Cassie: The new Ciara?

I think this is maybe the most severe psuedo-crunk R&B track - "Oh" is its only challenger, and I think this sounds even emptier than that, though "Oh" does have some raw blemished grunt in its favour.

(No idea if I'm doing the html right.)

>For those who don't have a good copy

how do professional musicians keep up the pace?

Cassie-Cassie-(Retail)-2006-H3X

01. Me & U 3:12
02. Long Way 2 Go 3:40
03. About Time 3:33
04. Kiss Me 4:07
05. Call U Out 3:32
06. Just One Nite 4:06
07. Hope You're Behaving (Interlude) 0:36
08. Not With You 3:17
09. Ditto 3:34
10. What Do U Want 3:13
11. Miss Your Touch 2:33

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/18/Amerie02.jpg/230px-Amerie02.jpg

(I've been listening to Luomo, also, while we're on the topic of icy pleasure.)

(sorry everyone else, this is wandering off topic)

I also may never understand how an artist or songwriter goes about deciding whether a song will be a "You" track or a "U" track. I really wish people would stop doing the latter.

Surely it's only a matter of time before Junior Boys release a cover of "Me & U".

I think it gets sent to a special committee. It's tried out in various focus groups. And then they just pull one out of a hat and go with it.

This track is good - very good; stunning, in fact - but it doesn't move me as much as "Oh." Neither does Ciara's "Get Up" for that matter, though that's a good track too. My problem with each is that when the vocals coalesce into melody it's what I call "standard '00s r&b melody" (which I can't explain any better than that) (and "Get Up" does go into interesting pastorale moods, it's a fascinating song in a lot of ways, just doesn't make my heart disintegrate); and I'm just not a fan of "standard '00s r&b melody." I'll have to give more thought as to why. I think "Me & U" needs even more chill, and the tune even less melody.

-- Tim Finney (tfinne...), Yesterday.

It's a chilly year, Tim!

-- Catherine Ryan (cjrya...), Yesterday.

Worth repeating

http://www.discobelle.net/2006/07/14/you-and-me-cassie/

link: http://www.myspace.com/cassiemyspacemusic

see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsIaRm2vqKg

Jesus christ, I totally was thinking of Cassie after all. Delete me from thred, pls.

posted this in r&b too, but icymi there:

https://open.spotify.com/album/5cEwQsdQjSF9ZbZ6ctpuST

Pretty smooth, I dig it although the rap was unneeded. Hopefully she actually drops another project this time around.

new non-g-eazy track is exactly what I wanted the Jessie Ware album to be

(it isn't out officially yet but it's leaked https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/cassie-returns-on-the-kaytranada-laced-dont-play-it-safe-new-song.1976724.html

Absolutely love it! Just release the album, Casandra.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFr11MdK5wk

I had totally forgotten about her (and her great album) but Spotify showed me she has just released a single and I found out she's actually released many over the last couple of years (like a EP worth of material).
After a first listen they all sound pretty good.
Whatever happened to her ? How come she still hasn't released a second album... 13 years after her debut ??
She's not yet in Gunsn'Roses / MBV territory but for a rnb/popstar that's a crazy long time !

Huh ? Why is this thread NSFW ??

She's got a song called 'Don't Play It Safe'.

(I have no idea.)

Going back to her album + "Official Girl" reminds me how great she was.
She should have been a huge star.

'Skydiver' is like the most amazing song ever.

errr what's that song ?? It's not even in her discography on wikipedia !

It's one of the many songs that showed up on the internet around 10 years ago, maybe?

It's here the youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLIbtbd32jI

Whatever happened to her ? How come she still hasn't released a second album... 13 years after her debut ??

This thread pretty much tells the story tbf - i.e. too many good tracks leaked; too many less good tracks selected as trailers for a potential new LP; found domestic bliss; soon to be a mother, I believe; music now just a hobby?

I just listened to the last 3 released cuts on Spotify. I see they are linked by similar cover art, so this may indeed become an EP or something more soon. All 3 songs are OK, but no better than the weakest of the late 2000's leaks. The latest, "Speaking Of" is probably the pick of the bunch.

back by way of South African house:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHNmOQUJNBM
Black Coffee ft. Cassie • Time

that is really lovely as usual

cassie...don't hear that name round these parts much these days...