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 (four 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 (four 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 (four 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 (four 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
Just learned that Victoria Monét co-wrote "Do It," the Chloe x Halle single (and standout track)... that's awesome.
― Guitar Dick (morrisp), Wednesday, 14 October 2020 17:23 (three years ago) link
the chloe x halle single seems like an instant classic, the sort of thing that might've led off a "summer jams" thread in precedented times gone by!(a victoria monét co-write btw)― monotony, maandag 18 mei 2020 2:46
(a victoria monét co-write btw)
― monotony, maandag 18 mei 2020 2:46
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 14 October 2020 18:05 (three years ago) link
whoops! -- apologies to monotony. guess I knew it and forgot! ;)
― Guitar Dick (morrisp), Wednesday, 14 October 2020 18:26 (three years ago) link
I dig this recent Mya single:
Mýa - I Deserve It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9A9XZGnv_A
― Guitar Dick (morrisp), Friday, 16 October 2020 18:00 (three years ago) link
Great new one from DaniLeigh:
DaniLeigh - Monique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIxeMS-Fyss
― Guitar Dick (morrisp), Friday, 16 October 2020 18:32 (three years ago) link
So this is apparently a love song to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson... (arguable) cheesiness of its provenance aside, I think it's lovely:
Lauren Hashian - Step Into a Love Like This
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkqSAzLgvs0
― Guitar Dick (morrisp), Friday, 16 October 2020 20:09 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU7hz2j3Qs4
i've come back to teyana taylor's "concrete" several times now, but i still can't get fully into it. at times it sounds terrific ("i thought you grew up christian / let's talk about forgiveness") and at others the magic dissipates almost entirely :\
― dyl, Monday, 19 October 2020 00:14 (three years ago) link
Dang, that YouTube thumbnail!
― bagel in the streets, donut in the sheets (morrisp), Monday, 19 October 2020 00:20 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGfe2yhu0e0
i know k camp is technically a rapper but this is still the correct thread to post this in. i like the whole song but the extended talk box outro in particular is excellent!
― dyl, Monday, 19 October 2020 19:03 (three years ago) link
cool vibe on this one by Van and Jess
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC8w5TzC8LA
― sean gramophone, Sunday, 25 October 2020 04:07 (three years ago) link
Has anyone listened to the new Omarion album? It's being overshadowed by Ariana, Busta, and Oneohtrix, but I think it's solid so far.
― lilsoulbrother, Friday, 30 October 2020 19:57 (three years ago) link
Ayanis also just released a long EP that I’m looking forward to checking out.
― Tim Simms (morrisp), Friday, 30 October 2020 20:07 (three years ago) link
haven't heard the omarion album in full but enjoy "involved" and "do you well" from it. the latter will fit perfectly next to chloe x halle "do it" on my 2020 playlist but i think i like the former even more
― dyl, Sunday, 1 November 2020 04:10 (three years ago) link
I missed this slinky jam when it was released (a few months back):
Bellah - Something U Like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUMqwHtfbtU
― Tim Simms (morrisp), Monday, 2 November 2020 23:32 (three years ago) link
This Omarion IS very good.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 5 November 2020 16:38 (three years ago) link
Standout track:
Rose Gold - Soon as You Get Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIpBTuOsocQ
― Tim Simms (morrisp), Saturday, 7 November 2020 01:01 (three years ago) link
Cool song from an artist with an interesting background:
Aleesha - No Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGow393o1GU
― Tim Simms (morrisp), Saturday, 7 November 2020 01:04 (three years ago) link
DaniLeigh has now released an entire new album (Spotify; YT Music)... as far as I can tell over kids screaming in the background, it's good!
― Tim Simms (morrisp), Friday, 13 November 2020 20:18 (three years ago) link
does anyone in here remember an R&B song called like ... 'padded room' or 'padded walls' or something along those lines, by an R&B singer from about 10 (give or take three) years ago?
Female R&B singer, very bold voice, never quite crossed over, maybe a songwriter for others but i can't recall
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Saturday, 14 November 2020 02:34 (three years ago) link
concept of the song was that she and her partner were so loud they needed padded walls etc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD8w4TaQmII
― Andy K, Saturday, 14 November 2020 05:01 (three years ago) link
thats it!!
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Saturday, 14 November 2020 05:50 (three years ago) link
more literal than i rememebred
two of my favorite men in r&b right now - they sound great together:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i6A1IHAQsgMasego ft. Don Toliver • Mystery LadyMasego has a new EP, Studying Abroad, out as well - it’s good! (how) can it be that this guy has never even been mentioned on ILM? his voice reminds me of Raphael Saadiq and he is a bit of a classicist too, but he’s also got plenty of fresh African and Caribbean touches in his sound palette. I also liked “Veg Out (Wasting Thyme)” from earlier this year and last year’s “Queen Tings” (which has a good remix with Nigerian alté artist Cruel Santino, who was still called Santi then).
― kiss some penis reference (breastcrawl), Saturday, 14 November 2020 21:21 (three years ago) link
lol Nabozo just made the actual first Masego post an hour ago on the Rolling Dancehall thread, he also has a song with Shenseea on his EP.
― kiss some penis reference (breastcrawl), Saturday, 14 November 2020 21:30 (three years ago) link
damn that song is great
― sean gramophone, Monday, 16 November 2020 15:29 (three years ago) link
masego's "tadow" is a favorite of the youtube algorithm. it's up to 248 million views lol.
― la table sur la table (voodoo chili), Monday, 16 November 2020 15:51 (three years ago) link
it has also been streamed 186 million times on Spotify alone, which suggests it was a massive hit, when in fact it never charted at all afaict.
― kiss some penis reference (breastcrawl), Monday, 16 November 2020 16:41 (three years ago) link