Cassie: The new Ciara?

It's better this morning.

hang on did we ever talk about '2 the morning'? that song is so amazing, those cut-up backing vox and lurching beats and disquieting 808 pulses. waitaminutewaitaminutewaitaminuteyeah - everything i do i be makin' them stare...

'official girl' and 'thirsty' both have such awesome middle 8 pay-offs:

and i ain't makin' ultimatums
i'mma tell you like it is verbatim

vs

ooh i got you dreamin', wishin' you was in the deep end
here we could be fully submerged
hmm - i think about it, i doubt it, should make you live without it
and keep you dying of thirst -
i'm just playin' with you!

oh god that ultimatum/verbatim bit is my favorite...also it took me forever to notice: back to back dudes away from my door

parallellllll

Album has been pushed back to early '09 I hear. Makes sense, Cassie can't really compete with all the big names releasing 4Q '08 like Beyonce, Cici, Keri, etc.

What the fuck?! :( She could release all the leaks and still have the best album of the year!

the leaks are good, but 08 has been an excellent year and it's getting even better in the 4Q so....

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speaking of leaks a new song "my house" is doing the blog rounds

it's really great. also this 'over it' demo sounds so promising. this really makes me sad.

What the fuck?! :( She could release all the leaks and still have the best album of the year!

YES:

official girl
2 the morning
in love with the dj
sometimes
thirsty
my house
over it
is it you?
turn the lights off

a lot of that stuff is actually pretty good

at least a new pussycat dolls album is coming out

a lot of these are a little same-y to me though

the girl on 'over it' doesn't sound like cassie at all, at least the version i heard.

It's better this morning.

no, you were the right the first time. however, i do approve of young dro on the new '2 the morning' mix.

there are also some good songs that didn't make it to the first album, 'in love with u' especially

however, i do approve of young dro on the new '2 the morning' mix.

holy shit what

a lot of these are a little same-y to me though

she has an aesthetic*, she sticks to it. i admire this! and there are endless subtle variations within it. 'in love with the dj' = every word is truth

*actually she has 2

OMG "Nobody But You" (Prod. by The-Dream)

Love the drums! Not sure about the mixing, but this isn't high-quality.

no, it certainly isnt.

this is pretty good but it's giving me "love in this club" flashbacks

which would be the second dream song to leak this week that kinda beatjacks that song

chorus is really pretty on this, kinda sounds like something mariah would do

"my house" is incredible omg.

did you see her vlog message? she said she was upset that it leaked because "she really wanted it to be on the album." This frightens me.

oh no :( it MUST be on the album. i'm starting to doubt whether her album will actually come out because of all these leaks...

activate is soooo great!

also official girl video

she looks great in the video

also on myspace, cassie (cute as ever) says she's really pissed at the people leaking these tracks and that every time one leaks, she goes back in the studio and records a new one. and that as a result, she keeps getting better. but she's still pissed.

she should do a double disc, one of the leaks and one of new material.

lol who would buy a double disc cassie album (besides you and lex)

whichever assistant diddy sent out for the assignment

Cassie has 627275 friends.

... then why hasn't her first album gone gold yet?

It sold like 600,000 and she didn't even have a fraction of her current hype. Also Ciara has 292434 friends.

I mean, the second collection of tracks could be a digital-only deal.

she only sold like 300k in the US, Ciara's last album is 2XP

and there's like no hype for her album anymore since official girl flopped and all of the tracks leaked

but I think the video should restart things

why hasn't gotten a 360 deal yet??????

omg 'activate' <3

'my house' inevitably wormed its way deep into my heart, so fragile. there's a real secret-garden mystique about it which i love, like cassie's some sort of victorian gothic heroine. "this is my castle, babe..."

she has to release all of these songs! they are too good to be lost down the back of the sofa. but saying that she makes a new song every time one leaks is tremendously heartening.

i am particularly cassie-fan-club this week

"activate" is like "i'm that chick" vs. "migrate"

lol who would buy a double disc cassie album (besides you and lex)

-- The Brainwasher, Saturday, August 23, 2008 12:16 AM (10 hours ago) Bookmark Link

Cassie has 627275 friends.

-- Tape Store, Saturday, August 23, 2008 12:33 AM (10 hours ago) Bookmark Link

Tape Store, I have a bridge I'd like to sell you...it has 80 gazillion friends on MySpace.

also we're talking about the protege of a guy infamous for creating a ton of fake accounts to get on YouTube's most subscribed list.

"nobody but you" is by far her best song

"official girl" is really good of course. serious alliyah vibes from that video, mostly the wardrobe/hair

guys, i was joking but i failed. ok.

also wtf. nobody but you is really good, but it's not close to being her best song!

she's somehow managed to become even more awkward and lacking in charisma since she started making videos.

xpost - when you're really good at self-parody, don't be surprised when people are fooled by it!

her most affecting chorus

sounds like a low-key mariah song to me

Anyway, "Official Girl" is an official flop, any news on a second single Tape Store?

Should take out that Li'l wayne thing, re-release.