest new female success story of the last few years, Keri Hilson?
i'm still not entirely sure how/why this happened, btw. like...she doesn't have a noteworthy voice, she doesn't have a distinct or recognisable aesthetic or persona, she just has occasional enjoyable tunes. maybe that's it - she's so undemanding for fans, requires no real investment.
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 15:27 (twelve years ago) link
Keri is undeniably an underachiever but i mean i like her vocal tone a lot, she writes well and she's smoking hot, you could do a lot worse. depending on how 'new' you consider her J-Hud is probably her closest competition and she's more of a typical big voice sensation but even more underachieving as far as her actual recorded output.
― internet somebody (some dude), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 15:35 (twelve years ago) link