The 6lack album is much better than I thought it would be. Songwriting, vocal production, the guests... everything works.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 14 September 2018 18:24 (six years ago) link
had totally forgotten about Lloyd
― flopson, Friday, 14 September 2018 21:17 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_hIJ1bBtfc
― dyl, Saturday, 22 September 2018 15:45 (five years ago) link
oh apparently lloyd's "excited" has a video now! still one of my faves from that album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6lXTp5n33s
― dyl, Saturday, 22 September 2018 22:43 (five years ago) link
Fun vid, nice to see jeeps in music videos in 2018. Spice 1 did that sos band sample better tho.
― Machine Gunk Jelly (Spottie), Sunday, 23 September 2018 06:31 (five years ago) link
the marsha ambrosius album slaps
https://open.spotify.com/album/0rzQED8fD3FNbWOCO1m8ap
― monotony, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 06:13 (five years ago) link
"old times" is easily one of my fav songs in recent months so i def need to give that a listen
― dyl, Wednesday, 3 October 2018 02:09 (five years ago) link
brent faiyaz has put out another solid ep. so far this is my favorite from it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb5_-uHEa7E
― dyl, Saturday, 20 October 2018 17:04 (five years ago) link
marsha ambrosius album is a little too long for me but the back half is really good
― dyl, Saturday, 20 October 2018 17:48 (five years ago) link
maura put me onto this year's raheem devaughn record which is really excellent so far, this song in particular is so plush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_i6JRZuDY0
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 25 October 2018 16:06 (five years ago) link
that's gorgeous
― Machine Gunk Jelly (Spottie), Thursday, 25 October 2018 23:53 (five years ago) link
whole album kicks ass imo!
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 25 October 2018 23:59 (five years ago) link
gonna check it. he's put out some stuff i like but never been able to get on board with a full full length.
― Machine Gunk Jelly (Spottie), Friday, 26 October 2018 00:01 (five years ago) link
Anyone else listening to these two new Amerie EPs? Sounding pretty good to me...
― greta van vliet (morrisp), Friday, 26 October 2018 22:12 (five years ago) link
I particularly like the 2nd one ("After 4AM"); maybe b/c it's somewhat poppier...
― greta van vliet (morrisp), Friday, 26 October 2018 22:35 (five years ago) link
marsha ambrosius record completely blowing my mind
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Saturday, 27 October 2018 16:32 (five years ago) link
loving the raheem devaugh and marsha ambrosius albums. still regularly playing the starchild album too
― ufo, Sunday, 28 October 2018 05:16 (five years ago) link
I loved "Old Times" but I really struggled with the full Ambrosius album when I gave it a go, its quite overbearing so maybe I just needed to be in a different mood
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 28 October 2018 09:13 (five years ago) link
there's a ballad fugue in the second half but i think the songwriting is strong enough that she makes it work
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Sunday, 28 October 2018 14:24 (five years ago) link
the first half is so light and funky and then it gets kinda retro stax-y and then "old times" hits, that's my kind of sequencing
the first half didn't really connect w/ me -- it's "old times" onward that grabbed me
― dyl, Sunday, 28 October 2018 15:27 (five years ago) link
That was the same for me dyl
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 28 October 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link
Her voice was overbearing but the lightness of the material just didnt stick for me
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 28 October 2018 19:27 (five years ago) link
i think i'm right and the first half kicks ass
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Monday, 29 October 2018 23:09 (five years ago) link
Sorry to bump this topic if no interest, but I really, really dig these Amerie EPs. What is some other recommended stuff in this vein (vibe, production style, etc.)? I’m pretty out of it when it comes to current R&B...
― greta van vliet (morrisp), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 21:32 (five years ago) link
lovely new brandy song on this week’s STAR
https://youtu.be/kGqKh6tcU3E
― maura, Friday, 16 November 2018 01:06 (five years ago) link
i really like Ryan Beatty's debut Boy In Jeans
very much in the vein of albums like Blonde and CTRL with its often guitar-oriented sound, but fuller in sound and less fragmented than Blonde. it's also very gay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5LaDjqTujYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg2AGzD5d4M
― ufo, Friday, 16 November 2018 06:12 (five years ago) link
seconding morrisp on those terrific Amerie EPs, and a h/t to Maura for hipping me to them with her Pfork review.
― evol j, Friday, 16 November 2018 13:40 (five years ago) link
Oh, that was maura? cool!
― verlaine & rambo (morrisp), Friday, 16 November 2018 14:31 (five years ago) link
it was :) thanks!
― maura, Friday, 16 November 2018 20:27 (five years ago) link
Has anyone noticed King Princess ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGIkGbs1VEc
― Nabozo, Monday, 26 November 2018 17:45 (five years ago) link
yeah but I wouldn't call her R&B
― monotony, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 00:11 (five years ago) link
Anyone enjoying mih ty? Slight but I like some tracks a lot, particularly the light and fyt
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Tuesday, 27 November 2018 00:24 (five years ago) link
yeah but I wouldn't call her R&B― monotony, Tuesday, November 27, 2018 1:11 AM (twelve hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
You're right, but I find it has become a very thin line, thinking of Kali Uchis in comparison or, say, Lemonade. It's also a style I find very attractive.
― Nabozo, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 13:19 (five years ago) link
anybody have any opinions on Ian Isiah? was mostly non-plussed by his EP until I heard this, which floored me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovmTOohD46E
― galaxy brian (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 27 November 2018 23:14 (five years ago) link
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Monday, November 26, 2018 7:24 PM (yesterday) Bookmark
perfect timing, new level, take your time, these days is a rly great stretch imo, and some of the stuff at the beginning (going thru some thangs) and end (lie 2 me) is dope too
top 10 album of the year to me
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 27 November 2018 23:29 (five years ago) link
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MPQ5EIKtmrY
― maura, Friday, 30 November 2018 01:05 (five years ago) link
^ Erykah Badu, Kelly Price, BJ The Chicago Kid, Luke James, Queen Naija, Robert Glasper And Thundercat show out in the soul cypher!
― maura, Friday, 30 November 2018 01:06 (five years ago) link
also luke’s song on this week’s STAR is super dramatic and great https://m.soundcloud.com/starcastofficial/ready-for-war-from-star-season
― maura, Friday, 30 November 2018 01:14 (five years ago) link
nice smooth collaboration between raheem devaughn and sax player vandell andrew:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAqR3s3uD1g
― maura, Friday, 30 November 2018 14:02 (five years ago) link
i really like Ryan Beatty's debut Boy In Jeansvery much in the vein of albums like Blonde and CTRL with its often guitar-oriented sound, but fuller in sound and less fragmented than Blonde. it's also very gayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5LaDjqTujYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg2AGzD5d4M― ufo, Friday, 16 November 2018 06:12 (two weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― ufo, Friday, 16 November 2018 06:12 (two weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This is fantastic, thankin u. Was not expecting the Green Gartside meets Om’mas Keith vibes.
― Tim F, Saturday, 1 December 2018 01:47 (five years ago) link
https://grayowlpoint.com/2018/03/01/review-nameless-dominique-fils-aime/
― j., Saturday, 1 December 2018 19:17 (five years ago) link
i'm glad someone else likes the Ryan Beatty album! that sort of summery guitar-oriented alt r&b is such a comforting sound to me. i don't really hear Green Gartside though other than the blue-eyed soul thing? Gartside has such a distinctive voice that it's hard to compare anyone to him imo
― ufo, Sunday, 2 December 2018 03:56 (five years ago) link
anybody have any opinions on Ian Isiah?
I missed that he's been working with Sinjin Hawke for awhile, cool
― change display name (Jordan), Sunday, 2 December 2018 20:40 (five years ago) link
i'm going head over heels for h.e.r.'s "could've been". exquisite.
― dyl, Sunday, 23 December 2018 06:13 (five years ago) link
Merry everything ILM; have you a playlist of what's been discussed on the R&B thread this year.
ILM's 2018 Rolling R&B Spotify Playlist
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 24 December 2018 18:17 (five years ago) link
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Monday, November 26, 2018 7:24 PM (one month ago
finally getting to this. agree with jordan's post above about that stretch -- jeremih is so good on this
― k3vin k., Sunday, 30 December 2018 02:24 (five years ago) link
xp Thanks, ulysses!
― underqualified backing vocalist (morrisp), Sunday, 30 December 2018 06:52 (five years ago) link
I like the Justine Skye album. Nice vibe.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, January 21, 2018 1:16 PM (eleven months ago)
Yeah, this is great... Cheers to this playlist, I'm finally catching up
― underqualified backing vocalist (morrisp), Sunday, 30 December 2018 18:28 (five years ago) link