No thread for her yet? Talked about a bit in the Rolling R&B threads. 3 excellent mix tapes in 2012-13. Acclaimed early-2014 single ("2 On"). Proper debut album out in October. Latest single is "Pretend," with A$AP Rocky:
https://soundcloud.com/tinashenow/tinashe-pretend-featuring-aap-rocky/
― MaudAddam (cryptosicko), Sunday, 24 August 2014 14:34 (seven years ago) link
"Pretend" is just heavenly. Highest hopes for this album.
― Evan R, Sunday, 24 August 2014 22:38 (seven years ago) link
Yes, looking forward to this. Haven't checked out her tapes at all.
― MikoMcha, Monday, 25 August 2014 07:09 (seven years ago) link
the last tape was pretty bad aside from "vulnerable" - which katy b later reworked into something more transcendent anyway.
― uxorious gazumping (monotony), Monday, 25 August 2014 07:41 (seven years ago) link
this new song is awful
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Monday, 25 August 2014 14:07 (seven years ago) link
"now i admit that i was fucking with a kid" is a line that could've been rewritten imo
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 09:06 (seven years ago) link
it reminds me of something specifically i can't put my finger on but more generally it's pretty superior morose rainy day r&b à la brandy's afrodisiac
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 09:08 (seven years ago) link
The Rocky verse in particular is very De La Soul/Teenage Fanclub
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOmdg3epcic
― Evan R, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 14:00 (seven years ago) link
that asap rocky song is still trash but this is dope http://www.thefader.com/2014/09/15/tinashe-feels-like-vegas
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 September 2014 15:34 (seven years ago) link
"It begs for a Wiz Khalifa guest verse"
lol foh Fader writers
― Herbie Handcock (Murgatroid), Monday, 15 September 2014 16:12 (seven years ago) link
aw I like that A$AP track
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 15 September 2014 16:16 (seven years ago) link
Yeah "Pretend" is great. Weird hearing Stargate become Noah "40" Shebib on this Vegas track tho
― Evan R, Monday, 15 September 2014 16:18 (seven years ago) link
2 On > Pretend > Heaven or Las Vegas
They're all great though.
― Herbie Handcock (Murgatroid), Monday, 15 September 2014 16:18 (seven years ago) link
idh why j0rdan hates "pretend", i'd've thought it was totally in his wheelhouse
― lex pretend, Monday, 15 September 2014 16:19 (seven years ago) link
*idg
it's like R&B as written by linda perry -- i'm good
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 September 2014 16:32 (seven years ago) link
Heaven or Las Vegas
interesting slip
― een, Monday, 15 September 2014 16:40 (seven years ago) link
haha i was about to say
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 15 September 2014 16:42 (seven years ago) link
although it's easier to imagine Jhene Aiko singing "Heaven or Las Vegas"
Uhh, that was quite intentional.
― Herbie Handcock (Murgatroid), Monday, 15 September 2014 16:43 (seven years ago) link
Pretend is hot garbage
― deej loaf (D-40), Monday, 15 September 2014 18:10 (seven years ago) link
Also Matthew trammel is a good writer I don't think he nec. meant the wiz thing as a compliment
― deej loaf (D-40), Monday, 15 September 2014 18:11 (seven years ago) link
yeah as a neutral statement i agree w/ him
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 September 2014 18:41 (seven years ago) link
The song definitely needs something imo... there's a lot of space there it doesn't know how to fill
― Evan R, Monday, 15 September 2014 18:48 (seven years ago) link
xps guess that was a lil too subtle for me, Herbie Handcock
― een, Monday, 15 September 2014 19:08 (seven years ago) link
meh these non-"2 on" songs are boring, not sure she will ever get interesting ime
― dyl, Monday, 15 September 2014 22:57 (seven years ago) link
Are y'all about to pull a Jessie Ware/Imagine It Was Us on this woman and constantly judge every new track by how it stacks up against the one song in her discography that was actually atypical of her usual sound?
― Greer, Tuesday, 16 September 2014 01:14 (seven years ago) link
feel like jessie ware's recent output has been judged against far more than "imagine it was us"
idk, i guess i'm still checking for tinashe. i cherrypicked some of her mixtape tracks & like a few of em. just not v excited for this album yet.
― dyl, Tuesday, 16 September 2014 02:42 (seven years ago) link
Jessie ware is dope, this is trash. easy
― deej loaf (D-40), Tuesday, 16 September 2014 03:02 (seven years ago) link
― Greer
it's a slow night
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 16 September 2014 03:05 (seven years ago) link
i'm with j0rdan that linda perry doing r&b sounds most unwelcome, but i don't really see what "pretend" has to do with that. just sounds in the lane of all the other songs this year aiming to sound a bit like deep brandy album cuts off afrodisiac
don't think either new one is a patch on "2 on" (obv) and i hope it's not all in this vein but they're def better than anything from her mixtape days, i could see them clicking into place in album context
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 16 September 2014 10:16 (seven years ago) link
The more I hear from this album the less sense I have of what it's trying to be. This is track 2 from the record, and its pacing and long, wonky guitar outro spit in the face of album sequencing best practices
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftB-DccfZkY
― Evan R, Monday, 29 September 2014 14:00 (seven years ago) link
http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/22001/1/stream-tinashes-debut-album-aquarius
― uxorious gazumping (monotony), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 13:26 (seven years ago) link
Awesome!
― MikoMcha, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 14:36 (seven years ago) link
Stream doesn't work, blogs keep posting it anyway.
― Greer, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 15:18 (seven years ago) link
Content above all!
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 15:18 (seven years ago) link
it's a pretty solid album
― snrub goin up on a tuesday (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 15:28 (seven years ago) link
it feels very zeitgeisty in a contained way
that's vague
it feels zeitgeisty in that it tracks along post-drake, post-aaliyah is a goddess R&B but not like fka twigs or something where it's *all* about that
insofar as it's an album with inherent commercial motivations that still manages to sound 'hip' it feels perhaps even more idiosyncratic and considered than something like twigs where the aesthetic is really the meat of the album
― snrub goin up on a tuesday (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 15:31 (seven years ago) link
not that the two need to be pitted against each other or anything -- i like the twigs album a lot too
could swap jhene aiko out w/ twigs and i think the argument still holds
I am very curious to hear this. does the stream not work for anyone? soundcloud told me it was because I was in the wrong country
― rob, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 15:34 (seven years ago) link
Everything else on her soundcloud plays for me except the album stream.
― Greer, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 15:46 (seven years ago) link
About halfway through, and am enjoying this - Aquarius seems like a really suitable title, given the full on shiny, aquatic dub sonics and subsumptive dynamics. And, ah, pan-pipes.
― MikoMcha, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 16:25 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, those pan-pipes...
Also about halfway through, also enjoying it.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 16:26 (seven years ago) link
what? the strength of the twigs album is that the pre-release narrative about that aesthetic is a gigantic red herring b/c it's not that relevant to the album, which feels like it's in another lineage entirely. it's got tinges of r&b about it but certainly not the real zeitgeisty sad-drake-r&b/glacial-aaliyah-vibes sort, and it's a v minor component anyway
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 18:10 (seven years ago) link
How Many Times is amazing.
― Greer, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 18:11 (seven years ago) link
The stream I think is UK only but it worked for me using hola.
― uxorious gazumping (monotony), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 21:22 (seven years ago) link
oh thank you, I recently moved to Canada from the US and have been meaning to figure out a good vpn
― rob, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 23:51 (seven years ago) link
Man, I love the end of Bet, with the final thick chord, and then the guitar solo playing that little riff, which then becomes the bass-riff on Cold Sweat.
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 1 October 2014 00:25 (seven years ago) link
Half-expect Enya-sample from Ready or Not to drop at the start of Bet.
The best parts of this record recall Aaliyah's s/t slowjams.
It's crazy long tho, reminds me of Goldenheart that way - could have been a bit more concise.
― MikoMcha, Thursday, 2 October 2014 06:59 (seven years ago) link
"Small Reminders"!
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 14:49 (nine months ago) link
I was feeling similar to forks, but I think it might be mostly that "Last Call" does not work for me at all. Everyone otm about "Shy Guy" though damn
― rob, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 15:08 (nine months ago) link
Ok listening to Small Reminders in isolation was a good move, thanking u Alfred
― rob, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 15:10 (nine months ago) link
Like "Shy Guy" and the title track "Small Reminders" is a Russian doll of a song. Wow.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 15:13 (nine months ago) link
The g-funk break is like its own Shy Guy, a deliriously tantalizing glimpse of a whole other project, but good lord yes what a wonderfully constructed song
― rob, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 15:16 (nine months ago) link
It's like a mini-epic. You say Russian doll, I say fractals or palace of mirrors. Lyrics are pretty abstract too. Amazing bass work on the chorus, and that break comes from nowhere - sounds like something Kendrick Lamar would do ?
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 15:48 (nine months ago) link
to forks's point, it would be the perfect album-ender
― rob, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 15:53 (nine months ago) link
To clarify, I don't like "Let Me Down Slowly" "Pasadena" "It's a Wrap" or "The Chase" at all and "Bouncin 2" is utterly superfluous. I fucks with "Last Call" and "Small Reminders" but that's bad signal-to-noise ratio as opposed to side a.
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 17:37 (nine months ago) link
i think "it's a wrap" is a little weak and agree "bouncin' pt. 2" is superfluous but the rest are great
― ufo, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 23:26 (nine months ago) link
I don't know about you but I'm still playing the shit out of this album. I've had I can see the future - X - Bouncin - Undo - Pasadena - Small Reminders on heavy rotation. Going back to the album there is also Angels and, even if it does not really belong with the rest, The Chase. I'm amazed at the economy of means and vocal performance. I could push this to a ten.
― Nabozo, Friday, 10 September 2021 14:10 (eight months ago) link
Close to becoming my album of the year.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 10 September 2021 14:16 (eight months ago) link
"Let Go" is so fucking pretty
― Warmed Regards, (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 13:34 (seven months ago) link
also the beat in "The Chase" reminds me of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDJrIz2LSXs
― Warmed Regards, (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 14:08 (seven months ago) link
Is this the best tinashe album?
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Thursday, 23 September 2021 21:22 (seven months ago) link
it's not Aquarius.
― braised cod, Thursday, 23 September 2021 21:31 (seven months ago) link
has anyone caught her live on this tour? thinking about going when she comes through.
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Thursday, 23 September 2021 21:34 (seven months ago) link
― xheugy eddy (D-40)
hell yeah
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 23 September 2021 21:38 (seven months ago) link
yeah for sure
― a talented ‘Rebel’ with Balls (Spottie), Thursday, 23 September 2021 21:47 (seven months ago) link
xps Would go. Stream a few weeks ago from Made in America fest was great. And since I don't think this has been posted...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YftUS04Wi38
― maf you one two (maffew12), Thursday, 23 September 2021 22:05 (seven months ago) link
― braised cod, Thursday, September 23, 2021 4:31 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
aquarius is not that good
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Thursday, 23 September 2021 22:43 (seven months ago) link
2 on is classic ofc
bated breath is the best one on there
― a talented ‘Rebel’ with Balls (Spottie), Thursday, 23 September 2021 22:47 (seven months ago) link
you guys are crazy
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 23 September 2021 22:57 (seven months ago) link
?
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:00 (seven months ago) link
what needs clarification? lol. aquarius is the better album
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:02 (seven months ago) link
good morning!
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:05 (seven months ago) link
yea, i disagree. aquarius is super uneven at best. i liked like two songs and 'all hands on deck' is like...half good half dead eyed
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:07 (seven months ago) link
dare i say that i think aquarius is her third best...
songs for you is better too
― a talented ‘Rebel’ with Balls (Spottie), Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:12 (seven months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EsiimlAP6E
― maf you one two (maffew12), Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:18 (seven months ago) link
went back and listened to this today to see if it was as good as i remember thinking at the time and i ended up thinking now that it held up even better than i expected it would. i guess because i like the rest of the world have been so cold on all the music she's put out since this, i was doubting whether this album was actually worth remembering or just seemed like it at the time. but there's just tons of great songs... there's a stretch in the middle that feels a little dated to me (how many times, pretend & all hands on deck... so many chintzy synths) but otherwise great songwriting and production throughout. aquarius, bet, cold sweat, 2 on, far side of the moon, feels like vegas, thug cry, bated breath, wildfire... all these ones sound as good to me now as ever.
― J0rdan S., Monday, February 19, 2018 10:57 PM (three years ago)
i still agree w/ this
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:29 (seven months ago) link
couldn't choose between songs for you and 333 but both are even better than aquarius
― ufo, Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:35 (seven months ago) link
i might just give the edge to songs for you for not falling off in the last few tracks like 333 though idk
― ufo, Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:39 (seven months ago) link
the idea that there are two tinashe albums better than aquarius.... am i living in the truman show
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:43 (seven months ago) link
i never liked her music (outside of 2 on) until recently so
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:50 (seven months ago) link
i'm going to put "feels like vegas" on to cleanse myself of this conversation. god save roscoe dash
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:53 (seven months ago) link
i will say that the new cover of aquarius that she randomly put on streaming services is a travesty, if that is clouding the collective vision of this thread i understand
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:55 (seven months ago) link
i don't think aquarius being only her third best is a particularly out there opinion, when songs for you came out there was a lot of "wow is this even better than aquarius?" discussion and then again with 333 vs songs for you
― ufo, Friday, 24 September 2021 00:17 (seven months ago) link
i think we can agree she's really something
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 24 September 2021 00:20 (seven months ago) link
I'm sure it's been said but this feels like two albums. I prefer the Dawn-esque sleek, modern R&B on Side A (especially "I Can See the Future," "X" and "Bouncin") to the dancier/poppier Side B, though "Undo" and "Small Reminders" stood out after the mid point.
― Indexed, Monday, 27 September 2021 19:05 (seven months ago) link
I basically need to revisit her entire discography song by song to know for sure, but in the moment, 333 is her best album. The last time I had this immediate reaction was... In Case We Die. I never stopped listening, but found her albums uneven.
― Nabozo, Monday, 27 September 2021 19:31 (seven months ago) link
I've come to the grand conclusion that those four albums are about equal and consistent (In Case We Die, Aquarius, Songs for you, 333). More importantly, I'm finding loads of songs I had overlooked. Die a little bit, Life's too short, Bet, Touch & Go, So Much Better.
― Nabozo, Tuesday, 28 September 2021 12:40 (seven months ago) link
Has anyone seen her on this tour? It feels like watching a stadium show crammed into a tiny 1000-capacity standing room venue, it's really incredible. She's an insanely talented performer.
― Warmed Regards, (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 10 October 2021 16:02 (seven months ago) link
New single at midnight called Naturally
― Nabozo, Sunday, 13 February 2022 19:59 (three months ago) link
deluxe edition of 333 is out 3/3 with 4 new tracks
³³³ DELUXE drops 3•3 Pre-order: https://t.co/x4U32otOmj pic.twitter.com/6qntfqW0xW— TINASHE ³³³ (@Tinashe) February 10, 2022
― ufo, Monday, 14 February 2022 00:22 (three months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI-IiIt-xpg
― Spottie, Monday, 14 February 2022 18:04 (three months ago) link
“Naturally” is pretty nice
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 14 February 2022 18:18 (three months ago) link
cool song, weird video
― rob, Monday, 14 February 2022 19:48 (three months ago) link
<3
Oh my god, SHUT UP— TINASHE ³³³ (@Tinashe) March 8, 2022
― rob, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:58 (two months ago) link
I SPENT FIFTY FIVE ON A FILL UP! lol
― maf you one two (maffew12), Thursday, 12 May 2022 14:56 (six days ago) link
Pretty addicted to Naturally right now
weird video― rob, Monday, February 14, 2022 8:48 PM (three months ago) bookmarkflaglink
She's just feeding her sheep and having a bath, wool is natural ok, and err... the body has "known" her ? Tinashe is pretty sharp
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 18 May 2022 10:34 (twelve hours ago) link