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my fav part is 00.00 - 04.52 B-)

tpp, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 21:19 (eight years ago) link

The vocal overlays at 2:55 !

, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 21:23 (eight years ago) link

going through a shitty breakup at the moment and didn't think i was ready for miguel in my life but turns out i am.

tpp, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 21:34 (eight years ago) link

miguel is kind of like a cartoon version of a sexy dude while also being a really sexy dude

cis-het shitlord (Merdeyeux), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 22:04 (eight years ago) link

that's why "Coffee" works -- the "turns into" verse mirrors what happens when after a few drinks the guy become steadily sexier (he could have also titled it "How Many Drinks").

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 22:14 (eight years ago) link

I have only listened to the Pure Miguel version of this and I'm kind of scared of the other version TBH, but wow, I didn't realise how much I needed this until it was here.

miguel is kind of like a cartoon version of a sexy dude while also being a really sexy dude

This is exactly why it works? The level of metatextuality and knowingness to his performance of ~Male Sexuality~ which only serves to heighten his actual sexiness.

The Hauntology of Celebrity (Branwell with an N), Wednesday, 6 May 2015 07:00 (eight years ago) link

haha that's all so otm

The Reverend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 07:07 (eight years ago) link

I thought "Adorn" was just OK when it appeared on the EP, so I'll wait for (and if) radio lifts this.

― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, May 4, 2015 11:55 AM Bookmark

f.u. I called "Adorn" right away

The Reverend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 07:08 (eight years ago) link

You know it was a Certain ILX0r on social media getting all annoyed about the promo image and the hole in Miguel's jeans that even alerted me to the fact of this single's existence. (Which is really annoying because hot damn, that is Spotify Hipster Boyfriend's job to alert me to this kind of thing, but I think he's jealous because he thinks I fancy Miguel.) The kind of frothing "for gods sake, lad, put some pants on" reaction just made me realise that he knows exactly who his target market is, and how to hit us.

Sigh.

Salacious, salty and sweet.

The Hauntology of Celebrity (Branwell with an N), Wednesday, 6 May 2015 07:25 (eight years ago) link

how the hell could anyone get annoyed at the promo image

lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 07:39 (eight years ago) link

miguel's performance of male sexuality really magnifies how rare it is in current pop; even the boy band types don't do it like this

lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 07:40 (eight years ago) link

To be fair, I don't think he was entirely serious!

The Hauntology of Celebrity (Branwell with an N), Wednesday, 6 May 2015 07:58 (eight years ago) link

ha i have no idea who it was, i was off twitter

lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 08:27 (eight years ago) link

I posted it on social media. I wasn't annoyed. I thought it was funny.

Unsettled defender (ithappens), Wednesday, 6 May 2015 09:00 (eight years ago) link

It would be nice to know when the album is actually coming out. I can't wait much longer.

Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 13:45 (eight years ago) link

this song reminds me of that 1975 album

tpp, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 17:11 (eight years ago) link

"miguel is kind of like a cartoon version of a sexy dude while also being a really sexy dude" Ha ha. Yes.

Continue your brooding monologue (Re-Make/Re-Model), Wednesday, 6 May 2015 17:48 (eight years ago) link

i think his look is "millenial lenny kravitz" but then i like him in spite of, not because of the facade

Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 6 May 2015 17:50 (eight years ago) link

Oh no, looking like Lenny Kravitz. What a terrible thing.

The Reverend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 18:20 (eight years ago) link

oh come on lex: dude is a model. it ain't super compelling for me.

I'm not lex and also I personally feel very ummm.... "compelled" when I look at Lenny Kravitz.

The Reverend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 18:42 (eight years ago) link

miguel's performance of male sexuality really magnifies how rare it is in current pop

It's increasingly rare to have a pop star who can actually pull it off without coming across as sleazy, creepy or just trying way too hard, you need a certain twinkle in your eye, one that comes across on record as well. Miguel definitely has it.

Matt DC, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 19:24 (eight years ago) link

whups sorry rev; sometimes i see the "end" at the end and get you two confused.

I don't think it's about the twinkle in his eye, quite the opposite actually bc he doesn't treat being a sexual object as a joke or corny but actually performs it v seriously, and with a suggestion that he's into it. It's not actually far from how female pop stars routinely perform sexuality - the bare flesh is pretty crucial - and to see a straight man playing what's usually designated as a female role is p great

lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 20:11 (eight years ago) link

Yeah, there is knowingness, but the one thing he does not do is play it with a wink or treat it as a joke. That's the kind of presentation that straight dudes seem to need (ironic distance?) in order to partake. It's less uncomfortable I guess for them to read it as "funny"?

The Hauntology of Celebrity (Branwell with an N), Wednesday, 6 May 2015 20:28 (eight years ago) link

I don't mean a twinkle in the eye to mean a kind of smirking detachment, I just mean a certain... something. It's not incompatible with sincerity at all.

Matt DC, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 20:37 (eight years ago) link

I don't know how one can be a sincere or insincere sex object tbh.

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 6 May 2015 20:45 (eight years ago) link

You can participate in your own objectification; I dunno what sincerity has to do with it.

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 6 May 2015 20:45 (eight years ago) link

Wild Heart is out June 30th.

http://www.rap-up.com/2015/05/06/miguel-announces-wildheart-release-date/

That is too far away.

Kitchen Person, Thursday, 7 May 2015 02:56 (eight years ago) link

i need a Miguel coffee mug in my life so bad right now

all my hatians if u play they make u (gr8080), Thursday, 7 May 2015 13:19 (eight years ago) link

an approximation of what i'm looking for, someone help me out here:

http://i.imgur.com/04TMpkn.png
http://i.imgur.com/F3G34Su.png

all my hatians if u play they make u (gr8080), Thursday, 7 May 2015 13:33 (eight years ago) link

*nods*

, Thursday, 7 May 2015 13:47 (eight years ago) link

I know this is some rapgenius shit but I figured out that they are choosing a star to say good bye to because they are gonna stay up til they see the sun rise under bright peach skies *a thousand blushing smiley emojis*

, Thursday, 7 May 2015 13:59 (eight years ago) link

The more I think about it them ore the 'fucking in the morning' version makes me angry

, Thursday, 7 May 2015 14:09 (eight years ago) link

i need a Miguel coffee mug in my life so bad right now

if only i knew how to make a coffee mug...

I need a Miguel in my life now.

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 May 2015 14:44 (eight years ago) link

they put it on Spotify with dirty, clean and Wale/non-Wale versions, thankfully

some dude, Thursday, 7 May 2015 15:27 (eight years ago) link

there's a dirty non-Wale version?

, Thursday, 7 May 2015 15:51 (eight years ago) link

not that i know of, sorry if my post was poorly phrased

some dude, Thursday, 7 May 2015 16:29 (eight years ago) link

not that you should have any desire for more "fucking in the morning" versions tho

some dude, Thursday, 7 May 2015 16:30 (eight years ago) link

coffee in the morning is much better imo

dyl, Thursday, 7 May 2015 17:07 (eight years ago) link

first coffee, followed by fucking imo

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 May 2015 17:10 (eight years ago) link

before any of those things though brush your goddamn teeth

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 May 2015 17:10 (eight years ago) link

sweet dreams turns into brushing in the morning

^kidzbop version

all my hatians if u play they make u (gr8080), Thursday, 7 May 2015 20:54 (eight years ago) link

mouthwash turns into flossing
flossing turns into waterpik
waterpik turns into saline rinse
saline rinse turns
into brushing in the morning
http://i.imgur.com/kRRmwVX.png

Miguel was a surprise guest at the Prince gig in Baltimore:

from NY Times review

Miguel, who sang a modified version of the Staple Singers’ “When Will We Be Paid,” a song often interpreted as a call for reparations.

curmudgeon, Monday, 11 May 2015 16:14 (eight years ago) link

i've seen prince perform that before!

maura, Monday, 11 May 2015 16:31 (eight years ago) link

http://www.princevault.com/index.php/When_Will_We_B_Paid%3F

curmudgeon, Monday, 11 May 2015 16:34 (eight years ago) link


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