I hear '80s quiet storm r'n'b and some similarly mellow '90s r'n'b but not StevieTotally this
― the fog of "Wha...?" (stevie), Thursday, 10 November 2016 15:33 (seven years ago) link
Think Imagination.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 November 2016 15:36 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_xjg5hhJoo
Woah, were Imagination a thing in the US?
― the fog of "Wha...?" (stevie), Thursday, 10 November 2016 15:38 (seven years ago) link
Only "Just an Illusion."
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 November 2016 15:39 (seven years ago) link
found some interviews, artists mentioned as influences
princeduke ellingtonstevie wonder"80s and 90s R&B"esmerelda spaldingsteely danerykah badujoni mitchellquincy joneskoji kondo (longtime nintendo composer, super mario bros, zelda, etc)late 90s R&Bryuichi sakamotococteau twins (makes sense)
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 10 November 2016 15:44 (seven years ago) link
Spalding introduced Corinne Bailey Rae to King
― the fog of "Wha...?" (stevie), Thursday, 10 November 2016 15:56 (seven years ago) link
xp no wonder they are the best thing around
― I know hoes that know Ali Farka Toure (voodoo chili), Thursday, 10 November 2016 17:54 (seven years ago) link
What no Sade?
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 10 November 2016 17:58 (seven years ago) link
swv? i should coko!!!!!
― r|t|c, Thursday, 10 November 2016 21:02 (seven years ago) link
...
― r|t|c, Thursday, 10 November 2016 21:03 (seven years ago) link
sakamoto & kondo.... !
― ||||||||, Thursday, 10 November 2016 21:27 (seven years ago) link
sakamoto a really interesting cite there imo
― though she denies it to the press, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 15 November 2016 00:34 (seven years ago) link
koji kondo (longtime nintendo composer, super mario bros, zelda, etc)
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown)
yeah but are they down with the "earthbound" soundtrack?
― xiphoid beetlebum (rushomancy), Tuesday, 15 November 2016 03:13 (seven years ago) link
i just googled "paris strother jobim" and came across this
Paris has been playing piano since age two, her musical inspirations proving to be both curious and extensive from early on. In addition to the musical richness of her hometown, Paris was inspired by everything from the lilting bossa nova of the likes of Antonio Carlos Jobim, and the limitless expressions of soul and consciousness of Stevie Wonder, to the grandiose and saccharine emotionality of Disney movie ballads.
― cock chirea, Tuesday, 15 November 2016 04:51 (seven years ago) link
This, Corine Bailey Rae, and the Tweet album are touchstones of quiet acoustic R&B.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, November 7, 2016 5:27 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
You heard the NAO album or the Ruby Amanfu album from last year?
― Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix), Friday, 18 November 2016 08:30 (seven years ago) link
I love the Nao album and rate it higher than KING, but it's not really quiet or acoustic?
― Tuomas, Friday, 18 November 2016 13:42 (seven years ago) link
Neither is the KING album really. There's barely an acoustic instrument on it.
― Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix), Friday, 18 November 2016 20:44 (seven years ago) link
the NAO album rarely feels organic or light in the way the KING album consistently does
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 19 November 2016 08:58 (seven years ago) link
that London gig last week was incredible. Aside from anything else I loved the holy trinity stage set-up (and how unfortunately rare that the backing keyboardist + singers combination is so common but the former being a black woman isn't)
― lex pretend, Saturday, 19 November 2016 11:03 (seven years ago) link
Paris also did a lot of synthy flourishes that made me think good things could come of her and Lindstrøm going into a studio together
― lex pretend, Saturday, 19 November 2016 11:04 (seven years ago) link
she did a pretty convincing turn as the best musician in the world tbh
― imago, Saturday, 19 November 2016 11:14 (seven years ago) link
People are sleeping on the Emily King album from last year for this kind of lush/laid-back R&B. That album is so gorgeous. I totally agree with the love for the Tweet and Corrine Bailey Rae albums. I just can't properly get into the NAO album and I've really tried. There's a couple of really great songs on there, but it just hasn't clicked the way I want it to. I can't really put my finger on why.
― Kitchen Person, Saturday, 19 November 2016 14:47 (seven years ago) link
they were so good live, the harmonising was flawless and the performance of "Hey" they're doing was so stripped back and pure - it made me think to myself "this would make a lovely wedding song."
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 20 November 2016 10:16 (seven years ago) link
lmao someone at our show shouted out that "Hey" was actually their wedding song
― Fluffy Saint-Bernard (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 20 November 2016 13:39 (seven years ago) link
that is too cute
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 20 November 2016 13:53 (seven years ago) link
More like GRAMMY NOMINATED KING
― I know hoes that know Ali Farka Toure (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 6 December 2016 16:20 (seven years ago) link
does this mean i have to start referring to them as Grammy Nominated Snarky Puppy
― increasingly bonkers (rushomancy), Tuesday, 6 December 2016 18:43 (seven years ago) link
king's entire audience is grammy voters
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 6 December 2016 18:54 (seven years ago) link
Why is this album being panned by most EOY lists? I feel frustrated people are hyping lesser r&b/pop albums and this one is almost perfect. Granted, it's more of a compilation album but that has never stopped the hype before
― Moka, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 19:52 (seven years ago) link
Well, maybe not panned but largely ignored.
― Moka, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 19:53 (seven years ago) link
ILM is full of Grammy voters?
― MarkoP, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 20:14 (seven years ago) link
― Moka, T
What do you mean "panned"? Did you mean ignored?
I'll correct this week.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 6 December 2016 20:17 (seven years ago) link
xp http://fictionsoftware.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/mygod.jpg
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Tuesday, 6 December 2016 20:26 (seven years ago) link
Xpost: yep corrected myself! Not panned, largely ignored.
― Moka, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 20:35 (seven years ago) link
this thread was just bumped for a grammy nomination, moka
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Tuesday, 6 December 2016 21:03 (seven years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, December 6, 2016 12:54 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i have to come clean y'all....i'm clive davis
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 6 December 2016 21:08 (seven years ago) link
i must also make a confession...i'm francis von grammy
― 6 god none the richer (m bison), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 05:00 (seven years ago) link
(that is my body on each grammy statue)
(take, eat this in remembrance of me)
― 6 god none the richer (m bison), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 05:01 (seven years ago) link
it was me, I nominated the grammys
― a self-reinforcing downward spiral of male-centric indie (katherine), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 14:42 (seven years ago) link
some very weird ricocheting between "king are totally beloved by critics" and "king are totally ignored by critics" in the last few posts
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 17:58 (seven years ago) link
KING are totally beloved by critics vs. KING are victims of critics always just voting for Radiohead in year-end polls
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 18:00 (seven years ago) link
Seems critics like it but not enough to add it to their EOY lists. It's weird because it's not a guilty pleasure kind of album or generic comfort food r&b like that Frank Ocean one. Guess they didn't pass the cult of the cool 2016 test.
― Moka, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 18:48 (seven years ago) link
I listened to it a lot more in the first half of the year than the second half. Maybe it just kept moving down people's lists as newer things came out.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
― 6 god none the richer (m bison)
tell us about heaven, francis
― increasingly bonkers (rushomancy), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 21:24 (seven years ago) link
"hey" was pretty incredible live
― J0rdan S., Friday, February 5, 2016 11:44 PM (ten months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah i love how it was reduced entirely to keyboards
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Saturday, February 6, 2016 1:04 AM (ten months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it sounded so nice when the crowd caught the refrain
― J0rdan S., Saturday, February 6, 2016 1:13 AM (ten months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this was the best moment i've had at a live show in a while
― Heez, Monday, 12 December 2016 04:22 (seven years ago) link
damn if that 15 second clip of 'the greatest' that just aired on the grammys didn't give me chills
― maura, Monday, 13 February 2017 02:41 (seven years ago) link
Really cool to see them in the nominees.
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 13 February 2017 14:34 (seven years ago) link
Much of the [new Anna Wise](https://annathewise.bandcamp.com/album/the-feminine-act-ii) has a King feel to it.
― behavioral sink (Sanpaku), Monday, 17 April 2017 21:25 (seven years ago) link