to be accurate, the only song where i feel dawn goes OTT with the heapisms is "86", which put me off it for a while
"Superhero"! "86" just sounds like a Jam & Lewis ballad to me.
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 22:22 (nine years ago) link
earnestness is interesting bc obv someone like fka twigs is also earnest but in a completely different way?
actually, maybe a depressing reason is that dawn as a solo artist has been mostly unbothered about sounding sexy
― lex pretend, Wednesday, January 28, 2015 10:08 PM (37 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah I think with fka twigs even her earnestness is filtered through a "sensuousness of surfaces" aesthetic (AKA what artists mean when they namecheck Aaliyah) that allows her to be experienced as pure affect. It's not that dawn's surfaces aren't sensuous, but I think the music doesn't sit easily within that as a primary frame.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 22:53 (nine years ago) link
Yay, new interview
http://www.factmag.com/2015/01/30/dawn-richard-interview/
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 30 January 2015 15:48 (nine years ago) link
really good interview. been wanting to read someone else (not a gossip site) interview her for a long time.
― lex pretend, Friday, 30 January 2015 15:49 (nine years ago) link
calypso (daughter of a titan) as in the greek myth, of course
― lex pretend, Friday, 30 January 2015 15:50 (nine years ago) link
Nice review, Lex.
― longneck, Friday, 30 January 2015 16:37 (nine years ago) link
I think I've had this Muhsinah EP on my hard drive for years but never listened to it til now cause the mp3s weren't tagged right, but the first three tracks are very Richardesque.
http://www.okayplayer.com/news/muhsinah-gone-double-ep-download.html
― aybaybayfan (The Reverend), Friday, 30 January 2015 22:57 (nine years ago) link
ok i haven't heard the whole record yet but i'm tripping out over 'Projection', esp. the rhythmic/sonic turn it takes around 3:00.
― lil urbane (Jordan), Monday, 2 February 2015 18:23 (nine years ago) link
I think I'm most obsessed with "Swim Free"
― aybaybayfan (The Reverend), Monday, 2 February 2015 23:48 (nine years ago) link
here's the video for "choices;" i'm obsessed with ithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPJMxz-ZoRY
― j. winters (josh), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 09:10 (nine years ago) link
ok holy shit "Warriors" is sooooooo good. I'm sure there's more going on than voices but they're all I want to hear now
― droit au butt (Euler), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 10:45 (nine years ago) link
officially back on the train, y'all
― The Reverend, Friday, January 16, 2015 1:29 AM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark
― 龜, Wednesday, 4 February 2015 13:56 (nine years ago) link
I love that Tide music video - it captures that chasmic metaphysical solipsistic space that great sci fi often depicts - the ending of Solaris, neon genesis (I know you see me on this Brad!), that one part in neuromancer
― 龜, Wednesday, 4 February 2015 13:58 (nine years ago) link
Swim Free is incredible but it's not alone on this record. Pretty gobsmacked by how good this is.
― ineloquentwow (Craigo Boingo), Wednesday, 4 February 2015 18:41 (nine years ago) link
Her vocals and the way they are produced on "Swim Free" convey emotion nicely
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 5 February 2015 05:26 (nine years ago) link
I don't think I've ever read a more generic and content-free comment on music. Truly staggered.
― Branwell with an N, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 07:24 (nine years ago) link
pretty terrible quality clip but she's blending "swim free" with "hyperballad" live!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt0n1gho-9w
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 11:18 (nine years ago) link
i think i might like this album as much as "Black Messiah"which is to say it's among the most complete and consistent and engaging albums i've heard
― the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Monday, 16 February 2015 01:29 (nine years ago) link
and ecstatic and beautiful and fully realized and all that good stuffbeen returning to her earlier work and it's great as well of course but this represents such a leap
― the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Monday, 16 February 2015 01:33 (nine years ago) link
If the weather doesn't mess things up, gonna see her Tuesday night (after seeing Erykah Badu Monday night)
― curmudgeon, Monday, 16 February 2015 05:01 (nine years ago) link
Snow kept me from seeing Erykah Monday night alas, but transportation was fine tonight and I saw Dawn before a smallish 100 or so person crowd at the Howard Theatre. Dawn was full of energy, dancing and projecting her voice and chatting in between songs about Fat Tuesday (she is from New Orleans) her album and how she makes each gig different (NY had dancers). Some younger NY singer Alan Michael was down in DC & jumped onstage to duet with her on "86" and "Physical." One of her 3 keyboardists got jazzy at times, while the drummer was going for a Big eaasyish polyrhythmic funky thing. At times her model poses and tv reality show belting was a tad too much, and some rough sound at the beginning hurt a few cuts. She did most of the new album in her 1 hr & 15 minute set
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 05:13 (nine years ago) link
Her NBA Basketball cheerleader roots were showing a bit in her moves
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 13:24 (nine years ago) link
No Bjork cover, but Dawn added a few bars of Oasis' Champagne Supernova at the Howard Theatre show.
― Paul_in_DC (Paul_C_in_DC), Wednesday, 18 February 2015 16:12 (nine years ago) link
awesome interview done by dawn's cousin (!) on solange's website
http://saintheron.com/featured/interview-dawn-richard/
i also only just caught how raw one of the first lines of "billie jean" is. "i'm like an assassin, leave without a trace / except the mess you left when you're all on my face" O_O
― lex pretend, Friday, 27 February 2015 12:42 (nine years ago) link
there is a very specific momentary vocal ad lib on "projection" which reminds me of a very specific vocal ad lib somewhere on kate bush's aerial
― lex pretend, Friday, 27 February 2015 13:04 (nine years ago) link
good:
http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=b6d7b5629921e1c6ae7d905e7&id=68cacfc491
― Jeff W, Friday, 27 February 2015 14:14 (nine years ago) link
x-post to Lex's quote...Is it in one of her songs or am I remembering a between song live comment when she follows up a lyric and says something like "yes I really said that"
― curmudgeon, Friday, 27 February 2015 14:37 (nine years ago) link
been listening to this album a lot over the past month; i think the only track that doesn't excite me every time i hear in queue up is Phoenix
― the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Friday, 27 February 2015 17:07 (nine years ago) link
adderall is consistently astonishing; goddamn this album should be everywherei've played a few tracks to at least a half dozen music industry people who should know better who are blown away and then confused why they haven't heard of her
― the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 28 February 2015 03:20 (nine years ago) link
i mean
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 28 February 2015 03:23 (nine years ago) link
http://www.gigsandtours.com/event/dawn-richard/jazz-cafe/858197
Who's in?
also: https://twitter.com/DawnRichard/status/573168485448224769
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 17:17 (nine years ago) link
in for sure!
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 17:20 (nine years ago) link
and
http://www.youtube.com/embed/7NXbNQRzRwY
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 17:22 (nine years ago) link
that's really good
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 4 March 2015 19:31 (nine years ago) link
Y'ALL
― raih dednelb (The Reverend), Wednesday, 4 March 2015 22:05 (nine years ago) link
OFFICIALLY DONE WITH THESE NON-DAWN RICHARD ASS MUSICIANS
― raih dednelb (The Reverend), Wednesday, 4 March 2015 22:06 (nine years ago) link
A good sentiment, that.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 22:11 (nine years ago) link
― raih dednelb (The Reverend), Wednesday, March 4, 2015 3:06 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Wednesday, 4 March 2015 22:17 (nine years ago) link
song is incredible
― rob, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 23:14 (nine years ago) link
amazing song, hopefully she releases it in hq too
― lex pretend, Thursday, 5 March 2015 08:22 (nine years ago) link
Yes, great track. And I liked the discussion of New Orleans in the interview with her cousin. I had been thinking about her in the context of New Orleans, that she makes sense as a New Orleans artist because the city is so polyglot and culturally fearless. I listen to WWOZ a lot, and while I have yet to hear Dawn Richard there, the station plays a range of stuff that very much feels like the primordial soup that could produce her.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 5 March 2015 18:25 (nine years ago) link
opening song quote from peter fonda btwhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Angels
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 March 2015 18:49 (nine years ago) link
quite possibly by way of Primal Scream!
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 March 2015 18:50 (nine years ago) link
shit that song is hot
― droit au butt (Euler), Thursday, 5 March 2015 18:58 (nine years ago) link
i didn't know she's from New Orleans. feeling the Mardi Gras Indians samples.
― lil urbane (Jordan), Thursday, 5 March 2015 19:09 (nine years ago) link
She's playing in London in June. Bought tickets the instant I saw they were onsale.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 5 March 2015 19:54 (nine years ago) link
Just got back from a holiday and listened to blackheart again for the first time in a couple weeks after listening to it non-stop before that, I don't think an album has affected me this much in years, really stunning.
― kruezer2, Monday, 16 March 2015 17:17 (nine years ago) link
New video for Projection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5mHMEdTI6g
― Jeff W, Monday, 16 March 2015 20:00 (nine years ago) link
Goldenheart is one of my favorite albums from the last few years. I haven't heard much of the new album yet, but wow, 'Projection' is great as to be expected.
― lowlytootle, Tuesday, 17 March 2015 06:29 (nine years ago) link
As much as I generally share in the enthusiasm for the new Kendrick album, I can't help contrasting the deserved hype for that and Black Messiah with how little attention Blackheart has gotten. (With a few worthy exceptions.) There haven't been two great modern R&B concept albums in the last three months, there have been three. I know she's not as big a solo name and wasn't as anticipated as D'Angelo or Kendrick, but I think the album belongs in that company.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 22 March 2015 05:50 (nine years ago) link