My only quibble (as a fan) is that I sometimes wish her lyrics were a little stronger - she's into corny puns & sex metaphors which are more silly than sexy (to me). There are some good lines, though ("We in your Porsche, but you coulda got it in a rental").
I'm also not sure why the two (great-sounding) "Interludes" weren't fleshed out into full songs(?)
― Rob, give a listen to Iggy Stooge (morrisp), Friday, 7 August 2020 18:29 (four years ago) link
the title track also demands an extended mix!
― Rob, give a listen to Iggy Stooge (morrisp), Friday, 7 August 2020 18:31 (four years ago) link
I wonder if there will be speculation around the identity of the woman in "Touch Me" ("based on a true story," says Victoria). the line about all the tattoos; the Porsche reference... u see where I'm going
― Rob, give a listen to Iggy Stooge (morrisp), Friday, 7 August 2020 18:40 (four years ago) link
i'm fine w/ her lyrics. mind you, i honestly rate Goapele's Milk & Honey lyrics and tone (and song) very highly, so
that is otm. i would gladly have 9+ mins of the glouriously sizzling wmebfil
― gaudio, Friday, 7 August 2020 19:20 (four years ago) link
impressive collection of songs (and consistently striking instrumental work)
definitely. "experience" too imo
― dyl, Saturday, 8 August 2020 03:25 (four years ago) link
Victoria Monet Jaguar got a good review in Pitchfork yesterday but a 7.1 score.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 8 August 2020 15:33 (four years ago) link
there's a quite nice video for the title track now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unniQzo65W8
― dyl, Saturday, 8 August 2020 20:40 (four years ago) link
i want to mix it with montell jordan's "get it on tonite" (or any other derivatives of the claudja barry tune it samples)
― dyl, Saturday, 8 August 2020 20:49 (four years ago) link
I don’t know about that video, lol
― Washington Foosball Team (morrisp), Saturday, 8 August 2020 23:29 (four years ago) link
new neyo and jeremih is low key but nicehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdiLrboD3f8
― Spottie, Monday, 10 August 2020 18:38 (four years ago) link
Love an all-male love duet
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Monday, 10 August 2020 20:31 (four years ago) link
wasn’t able to really enjoy Jaguar at first because I had been expecting a sprawling album to get lost in, not an EP frontloaded with previously released singles and just three new trackstried again today, with just the new stuff and, yes, it is good......but it’s over before it begins - I still want that sprawling album to get lost inguess I’ll have to play it on shuffle and hope the listening *experience* somehow balances out between the new and the familiar
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 12 August 2020 16:51 (four years ago) link
just fleshing out those two interludes would have made such a difference
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 12 August 2020 17:17 (four years ago) link
its replay value is something for the ages, tho
she revealed Jaguar is part 1 of 3 parts
a very good read: https://nypost.com/2020/08/07/victoria-monet-jaguar-interview-album-project/
― gaudio, Wednesday, 12 August 2020 18:17 (four years ago) link
^why does that entire piece use an accent grave instead of an accent aigu over the “e” in her name?
― Washington Foosball Team (morrisp), Thursday, 13 August 2020 22:29 (four years ago) link
Usually there's no accent at all so both are disconcerting.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 13 August 2020 22:32 (four years ago) link
Hypercorrection is the word I was looking for.
Kaash Paige's album is out, and it's hot stuff!
https://respect-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/unnamed-2020-08-13T155350.834-scaled.jpg
― Get your filthy hands off my asp (morrisp), Friday, 14 August 2020 05:17 (four years ago) link
she does use the accent aigu (or maybe it’s a family thing), presumably to guide English speakers into pronouncing her name right. She’s basically telling everyone “Aigu Like That (It’s Your Motherfucking Monét)”.She should have gone with Mony! Moni! Monét! tho.xp
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Friday, 14 August 2020 06:34 (four years ago) link
Yeah, I didn’t realize the accent was in question. It’s “Monét” everywhere.
― Get your filthy hands off my asp (morrisp), Friday, 14 August 2020 06:43 (four years ago) link
You guys check out Teenage Fever yet? The opening track alone is a total vibe:Kaash Paige - Londonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RdmAAn_3Bo
― Get your filthy hands off my asp (morrisp), Saturday, 15 August 2020 07:32 (four years ago) link
“Mrs. Lonely” is the other key track, you nerds:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_W0Aa1_2nE
― Get your filthy hands off my asp (morrisp), Tuesday, 18 August 2020 02:35 (four years ago) link
gave the kaash paige a listen yesterday and enjoyed it!
i'm still so obsessed with the chloe x halle album. their live-in-lockdown performances are...insane.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLIGjz1SSwAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xrpgC9MXMkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ldt4ezz85ohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxf0f27n-m4
― monotony, Wednesday, 19 August 2020 23:59 (four years ago) link
^Some of those are great (better than the studio versions).Btw, my little speculation about Victoria Monét’s “Touch Me” was apparently far off the mark:
It was the driver for me 🏆 https://t.co/vLJUpwscX9— Victoria Monét (@VictoriaMonet) August 7, 2020
― Get your filthy hands off my asp (morrisp), Friday, 21 August 2020 06:47 (four years ago) link
Victoria Monet Jaguar got a good review in Pitchfork yesterday but a 7.1 score.― curmudgeon, Saturday, August 8, 2020 8:33 AM (one week ago)
― curmudgeon, Saturday, August 8, 2020 8:33 AM (one week ago)
Kaash Paige's new album is relegated to a half-dismissive item in Pitchfork's weekly rap column (which "covers songs, mixtapes, albums, Instagram freestyles, memes, dances, weird tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches our attention in the world of hip-hop").
Glad it "caught their attention," I guess. Maybe her next "weird tweet" will get more notice from them.
― Get your filthy hands off my asp (morrisp), Friday, 21 August 2020 21:13 (four years ago) link
feeling the kaash paige - so langurous
loving the monét, only wish it was longer
― ||||||||, Friday, 21 August 2020 21:21 (four years ago) link
I didn't realize that Tayla Parx put out a new track back in May ("Dance Alone") - it's nice, very lush ('70s/disco sounds seem to be big right now with her set):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaLDDPcGNKI
― “Pizza House!” (morrisp), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 21:30 (four years ago) link
Ah, dear old Tayla Parx! One of the last live shows I saw pre-lockdown, just her and her guitar guy and her two cheerleader dancers on that coulourful trayla parq set. Very tight and fun show, and she was super charming.The new song is okay, I guess.
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Thursday, 3 September 2020 10:28 (four years ago) link
breastcrawl, i really need to find out what you do/where you live; you're awfully cagey about it but you clearly work industry and i'm guessing in Europe?
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 3 September 2020 14:52 (four years ago) link
How many times must a man say he’s DutchBefore you will know him as such?The answer my forks is for everyone to seeAnd no, I don’t work industry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjSG6z_13-Q
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Thursday, 3 September 2020 15:30 (four years ago) link
(fyi I saw Tayla on 3/3)
*updates xls*and your maiden name?
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 3 September 2020 15:35 (four years ago) link
fka twigs
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Thursday, 3 September 2020 15:41 (four years ago) link
suspicions confirmed
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 3 September 2020 15:46 (four years ago) link
really feeling this one right now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUKtgbO5Qpg
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Thursday, 3 September 2020 15:52 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUAxPG3GYi8
not seen this new Ciara mentioned anywhere round here
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 6 September 2020 11:25 (four years ago) link
with bulgarian choir, yet
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 6 September 2020 14:47 (four years ago) link
Is there a thread to speak of Lianne La Havas and neo-soul / pop-soul in general ?
― Nabozo, Saturday, 12 September 2020 16:26 (four years ago) link
Do it here, why not!
― Can Butch Vig not do "dynamimcs"? (morrisp), Saturday, 12 September 2020 16:50 (four years ago) link
That new Lianne La Havas is really nice
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 12 September 2020 17:00 (four years ago) link
As a housekeeping matter, I wonder if we should try having a single “rolling pop/r&b” thread next year (...but I defer to dyl on his preference).
― Can Butch Vig not do "dynamimcs"? (morrisp), Saturday, 12 September 2020 17:17 (four years ago) link
I would prefer them separate, there's too much pop music that sounds terrible whereas this thread consistently remains a favourite
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 12 September 2020 17:47 (four years ago) link
I contribute nothing of course but still
this new Brent Faiyaz is dope:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBR01ndtids
"Dead Man Walking"
― not right at all (rob), Friday, 18 September 2020 13:08 (four years ago) link
Yeah he’s good as hell
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Friday, 18 September 2020 23:26 (four years ago) link
i think ledisi's current hit is my favorite thing i've heard from her*. the delicate instrumental arrangement (which, yes, bears a passing resemblance to a certain r&b classic) allows the subtle intricacies of her vocal performance to shine through incredibly. the lyric is beautiful too: love as relief and comfort, hope and devotion, an all-consuming power that becomes one's purpose. gorgeous.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XauB5LZaOpI
(* might have to check out her new album -- or some of her older ones -- to make sure)
― dyl, Monday, 21 September 2020 00:53 (four years ago) link
I think this track is really nice, but I do not like the Anderson .Paak feature at all (and unfortunately it's a very long feature):
India Shawn - Movin' On
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9IIiPuC2pk
― Scam Likely (morrisp), Monday, 21 September 2020 17:06 (four years ago) link
This is really, really nice:
Gwen Bunn - Pressure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfMudyVoz0o
― Scam Likely (morrisp), Monday, 21 September 2020 17:23 (four years ago) link
(sorry - I should probably strive for better / more descriptive comments than "really nice"...)
― Scam Likely (morrisp), Monday, 21 September 2020 17:24 (four years ago) link
This is not a style I am usually drawn to, but the song is absolutely gorgeous:
Tiana Major9 - Same Space?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHA3yc_y_L8
― Scam Likely (morrisp), Monday, 21 September 2020 17:29 (four years ago) link