Alex, check out the Ambrosius again. Although it faffs around a bit in the middle section and is at times too masochistic for my taste, this is plush, sumptuous R&B of a high order -- probably my favorite one of last year
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 27 August 2012 19:59 (eleven years ago) link
"Adorn" is great, but I've always thought it needed a B.o.B. verse
― Evan R, Monday, 27 August 2012 20:02 (eleven years ago) link
and a Calvin Harris remix featuring Nicki Minaj.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 27 August 2012 20:05 (eleven years ago) link
"adorn" is looking like it has a chance to be his biggest hit
― young money color me badd (J0rdan S.), Monday, August 27, 2012 2:23 PM (6 hours ago)
is it charting? it doesn't even have a wiki entry
― There's gotta be an opposition party or something in Russia, right? (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 28 August 2012 00:57 (eleven years ago) link
well here's a sentence i never thought i'd read
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 01:02 (eleven years ago) link
#7 R&B, #68 on the Hot 100 (xpost)
― some dude, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 01:03 (eleven years ago) link
There's also the R. Kelly albums.
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 01:04 (eleven years ago) link
well yeah but those aren't contemporary R&B
― some dude, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 01:08 (eleven years ago) link
mariah - memoirs?
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 01:11 (eleven years ago) link
though that is quite a while ago now
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 01:12 (eleven years ago) link
jeremih's first album
― There's gotta be an opposition party or something in Russia, right? (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 28 August 2012 01:12 (eleven years ago) link
memoirs had gucci on the single version of "obsessed" right?
― There's gotta be an opposition party or something in Russia, right? (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 28 August 2012 01:13 (eleven years ago) link
or was that a separate remix
separate remix & not on the album
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 01:14 (eleven years ago) link
wait, ship: how are Kels' albums not contemporary R&B? Is it their retro stylings that inoculate them?
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 28 August 2012 01:18 (eleven years ago) link
he iz old
― There's gotta be an opposition party or something in Russia, right? (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 28 August 2012 01:20 (eleven years ago) link
lol at lex taking Evan's post at face value
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 01:22 (eleven years ago) link
Oh! *fumbles with trembling hands with Lipitor tablets and something called a "keyboard"*
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 28 August 2012 01:27 (eleven years ago) link
i was basically borrowing the parlance of the Grammys, who for most of the last decade had a 'contemporary R&B album' award to distinguish the overly modern hip hop-influenced stuff from the more traditional stuff that usually wins the best R&B album award (but the 2 categories were merged back into one this year). Chocolate Factory was nominated in the contemporary category; his last two would have been in the other category, if they were nominated.
― some dude, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 01:29 (eleven years ago) link
like you wouldn't listen to Write Me Back and expect to possibly hear a guest rapper on it (unlike Miguel's stuff), so it's not relevant to the point i was making.
― some dude, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 01:30 (eleven years ago) link
new trey songz album only has like 6 guest rappers
― young money color me badd (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 28 August 2012 02:27 (eleven years ago) link
lol
― some dude, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 02:34 (eleven years ago) link
SPOILER ALERT
the new preview is very good
― young money color me badd (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 September 2012 04:22 (eleven years ago) link
"do you..." especially is absolutely sublime
― young money color me badd (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 September 2012 04:24 (eleven years ago) link
:D
― k3vin k., Thursday, 6 September 2012 04:27 (eleven years ago) link
"do you..." is like "quickie" pt 2... the glowing, coital track that just basks in its own sound. it's even a bit more ethereal tho.
― young money color me badd (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 September 2012 04:34 (eleven years ago) link
Just heard Adorn in a sports store while walking through the mall. Miguel has arrived!
― this is the dream of avril and chad (jer.fairall), Thursday, 6 September 2012 20:56 (eleven years ago) link
Man is this release scheme convoluted. Like, I'm a pretty big fan of this guy, and I really can't keep track of which songs are out, which ones are coming soon, which ones are being bundled where, where to download them, when to download them, etc, etc. I am totally lost, and his site isn't really clarifying a lot of these questions.
The ADC EPs were clever, but he should stop fucking around and just put out an album already.
― Evan R, Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:08 (eleven years ago) link
three more songs out 9/11, full thing out 10/2
― young money color me badd (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:29 (eleven years ago) link
i hope "do you..." is actually the next single. maybe the best thing he's ever done.
― young money color me badd (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:31 (eleven years ago) link
cool to see that Pop & Oak produced "Use Me," really starting to stan for them after the Elle Varner album. "Don't Look Back" is prob my least favorite song he's put out this year, though.
― IN REAL LIFE (some dude), Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:49 (eleven years ago) link
i've never heard so many radio DJs say things like "I love that song! don't you love that song?" before or after playing something as with "Adorn" -- was really awesome to change stations right after it and hear it starting on another station the other day.
― IN REAL LIFE (some dude), Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:50 (eleven years ago) link
Is that EV album good front to back?
― Nickelback of folk (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:51 (eleven years ago) link
imo yeah
― IN REAL LIFE (some dude), Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:52 (eleven years ago) link
Cool, was interested but hadn't heard much, will check it.
― Nickelback of folk (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 6 September 2012 22:00 (eleven years ago) link
heard "Adorn" on Tuesday! It helped that the R&B station played Maze's "Back in Stride" right after.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 6 September 2012 22:03 (eleven years ago) link
i think he's gonna hit no. 1 next week. up to no. 2 this week.
― young money color me badd (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 September 2012 22:04 (eleven years ago) link
gonna start using "the third minute of 'Adorn'" as a euphemism for keys that unlock wonderful hidden treasures
― IN REAL LIFE (some dude), Thursday, 6 September 2012 22:09 (eleven years ago) link
― The Reverend, Thursday, 6 September 2012 22:31 (eleven years ago) link
have we all seen this? this performance of "adorn" is AHMAZING
http://pitchfork.com/news/47615-watch-miguel-perform-adorn-at-moma-ps1/
― k3vin k., Thursday, 6 September 2012 22:44 (eleven years ago) link
sarge where are these new previews of which you speak?
#secrete promos
― young money color me badd (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 September 2012 22:48 (eleven years ago) link
ooh -- "Secrete" is a perfect Miguel title
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 6 September 2012 22:51 (eleven years ago) link
i think i should be shaking my head at that
― k3vin k., Thursday, 6 September 2012 23:02 (eleven years ago) link
let my joke adorn you
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 6 September 2012 23:14 (eleven years ago) link
secrete all over you
― USADA Bin Dopen (dayo), Friday, 7 September 2012 01:22 (eleven years ago) link
jealous of alfred that lil b memes go over his head
― IN REAL LIFE (some dude), Friday, 7 September 2012 01:32 (eleven years ago) link
air preview now streaming http://kaleidoscopedream.officialmiguel.com/
― young money color me badd (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 8 September 2012 01:20 (eleven years ago) link
http://soundcloud.com/miguelofficial/sets/kaleidoscope-dream-the-air/s-xfuSb
On soundcloud. For those who might prefer it there...
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Saturday, 8 September 2012 01:24 (eleven years ago) link
i've just been going around for the last few days softly singing "i wanna do you like drugs toniiiiiiiiiiight"
― young money color me badd (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 8 September 2012 01:50 (eleven years ago) link