Rolling R&B Thread 2017

this rules

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk6dN_92i58

^^^^ enthusiastically seconded

the ty tape is great except for the pharrell song which is dogshit

the melody on that one is so off-putting.

I kinda like the Pharrell track? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

it doesn't really fit at all, i skip it every time

side effects & lil favorite are my uh favorites

The Pharrell track sounds as if he's trying to do an Andy Partridge (XTC) impression.

i agree that it's a weird fit in the context of the project, but divorced from that context it's cool, if a little long.

side effects & lil favorite are my uh favorites

― J0rdan S., Thursday, November 2, 2017 7:51 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

side effects is so good

love ty but why oh why oh why does he still hang out with wiz khalifa so much

well, Wiz signed him to his label

still though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTTfquV0iE

a bit of a step back for them but it's a charity single (released for world children's day) so i'll let it slide. that mixtape from earlier this year is still very good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fVxrkQcXyE

haven't listened to the full-length but among the small # of youtubes i perused from the lyrica anderson album this is the one i'll prob come back to most. (i also like the instrumental break section in the music video to "don't take it personal" [not a monica or jermaine jackson cover] but it's not present on the album version!)

Enjoying the Neisha EP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PQENPNd7d0

For those compiling your year-end lists, this playlist includes all the available tracks on this thread, organized roughly chronologically in order of mention:

ILM's 2017 Rolling R&B Thread Spotify Playlist

Only just realized that H.E.R. spawned an answer record:

https://soundcloud.com/officialmusichim

Pronoun tour with THEY and Us3 in the offing

quick check suggested charles x has not been mentioned on ILX before and a quick scan of his last album suggests he's pretty great
the video for "Can You Do It" is from last year but is showing as part of an animation festival this month; give it a spin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuRcLv2EzwA

I wish I'd heard "At the Club" last month

so good

I really like the Lyrica Anderson album! It's nice to hear this ~smoky ambience~ Tinashe-style of production with someone with a full and rich voice instead of varying degrees of Aaliyah softness it usually comes with. I didn't realise she had a hand in Elijah Blake's "I Just Wanna..." which is one of my favourite r&b singles this decade.

just came across this album, which is really nice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj2mAGm7rz0

^^^ this is so good

nice, like the weird bass synth on that.

Rolling R&B Thread 2018