SOLANGE KNOWLES, omg the return of

mark ronson early 90s?

"id have liked more songs that lived up to her 'black bjork' billing."

A shame that she's not really any good at these.

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.

lars von trier and i were especially hoping she'd live up to her black bjork billing on 'dancing in the dark'.

sandcastle disco has got some really nice lyrics.

Her "black bjork" billing? Of course you're going to be disappointed if you're looking for something that isn't there.

If Bjork in black face was a real option, I'd take it

hahahha

yeah wait a couple years, it could happen

lol @ her overdosing on nyquil pills and twittering it

b/w that and the nip slip it's been a big week for her

uhhh *googles*

http://www.crunktastical.net/?attachment_id=15838

oh ok ok

ughhh wtf they pulled "sandcastle disco" from youtube :(

this is @ new years rockin eve

lol...as the top of the youtube box explicitly says. not sure i'm feeling that new feature tbh

yeah it really ruins youtube zings and lols

and then she followed it up with a twitter conversation with erykah badu about kids' bedtimes and breastfeeding

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

^^^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34STLHtu97A

lex, do you still hate this song?
(original still high in my top ten)

Dirty Projectors

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!

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.

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

probably better than the DPs covering Solange

so?

Dear Solange,
autotune is yr friend.
kthxbai

i'm trying to pinpoint why this doesn't work

i guess it just feels sorta lifeless and super self-conscious to me? i think she sucked all the energy and passion out of the original when she decided to turn a sorta-soulful indie song into A. CLASSIC. SOUL. COVER.

idk, it's by no means bad, but it's too calculated for me to actually enjoy :/

yeah lex listen to this, it's great

kinda wish you could hear it w/out knowing it was a cover

Dear Solange,
autotune is yr friend.
kthxbai

― Turangalila, Friday, November 13, 2009 11:39 AM (3 minutes ago)

what?

i wonder how a cover can be non-calculated

haha yeah it's like she's humming to herself and all the sudden she's hitting the exact same notes in the same order as a dirty projectors song and just happens to be in a studio with the sound on

i think there's some pretty interesting vocal stuff going on, esp. rhythmically. def. her own interpretation of the dp's voices-as-instruments thing.

you should look up the definition of 'inspired' xpost

also 'calculated'

3 a : planned or contrived to accomplish a purpose b

pretty sure this = by nature every cover

i don't know how solange doesn't make this a CLASSIC. SOUL. COVER. - that's like... the music that she sings? unless of course she tried to make it a cover that sounds like boards of canada?

how could the futureheads turn this kate bush song into a rousing post-punk cover

lol at lex being a corny indie fuck but about r'n'b instead of indie

k3vin k., I luv her but she's just not a very good singer.

Oh come on, people. Solange is pretty much the most indie-friendly RnB singer I can think of. Still, I'm not really feeling this cover - don't think the song is strong enough in the first place.

nick otm

yes color me shocked by lex's response - lol @ humans breathing, lol @ the sky being blue, lol @ the sun rising

guitar lick is badu's 'bag lady', no?

yes

which is apparently sampled from something else

honestly, when i first heard the DP original, my thought was 'oh hey this is like R'n'B, maybe i should listen to more of that'

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, November 13, 2009 3:36 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

right but i didn't even know solange existed ~as a person~ until i randomly clicked on the DP thread. now i do!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8PN4v-Lud0