Tinashe - Aquarius (out October 7 2014)

i think she prob needs to break up w/ her label and skip to the part where she's the next carly rae jepsen.

She tried taking Jordan's advice but did it wrong :(

This is dire

yes do not listen to this : /

seriously ?

hahahaha wow this is completely nondescript

I feel like this was originally written for Jordin Sparks or something

The secret to appropriating 80s pop is you need to sound like you enjoy 80s pop. She did not get that memo.

The video embed is dead, but I assume this revive was about Flame?

I'm just now listening to it, and I mostly agree with the lukewarm assessment, but that low end is riiiiiich.

I can't remember if I even listened to that^ but the new one is...not bad?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAh7jTAkCKc

youtube telling me that "up next" is Cassie with the message "Don't Play It Safe" is pretty lol

wow i am actually wearing my tinashe shirt rn, what a serendipitous treat

this one is good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS2MW3YIJew

They really need to pin down a date for an album release though. The false starts are becoming extremely tiresome.

Yeah, that's the first one I've liked in a while. If it's a hit, they'll go with it, I guess. If not, false start.

A release date. Still no tracklist but I can't imagine "Flame" actually being on this thing

The wait is over. JOYRIDE 4•13 pic.twitter.com/js2huaHp9k

— TINASHE (@Tinashe) March 16, 2018

that cover art is stunning

midnight!

i am apprehensive

it's...fine. the little dragon collaboration is nice

fine is not fine

Fine is never fine.

Wonder if anybody recognized the irony in naming an album so mechanical and pleasureless Joyride. That effortless airlessness of Aquarius is completely gone; these tracks are all so severe and unflattering. Kind of impressive that she as uncomfortable on the album's forced pop numbers as she does on the overbearing arty stuff, though.

"Salt" is the one song she truly claims as her own, but it just kind of highlights how awkward everything else is.

lol this album is 35 minutes long

almost 37!

but that includes 2:43 worth of intro and interlude filler

i don't know if i can bring myself to listen to it again

At her album release party in New York City, Tinashe performed four songs—all of which had already been released, including “2 On” and “All Hands On Deck,” another single from 2014’s Aquarius. There was little pause between songs; at the end, she said into the microphone, “My album drops at midnight, so go buy that shit.” No further commentary or deeper insight into the album’s creation, despite the fact that the first teaser for the album was released in September of 2015, and those who have stuck by her side have anxiously awaited it.

She recently promoted the album with a performance of “No Drama” on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, where she received a standing ovation. Still, first week sales projections for Joyride are hovering around 20,000 units. Unfortunately for everyone who is still rooting for Tinashe, it appears her time has passed—we can’t wait around forever.

http://www.complex.com/music/2018/04/where-did-tinashe-go-wrong

No further commentary or deeper insight into the album’s creation, despite the fact that the first teaser for the album was released in September of 2015, and those who have stuck by her side have anxiously awaited it.

i loathe sentences like this

that sentence is a mess, but I think the point that she doesn't seem especially passionate about her own album holds

I almost respect her honesty—no point pretending the album was a passion project and the record she'd always dreamed of making when it clearly wasn't—but it's like if she isn't excited about the work how is anybody else supposed to be

Her response to the piece was graceful and personable, but I think the lack of a defense of the music itself speaks volumes

I’m healthy, my bills are paid, my family is happy. Still booking shows, still making art, still minding my business, still hating Donald Trump.... I’m thriving 🙌🏽

— TINASHE (@Tinashe) April 26, 2018

Aquarius is so amazing

Some serious bullshit in this thread about what tinashe needs to be etc, scrub it

What else is good other than this? New to her music

she pretty much only has one good album, is the problem

amethyst ep

yeah it's p much Aquarius and Amethyst i think. Was Black Water good?

https://www.thefader.com/2019/02/19/tinashe-rca-label-dispute-independent

she's split from her label, hopefully this will be good for her after Joyride was such a mess for her and the label

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6nJTmr-ntY

i'd completely missed that she'd released two singles back in July intended to build up to the release of a new album titled Nashe but her label cancelled it after the singles flopped. "Like I Used To" is nice enough though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btpCevsq3Nc

damn that's good

She's back:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zupK28B4Vts

Also feel like sharing an edited tracklist of Joyride a friend made that feel closer to a version she would approve of:

01. Keep Your Eyes On The Road (Intro)
02. Ride Of Your Life [orig. Nightride]
03. Faded Love (ft. Future)
04. Company [orig. Nightride]
05. Ooh La La
06. Superlove
07. No Contest
08. Player (w/o Chris Brown)
09. Party Favors [orig. Nightride]
10. Ain't Good For Ya (Interlude)
11. He Don't Want It
12. Soul Glitch [orig. Nightride]
13. C'Est La Vie [orig. Nightride]
14. Touch Pass [orig. Nightride]

the new song is pretty awesome

this is cool but i wish there was a little more to it

amazing new single. my favourite of hers since aquarius

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAYZkxGkmEY

another good new single, album songs for you is reportedly coming soon

very soon! November 21st!

https://music.apple.com/nz/album/songs-for-you/1487857651

the cover is fab and "die a little bit" is one of my favourite songs of the year, i'm excited

!!!!!!

out

really impressed by it, lots of highlights aside from the lead single: "save room for us", "no better", "stormy weather" - even the g-eazy song is good (though it'd be much better if he was excised)

ooh i didn't realise it was today, i'd just assumed it was the standard album release friday. struggling to understand why g-eazy is on it now that she's independent though

"know better"!!!

This album!

i'm really delighted that this is as good as it is