“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
Her voice is somewhat thin, but this is a slinky, silky jam:
Paloma Ford - All for Nothing (ft. Rick Ross)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PntwZ3IsDeU
― Scam Likely (morrisp), Monday, 21 September 2020 17:49 (four years ago) link
Sorry to spam the board today. I love the performance & vibe here:
BJRNCK - Real (ft. Boogie)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC8FUcA2vZw
― Scam Likely (morrisp), Monday, 21 September 2020 17:56 (four years ago) link
One more (b/c I'm in the mood)... this was released last year, but I didn't discover it until a few months ago, and it was immediately a fave. The lyrics are gloriously raunchy, and right on point; it's just "one of those songs":
Inayah - Suga Daddy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LWGxgajX6E
― Scam Likely (morrisp), Monday, 21 September 2020 18:15 (four years ago) link
nice to have a fresh crop of tracks to explore!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 13:11 (three years ago) link
Love how Rooted got absolutely no response upon linkI’m going to have to be honest with you that it sucksLike it actually pissed me off, especially because I love ccAnd especially especially because it came out on the heels of black parade so there was just no shot in hellSorry c
― surm, Wednesday, 23 September 2020 13:17 (three years ago) link
don't think it sucks but i have a weakness for any bulgarian choir sampling. it's subpar ciara for sure.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 13:19 (three years ago) link
Also love BC, but yeah this and level up r not in my Ciara wheelhouse, tho i like the LU verses...the jabby monotone melodic style is not my steez
― surm, Wednesday, 23 September 2020 13:31 (three years ago) link
Nigerian singer Tems just dropped her debut EP, For Broken Ears. Last year’s “Try Me” was amazing (and check out her first two singles “Mr Rebel” and “Looku Looku” as well). Her voice is mesmerizing – she brings the drama with total control.
“Damages” is the single, it’s more uptempo (and afropoppy) than her usual vibe:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOrFWBjiRik
…but it’s the final track you all really need to listen to. It’s incredible:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmxjaA8aRxETems • The Key
― Regard the timeless piano balladeeress! (breastcrawl), Sunday, 27 September 2020 15:28 (three years ago) link
i just realized that the 'please allow me to show you something' clip that opens "movin' on" is actually a producer tag. the same clip opens h.e.r.'s "could've been" and umi's "remember me" -- all produced by d'mile, who, now that i've looked him up, has actually produced a good number of songs that i like, including sevyn streeter's "nEXt", lucky daye's "roll some mo", and... oh wait, much of victoria monét's jaguar? good to know
― dyl, Wednesday, 30 September 2020 06:56 (three years ago) link
apparently the clip, btw, is from the terror (1963)
― dyl, Wednesday, 30 September 2020 07:01 (three years ago) link
Huh, that's interesting... nice catch. (I forgot about UMI's "Remember Me," that's a great track.)
Btw - I've elevated Gwen Bunn's "Pressure" (the 2nd track in my above poststorm) to my 2020 Faves playlist; it's a keeper for sure.
― I Hate the Aedes (morrisp), Wednesday, 30 September 2020 16:52 (three years ago) link
Tayla Parx just released a new EP with three covers (Marvin Gaye, Lauren Hill, Kirk Franklin).
― I Hate the Aedes (morrisp), Friday, 2 October 2020 23:16 (three years ago) link
*Lauryn
― I Hate the Aedes (morrisp), Friday, 2 October 2020 23:17 (three years ago) link
This track is 3:38, but somehow feels longer / more epic:
Ella Mai - Not Another Love Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30WQefSF3Ks
― I Hate the Aedes (morrisp), Friday, 2 October 2020 23:44 (three years ago) link
You know what, this sounds really good. I thought at first it might be more the performance and atmosphere, but actually I also really like the beat / sample.
― Nabozo, Saturday, 3 October 2020 16:12 (three years ago) link
i've been enjoying this recent single from sevyn streeter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F7z7gkuRsg
― dyl, Sunday, 4 October 2020 05:11 (three years ago) link
Nice little jam, and I approve of the message:
Jhené Aiko - Vote (as featured on ABC’s black-ish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRrE1d7M3tI
― I Hate the Aedes (morrisp), Tuesday, 6 October 2020 00:21 (three years ago) link
this is very nice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoM5hxFn5p4
Riley • BGE
― Regard the timeless piano balladeeress! (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 6 October 2020 18:21 (three years ago) link
I like this -- the sample is arresting (anyone know what it is?):
Raiche - Pick a Side
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDQ0FfXmx2M
― I Hate the Aedes (morrisp), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 04:36 (three years ago) link
The production is really accomplished on this track; the fuzzy, repeating gtr line contrasted with the crisp percussion & vocal elements in the foreground:
Journee - Like That
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O3LyLxVhkc
― I Hate the Aedes (morrisp), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 04:44 (three years ago) link
Tayla Parx just released a new EP with three covers (Marvin Gaye, Lauren Hill, Kirk Franklin).― I Hate the Aedes (morrisp), zaterdag 3 oktober 2020 1:16
― I Hate the Aedes (morrisp), zaterdag 3 oktober 2020 1:16
loving this. the production is very light, giving these tracks an almost a capella feel, and she's got such a beautiful voice.
this is her doing Kirk Franklin's "I Smile": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEyyZL8y8WM
(also love that Tayla, who's from Texas, called this EP A Blue State)
― Regard the timeless piano balladeeress! (breastcrawl), Friday, 9 October 2020 18:57 (three years ago) link