also she was brilliant live
― lex pretend, Friday, 22 August 2008 09:24 (fifteen years ago) link
'difficult interview' how, Lex?
― Turangalila, Friday, 22 August 2008 09:25 (fifteen years ago) link
basically acted like i'd just woken her up throughout. only loosened up when i gave up asking her questions with any point and starting shooting the shit about dubai architecture, her tattoos &c
― lex pretend, Friday, 22 August 2008 09:29 (fifteen years ago) link
haha I see
― Turangalila, Friday, 22 August 2008 09:30 (fifteen years ago) link
were you responsible for that "Beyonce's crazy sis" Guardian headline, Lex? It seemed a bit much, especially since it I felt that the piece presented her as more of a mere scattershot eccentric.
― Merdeyeux, Friday, 22 August 2008 22:12 (fifteen years ago) link
nope!
― lex pretend, Friday, 22 August 2008 22:35 (fifteen years ago) link
anybody heard the new album yet?
― batwing, Thursday, 25 September 2008 06:39 (fifteen years ago) link
Most of the people upthread!
― Tim F, Thursday, 25 September 2008 06:41 (fifteen years ago) link
too stupid to live
― batwing, Thursday, 25 September 2008 06:45 (fifteen years ago) link
(me)
i'm finally listening to this. it's pretty damn great.
― Annoying Display Name (blueski), Sunday, 5 October 2008 16:51 (fifteen years ago) link
I love Cosmic Journey but... am I the only one who has issues with the actual SOUND of the techno bit? I can't put my finger on it.
― Turangalila, Sunday, 5 October 2008 20:26 (fifteen years ago) link
I'd been kind of enjoying the album up until the final few tracks and then Cosmic Journey sounded so great it made me really annoyed that the entire album wasn't like that.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 5 October 2008 20:55 (fifteen years ago) link
my only criticism so far: needs more/any violin
― Annoying Display Name (blueski), Sunday, 5 October 2008 21:40 (fifteen years ago) link
The ending of "This Bird" really ruins the song for me. I adore the intro, though.
― Turangalila, Sunday, 5 October 2008 21:42 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't like the techno bit of "Cosmic Journey" - it feels tacked on and showy.
― Tim F, Monday, 6 October 2008 00:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Right.
― Turangalila, Monday, 6 October 2008 01:22 (fifteen years ago) link
The ending of "This Bird" really ruins the song for me. I adore the intro, though.Suggest Ban Permalink― Turangalila, Sunday, October 5, 2008 2:42 PM Bookmark
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otm, the part where she says "This song isn't over yet" makes me gaaararrgh
― © 2008 (The Reverend), Monday, 6 October 2008 02:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Basically I'm not convinced Solange really carries off the "i'm that weird intergalactic meta-chick" act she tries on these tracks, either in terms of straight execution, or in terms of constructing a convincing persona.
As I said in my review, I think the temptation to avoid is to applaud this stuff simply for its own sake - for, y'know, bucking trends or whatever - when it seems pretty clear that Solange or her people just aren't as strong here (lyrically or musically) as they are on terrain like "Would've Been The One" or "Sandcastle Disco".
Which is not to say that the three tracks in this category don't each have positive qualities, or that they're the weakest songs here.
― Tim F, Monday, 6 October 2008 05:18 (fifteen years ago) link
she killed it at the pigalle last night - SO much fun. sol! angel! and the hadley! street! DREAMS! and she looked fab - gold layered miniskirt + mickey mouse stencilled T-shirt + military jacket.
'cosmic journey' is a billion times better played by a full band - shonky dance knock-off turned into something genuinely immersive. and she played the og 'i decided' because she has good taste in her own songs. in the second verse of 'would've been the one' she quietened the band with a wave of her hand and really dreeeew out the line "and she was cool with just...fuckin' around" to whoops and cheers from the crowd.
― lex pretend, Saturday, 8 November 2008 11:10 (fifteen years ago) link
she says "Ay bay bay" in "T.O.N.Y."
― Super Cat (The Reverend), Sunday, 7 December 2008 18:22 (fifteen years ago) link
record is very good. T.O.N.Y. close to top ten songs OTY for me
― k3vin k., Sunday, 7 December 2008 18:24 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, I've listened to "T.O.N.Y." at least 3-4 times today
― Super Cat (The Reverend), Sunday, 7 December 2008 18:25 (fifteen years ago) link
I Decided that Solange released one of my favorite songs of the year.
― Are you there, God? It's Madonna, call me in Miami. (Stevie D), Sunday, 21 December 2008 02:03 (fifteen years ago) link
i like this album but quite a lot of it is too in that mark ronsony early 90s hip hop soul mould. id have liked more songs that lived up to her 'black bjork' billing.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Sunday, 21 December 2008 11:44 (fifteen years ago) link
mark ronson early 90s?
― Timezilla vs Mechadistance (blueski), Sunday, 21 December 2008 11:57 (fifteen years ago) link
"id have liked more songs that lived up to her 'black bjork' billing."
A shame that she's not really any good at these.
― Tim F, Sunday, 21 December 2008 12:56 (fifteen years ago) link
i dont mean ronson was around in the early 90s. i mean theres tracks on the album that sound like they could be from jois first album or some other chick from 91 singing over some breakbeats.
"A shame that she's not really any good at these."
the song with bilal is up there, regardless of the slightly unnecessary ending.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Sunday, 21 December 2008 13:22 (fifteen years ago) link
lars von trier and i were especially hoping she'd live up to her black bjork billing on 'dancing in the dark'.
― the love song of j alfred pitchfork (r|t|c), Sunday, 21 December 2008 21:46 (fifteen years ago) link
sandcastle disco has got some really nice lyrics.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Sunday, 21 December 2008 22:04 (fifteen years ago) link
Her "black bjork" billing? Of course you're going to be disappointed if you're looking for something that isn't there.
― Wonderful Day Wendy (The Reverend), Monday, 22 December 2008 01:39 (fifteen years ago) link
If Bjork in black face was a real option, I'd take it
― Bimble is more goth than Jew (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Monday, 22 December 2008 01:45 (fifteen years ago) link
hahahha
― Wonderful Day Wendy (The Reverend), Monday, 22 December 2008 01:50 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah wait a couple years, it could happen
― Dimension 5ive, Monday, 22 December 2008 01:54 (fifteen years ago) link
lol @ her overdosing on nyquil pills and twittering it
― weekend goodtime (The Brainwasher), Thursday, 19 February 2009 06:39 (fifteen years ago) link
b/w that and the nip slip it's been a big week for her
― rev. al shipley (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 19 February 2009 06:40 (fifteen years ago) link
uhhh *googles*
― k3vin k., Thursday, 19 February 2009 06:45 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.crunktastical.net/?attachment_id=15838
― rev. al shipley (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 19 February 2009 06:49 (fifteen years ago) link
oh ok ok
― k3vin k., Thursday, 19 February 2009 06:58 (fifteen years ago) link
ughhh wtf they pulled "sandcastle disco" from youtube :(
this is @ new years rockin eve
― k3vin k., Thursday, 19 February 2009 07:04 (fifteen years ago) link
lol...as the top of the youtube box explicitly says. not sure i'm feeling that new feature tbh
― k3vin k., Thursday, 19 February 2009 07:05 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah it really ruins youtube zings and lols
― rev. al shipley (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 19 February 2009 07:05 (fifteen years ago) link
and then she followed it up with a twitter conversation with erykah badu about kids' bedtimes and breastfeeding
― lex pretend, Thursday, 19 February 2009 11:46 (fifteen years ago) link
btw i love that youtube feature. i can decide whether i want to play something without having to click through to find out what it is
― lex pretend, Thursday, 19 February 2009 11:47 (fifteen years ago) link
^^^
― The Reverend (rev), Thursday, 19 February 2009 17:54 (fifteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34STLHtu97A
lex, do you still hate this song?(original still high in my top ten)
― goodbye indie, hello trendy. (Tape Store), Friday, 13 November 2009 04:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Dirty Projectors
― see-those-tit-ies (J0rdan S.), Friday, 13 November 2009 04:09 (fourteen years ago) link
i honestly have no interest in hearing it at all, and am totally giving the side-eye to people who never cared about hearing solange's album but are now all like "omgzzz she covered an indie band" - fuck off!
― lex pretend, Friday, 13 November 2009 09:36 (fourteen years ago) link
My tastes generally lean indie, but I like Solange's album more than any Dirty Projectors album. That said, this is a really good cover.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 13 November 2009 09:42 (fourteen years ago) link
lex, a problem with that logic (not that this is remotely the only one) is that a whole bunch of people who already like solange think this is great, including myself
― becky & robbie's bogus journalism (The Reverend), Friday, 13 November 2009 16:21 (fourteen years ago) link