^^thoughts i had when listening to this - i don't know whether she's jazzed up the arrangement a bit or not but it sounds amazing here as opposed to okay before
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:04 (eleven years ago) link
"white girl in paris" is not a twist on jay-z/kanye but a joni mitchell cover!!!
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:05 (eleven years ago) link
"these colonial beams and bricks are just not enough to hold me / all I got are my hopes and dreams and this cranberry Stoli" is a kind of joniesque lyric!
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:09 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, agape is great.
i had messed up internet so i was only streaming it for a while but it's really lovely, esp. for this time of year.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Friday, 21 December 2012 00:36 (eleven years ago) link
been p into the omarion ep tape thing, the song w/ joe buddens, him aside, makes me nostalgic for peak era the-dream somehow. he'd give it better hooks but it's still p nice
― johnny crunch, Friday, 21 December 2012 23:26 (eleven years ago) link
JoJo mixtape is so good, love the control in her voice and the jazzy touches and the California feel
― lex pretend, Friday, 21 December 2012 23:29 (eleven years ago) link
we fucking with ratchet&b? i love this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02JMBhxufJw
― J0rdan S., Friday, 28 December 2012 03:59 (eleven years ago) link
hate that song, although it can't help that out here they only play the version with French Montana
― fanute me or shoot me (some dude), Friday, 28 December 2012 07:19 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i chose not to listen to that version... seems totally unnecessary
taking iamsu! off a snappy LA hit is just so wrong... same thing with "up"
― J0rdan S., Friday, 28 December 2012 07:26 (eleven years ago) link
only version of "up" i was into was the one w/ whoever the singer dude was (skipper?) doing a more melodic take of the chorus -- heard that one first and when radio seemed to prefer playing the version w/o him i lost all interest in the song
― fanute me or shoot me (some dude), Friday, 28 December 2012 07:28 (eleven years ago) link
i fux with "who booty"
r&b game travis porter
― lex pretend, Friday, 28 December 2012 14:35 (eleven years ago) link
also reminds me of something else from ages ago in r&b that i'm too holiday mode to bother trying to remember, it'll come to me
― lex pretend, Friday, 28 December 2012 14:36 (eleven years ago) link
i thought it was bobby valentino the first few times i heard it
― fanute me or shoot me (some dude), Friday, 28 December 2012 14:43 (eleven years ago) link
hmm never heard of 'who booty', look fwd to checking it out
'rock body' by bobby v was kind of a grower this year imo
― r|t|c, Friday, 28 December 2012 15:08 (eleven years ago) link
― lex pretend, Friday, 28 December 2012 14:36 (32 minutes ago) Bookmark
pretty ricky?
― r|t|c, Friday, 28 December 2012 15:09 (eleven years ago) link
no that's not who i was thinking of (but yes)
i thought you posted "who booty" initially!
― lex pretend, Friday, 28 December 2012 15:11 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/VXT99.gif
― r|t|c, Friday, 28 December 2012 15:21 (eleven years ago) link
re that jojo tape, the deeply unfortunate conclusion i found myself making was "cool but hopefully some big label will sort her out cos um she is kind of a weirdo"
oopsy
― r|t|c, Friday, 28 December 2012 15:22 (eleven years ago) link
she is kind of a weirdo, and not in the way i expected, i enjoyed that! she is in such an unfortunate contract it seems, all signed when she was a kid :/
― lex pretend, Friday, 28 December 2012 15:33 (eleven years ago) link
oh yeah sure it's fun generally that she's a one but the tape didnt suggest it would be particularly fruitful musically is what i'm saying
― r|t|c, Friday, 28 December 2012 15:37 (eleven years ago) link
aaaaand El Deano finally reviews Kaleidoscope Dream...and All I Want is You.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 28 December 2012 15:41 (eleven years ago) link
lol "Afro-Chicano" is such a baby boomer 'i can't keep up with what the preferred term is anymore' way of describing Miguel's ethnicity
― fanute me or shoot me (some dude), Friday, 28 December 2012 15:47 (eleven years ago) link
coast to coastAfro-Chicanowestern male
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 28 December 2012 15:50 (eleven years ago) link
xp yeah, that did strike me as kind of weird
― Rolling "2 chainz" draadje (The Reverend), Friday, 28 December 2012 15:56 (eleven years ago) link
i think the tape was a lot stronger musically than i was expecting - dunno how much of that is the surprise factor of it not being what i was expecting generally though
― lex pretend, Friday, 28 December 2012 16:07 (eleven years ago) link
Who Booty is awesome.
― small-scale fux with (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Friday, 28 December 2012 16:15 (eleven years ago) link
it took me a while to figure out what the phrase that sounded like "hoop of the year" was supposed to be
― fanute me or shoot me (some dude), Friday, 28 December 2012 16:22 (eleven years ago) link
xgau pretty otm about miguel
― fiscal cliff paul (k3vin k.), Friday, 28 December 2012 16:49 (eleven years ago) link
yup, he's definitely right about the 2nd album being better than the 1st
― fanute me or shoot me (some dude), Friday, 28 December 2012 17:44 (eleven years ago) link
well like most of the ppl reviewing his album this year he was probably late to the game ;)
― fiscal cliff paul (k3vin k.), Friday, 28 December 2012 17:54 (eleven years ago) link
so you're saying he...wasn't otm? i'm confused
― fanute me or shoot me (some dude), Friday, 28 December 2012 17:55 (eleven years ago) link
grades schmades man what's the difference between a B+ and an A-, he seems to 'get' miguel
― fiscal cliff paul (k3vin k.), Friday, 28 December 2012 18:05 (eleven years ago) link
he's so spot-on about "teach me" too
― fiscal cliff paul (k3vin k.), Friday, 28 December 2012 18:10 (eleven years ago) link
yeah def a standout
― fanute me or shoot me (some dude), Friday, 28 December 2012 18:13 (eleven years ago) link
Never heard that John Hart song before. Is that getting radio play? Haven't heard it at all on my rap station
― Evan R, Friday, 28 December 2012 21:23 (eleven years ago) link
yeah it's just started to blow up the last few weeks
― fanute me or shoot me (some dude), Friday, 28 December 2012 21:30 (eleven years ago) link
As much as I cheer for regional differences in radio play, there are times when I feel cheated by them. My rap station is playing "Wicked Games" about three times an hour now, and it feels like a violation every time
― Evan R, Friday, 28 December 2012 21:33 (eleven years ago) link
and here i thought making people feel violated was the weeknd's whole raison d'etre
― Rolling "2 chainz" draadje (The Reverend), Friday, 28 December 2012 21:37 (eleven years ago) link
yeah that's on constantly here too (and everything i think) and i swear i will never get used to dude's awful voice or those cheeseball '90s trip hop drums
― fanute me or shoot me (some dude), Friday, 28 December 2012 21:41 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaPm6YESMYg
i like this song
― fiscal cliff paul (k3vin k.), Monday, 31 December 2012 02:57 (eleven years ago) link
My favorites of the year -- singles, album cuts, whatever.
http://survivalthemes.tumblr.com/post/39280625219/201240http://open.spotify.com/user/avilyn/playlist/0FbJ4QSOki8sHBEGwsLuiB
1. Miguel - “Adorn” [RCA]2. Frank Ocean - “Pyramids” [Def Jam]3. Jessie Ware - “Running” [Island]4. Storm Queen - “Let’s Make Mistakes” [Environ]5. Elle Varner - “I Don’t Care” [RCA]6. Brandy - “Slower” [RCA]7. Lulu James - “Rope Mirage” [Lulu James]8. Usher - “Climax” [RCA]9. Robert Glasper Experiment - “Move Love” [Blue Note]10. House Shoes - “Castles” [Tres]
11. Funkineven/Fatima - “West 2 East” [Eglo]12. THEESatisfaction - “Queens” [Sub Pop]13. Full Crate & Jesse Boykins III - “See with Me” [Kilawatt]14. Meshell Ndegeocello - “See Line Woman” [Naïve]15. José James - It’s All Over Your Body” [Blue Note]16. Kalenna - “Black Matte Truck” [Kalenna]17. Roses Gabor - “Night Sky” [Girls]18. AlunaGeorge - “Your Drums, Your Love” [Island]19. Daley - “Alone Together” [Universal Republic]20. Andrew Ashong - “Flowers” [Sound Signature]
21. Columbia Nights - “In the Glow” [Record Breakin’]22. Mary J. Blige - “Don’t Mind” [Geffen]23. Georgia Anne Muldrow - “Kneecap Jelly” [SomeOthaShip]24. Dawn Richard - “Automatic” [Chartbreaker]25. DVA - “Eye Know” [Hyperdub]26. The Internet - “Fastlane” [Odd Future]27. Melanie Fiona - “Bones” [SRC]28. Khari Mateen - “Family and Friends” [The Lunchroom]29. Dwele - “Going Leaving” [eOne]30. Leon Ware - “Orchids for the Sun” [Quieres Chicle]
31. Hiatus Kaiyote - “Malika” [Hiatus Kaiyote]32. R. Kelly - “Green Light” [RCA]33. Cody Chesnutt - “Don’t Follow Me” [Vibration Vineyard]34. SWV - “Better Than I” [eOne]35. Keyshia Cole - “Hey Sexy” [Geffen]36. Inc. - “5 Days” [4AD]37. Tank - “Compliments” [Atlantic]38. Teena Marie - “Luv Letter” [Universal]39. BJ the Chicago Kid - “Good Luv’n” [MAFE]40. Khari Cabral - “Get Back” [Dome]
― Andy K, Monday, 31 December 2012 05:09 (eleven years ago) link
22. Mary J. Blige - “Don’t Mind” (Geffen)
This album didn't get much love, but it had some great singles on it
― Evan R, Monday, 31 December 2012 05:48 (eleven years ago) link
15. José James - It’s All Over Your Body” [Blue Note]
YEAH, love this, probably top 5 for me. I've watched this live version like 30 times this year:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGtHvy_3W4Q
XXP I like that Avant joint.
― Ya Bish Bosch (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 31 December 2012 06:56 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0nRtZbz0QI
― sisilafami, Wednesday, 2 January 2013 13:48 (eleven years ago) link
lol @ xgau devoting precious words of his capsule to 'candle in the sun'
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 2 January 2013 14:00 (eleven years ago) link
i feel like we need brainwasher to start the 2013 thread just so we can have that optimistic list of artists at the top
― lex pretend, Thursday, 3 January 2013 09:26 (eleven years ago) link
in the meantime the entire jojo mixtape is still giving; this is a slow burner, but her songwriting and vocal nuances are so on point in it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eet9zVqkGdM
― lex pretend, Thursday, 3 January 2013 09:27 (eleven years ago) link
OK, one last drop from me before Brainwasher reminds us that the K. Michelle album is coming out for real in 2013.
I've been lukewarm on AlunaGeorge, but their new track "Diver" is fantastic. No YouTube embed yet, but Stereogum has it here: http://stereogum.com/1228872/alunageorge-diver/mp3s/
This Austin Brown mixtape is like a weird mix of young Marvin and New Edition, filtered through the Elephant 6 collective. Shit is all over the place, but he has sort of a Bruno Mars star quality, so I feel like he could be a thing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8bIhVmGvbc
And because we all like her:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFfyFmj0Y5Y
― Evan R, Thursday, 3 January 2013 16:28 (eleven years ago) link
I used to know how to embed YouTube videos. I don't know what changed.
― Evan R, Thursday, 3 January 2013 16:29 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEZ17WyV9Qs
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Saturday, 5 January 2013 03:01 (eleven years ago) link