my current fav (it changes with every play) is subtle bop "Sad Girlz Luv Money". it features Moliy, another Ghanaian singer, who I hadn't heard of, but whose Wondergirl EP is worth a listen too. it's not as out there, but verrry nice.
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 6 January 2021 14:11 (three years ago) link
ooh I'll have to check that out as she's on "Feel a Way" too, which was my favorite on last night's listen
― rob, Wednesday, 6 January 2021 14:17 (three years ago) link
thanks for the tip, this record is lovely
― Uptown Top Scamping (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 9 January 2021 11:42 (three years ago) link
I just wanna make you mon amieeeeee
― rob, Thursday, 4 February 2021 21:16 (three years ago) link
This didn’t make the ilx list ... an embarrassment ... lex wouldn’t have allowed this
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Friday, 5 February 2021 03:25 (three years ago) link
maybe so, but it wasn’t on his top 40 albums list for the yearbut yeah, ILM failed itself there
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 19:27 (three years ago) link
ha, I wondered about that but couldn't be bothered tracking the list down. I do have the lex-like urge to frequently bump this thread with lyric quotes (as seen above). Currently, most wanting to give into:
i can-not move my bo-dy
Here's a question for you guys. This quote from pitchfork's review has stuck in my mind:
More imaginative still is “Dazed and Abused in Beverly Hills,” 68 seconds of indie soul that enjoyably parodies (and one-ups) the SZA knockoffs making Shazam-bait for cable-TV syncs.
Does that song also strike you as a parody? I can see it I guess (there's much more autotune on her voice than elsewhere), but I also really like that one and wish it didn't fade out so fast, so I'm not sure what specifically is being parodied. OTOH listening to this album last night I thought about starting a thread for "songs that could soundtrack Insecure" which is maybe what that quote is getting at (though I like most of the music on that show)?
― rob, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 20:20 (three years ago) link
I know SZA but I’m not familiar with any of the other references you mention, so I’ll pass on this one
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 20:25 (three years ago) link
no worries, though in case you were curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insecure_(TV_series)
― rob, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 21:13 (three years ago) link
new vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sqH6q-xtUM
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Friday, 19 February 2021 01:18 (three years ago) link
oh hello, it's been a year (plus since six days) since anyone posted in this thread. Amaarae has been keeping busy, thanks for asking. "Sad Girlz Luv Money" was one of the big TikTok hits of the year, charting all across the world, including the UK and the US (and peaking at #7 in India, apparently!), mainly thanks to its remix with Kali Uchis. well, mainly thanks to the song having one the most memorable hooks of the past few years really.
that remix version didn't even have a video until two weeks ago:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G1h4TQQOBU
there's also a fantastic amapiano remix by Vigro Deep:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtDet7M5itc
― celebrating ten years of constant posting (breastcrawl), Friday, 25 February 2022 21:05 (two years ago) link
dang that Vigro remix is cool, thanks for posting it!
― rob, Friday, 25 February 2022 21:16 (two years ago) link
as a full-blown MCU hater I am annoyed to tell you that this song from the soundtrack for the forthcoming BP2 is rad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt_187Tjngw
― rob, Sunday, 31 July 2022 20:12 (one year ago) link
oh wow, that is awesome!and are you hearing all those *voices*???yes, one of the producers is Cracker Malloproduction is fantastic, perfect spacy blend of afropop and amapiano otoh, that Tems cover of “No Woman No Cry” is so extremely unnecessary
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Sunday, 31 July 2022 20:30 (one year ago) link
the production is really cool, and it's nice to know how good she sounds on something as big budget as this
lol yeah that cover honestly crosses the line to being repellent for me, I really hope she's putting together a strong album
― rob, Sunday, 31 July 2022 20:34 (one year ago) link
I hope so too, but with all the (indirect) US success she’s having (a prominent feature on one of the biggest songs of 2021 and a recent US number one hit based on a sample of one of her songs) I imagine there’s a lot of industry pressure on her to go for a big crossover project. hope she stays grounded
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Sunday, 31 July 2022 20:45 (one year ago) link
new song, “Reckless & Sweet”:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4JihPH3i_M
― at bottom, wrapping my arms around some tripe called "Quest" (breastcrawl), Friday, 17 March 2023 08:46 (one year ago) link
nice
― satori enabler (Noodle Vague), Friday, 17 March 2023 08:51 (one year ago) link
yes good
― rob, Friday, 17 March 2023 18:50 (one year ago) link
maybe feels a little album-track-ish, but as that it's promising
― rob, Friday, 17 March 2023 18:51 (one year ago) link
the sweet and reckless video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBMiNencjrU
― at bottom, wrapping my arms around some tripe called "Quest" (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 22 March 2023 08:14 (one year ago) link
New song "Co-Star": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dk21erUpvw
― monotony, Thursday, 4 May 2023 07:40 (eleven months ago) link
first listen: wrote that off as cute but slight; played it again and love it. I'm a horrible Libra, not sure if that's relevant
― rob, Thursday, 4 May 2023 14:11 (eleven months ago) link
yes she has a thread! i loooooooove this
― ꙮ (map), Thursday, 4 May 2023 15:29 (eleven months ago) link
I revisited Reckless & Sweet too and like it even more--very psyched for the album (June 9)
― rob, Thursday, 4 May 2023 15:38 (eleven months ago) link
like it even more *now
― rob, Thursday, 4 May 2023 15:39 (eleven months ago) link
this is from Spinall’s recent album - not as good (production/arrangement/wise for one, but still of interest perhaps:“Bow Down”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgMIl1zk5P0
― slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Thursday, 4 May 2023 15:54 (eleven months ago) link
Not 100% convinced on the "Nude Beach A Go Go" moment but otherwise love the album, the first half particularly is banger city
― monotony, Friday, 9 June 2023 03:18 (ten months ago) link
Yeah it’s a treat of a listen. I do like the rock moves in the second half.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 9 June 2023 10:29 (ten months ago) link
only halfway through but hell yes this is awesome and just so much fun
I don't know that Azealia song so hopefully the moment monotony mentions misses me
― rob, Friday, 9 June 2023 12:47 (ten months ago) link
ok yeah there are some *wild* swerves on the back half, but I think it all works really well. as predicted I didn't pick up on the nude beach thing
I haven't looked up the lyrics, but this is unabashedly queer, right? like much more so than the last album?
― rob, Friday, 9 June 2023 13:08 (ten months ago) link
Oh I only mentioned “Nude…” as a throwaway comparison to another instance of a rock song showing up late in an album out of nowhere. It happens on the new SZA album too. I don’t mind it but it certainly caught me off guard!
― monotony, Friday, 9 June 2023 13:55 (ten months ago) link
Oh ok lol and yeah the SZA is a good comparison, though tbf TAYDK was book-ended by those little rock song snippets too
― rob, Friday, 9 June 2023 13:59 (ten months ago) link
Loving this. Very summery. Am I the only one getting Doja Cat vibes from the vocals though?
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 10 June 2023 09:48 (ten months ago) link
I can hear what you mean on, e.g., Wasted Eyes but Amaarae is soooo much more charming, I do not care to think about this any further :)
― rob, Saturday, 10 June 2023 18:48 (ten months ago) link
This album’s great! Guess I should listen to the earlier stuff huh?
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 10 June 2023 19:48 (ten months ago) link
going rock on the last track works well, don't really care for the earlier bit though
― ufo, Saturday, 10 June 2023 20:08 (ten months ago) link
Do not care for her vocals at all
― Day 1 fan (morrisp), Saturday, 10 June 2023 20:26 (ten months ago) link
Do not care for your post at all
― rob, Saturday, 10 June 2023 20:35 (ten months ago) link
"Counterfeit" the standout to me rn, warming up to the rest to various degrees
― Murgatroid, Sunday, 11 June 2023 03:46 (ten months ago) link
this is good as hell, agreed that "counterfeit" is a highlight. love the clipse/neptunes flip
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Monday, 12 June 2023 22:43 (ten months ago) link
is where i'm at too, love that last track. this album is so good
― Roz, Friday, 16 June 2023 05:43 (ten months ago) link
Never got into the first album, but this is very good. Might even be better than the new Asake.
― Frederik B, Friday, 16 June 2023 08:13 (ten months ago) link
Uuuhhhh yeaaaaah this is the album of the year
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Friday, 16 June 2023 11:44 (ten months ago) link
Yep quite possibly.
The arrangements are consistently amazing, how do you get music simultaneously so sparkling, languid, rippling and energetic as “Co-Star”?
― Tim F, Friday, 16 June 2023 13:30 (ten months ago) link
prob the best musical experience i’ll have all year was listening to this and the new meshell ndegeocello right in a row
― ivy (BradNelson), Friday, 16 June 2023 15:48 (ten months ago) link
I'm kinda glad we're all in agreement here! (Well most of us at least.)
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 June 2023 15:56 (ten months ago) link
I should add I have a short Shfl review up
https://theshfl.com/album/Fountain-Baby
Fountain Baby is a sick album! I was just looking for any new random rap/r+b stuff for my son's ipod but I'll end up listening this a lot myself.
― calzino, Saturday, 17 June 2023 08:42 (ten months ago) link
one two ready touch touch touch touch touch touch touch touch touch touch
― Roz, Saturday, 17 June 2023 10:39 (ten months ago) link
tiny desk! her voice sounds softer live, really like these arrangements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGyP2VGUQMY
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Thursday, 22 June 2023 15:02 (nine months ago) link
Ha, was literally about to post this. Very great!
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 22 June 2023 15:03 (nine months ago) link
delightful!
― rob, Thursday, 22 June 2023 16:40 (nine months ago) link
Yep , sounds good
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 22 June 2023 18:37 (nine months ago) link
Co-Star just clicked. WHOA
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 20 July 2023 00:58 (eight months ago) link
I'm very late to the party but ditto, I just had to pay attention to the production and rhythms. The mix of harp, horns, pop rap, r&b is dazzling, bubbling, seductive, fun. It has the charm of the wild and unexpected invention, the cohesion of being all over the place and occupying all corners, but also the focus and the flair and the sharpness. So many highlights.
― Nabozo, Tuesday, 5 December 2023 19:16 (four months ago) link
that tiny desk concert just upthread is a great way to hear the underlying song structures, it offers a really cool lens on the album
― rob, Tuesday, 5 December 2023 19:34 (four months ago) link
had to give my amaarae ticket for next week away because i won’t be around ;_;otoh i did give it to someone whose final day was today and she was delighted so i got a good vibe off it.
― Fizzles, Monday, 26 February 2024 16:12 (one month ago) link