two listens through and this is pretty easily her best for me. no skips so far.
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 22:40 (two years ago) link
Hopscotch!bop. boppp.― maffew12, Tuesday, December 3, 2019 5:28 AM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink
bop. boppp.
― maffew12, Tuesday, December 3, 2019 5:28 AM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink
think ive settled on hopscotch being my favorite tinashe track thohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88lVvXyMZrg
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 22:43 (two years ago) link
👆 Ta da dah
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 23:00 (two years ago) link
the only issues i have with this are the closer is relatively weak and "shy guy" is way too good to be that short
― ufo, Thursday, 12 August 2021 13:34 (two years ago) link
otm
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 12 August 2021 13:47 (two years ago) link
i agree w that
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Thursday, 12 August 2021 16:58 (two years ago) link
This is very good! Correct that several of the songs are unnecessarily brief.
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 15 August 2021 22:55 (two years ago) link
Back half of this is not very good unfortunately but the eight tracks from "I Can See the Future" to "Undo" are strong enough to make this potential top 10/15 of the year material. I think "X" is my fave of the bunch and is prob my summer jam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n96u5qI1o8M
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 14:41 (two years ago) link
*blasts "the chase" so loud i am unable to read the previous post*
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 14:47 (two years ago) link
"Small Reminders"!
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 14:49 (two years 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 (two years ago) link
Ok listening to Small Reminders in isolation was a good move, thanking u Alfred
― rob, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 15:10 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years ago) link
to forks's point, it would be the perfect album-ender
― rob, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 15:53 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years ago) link
"Let Go" is so fucking pretty
― Warmed Regards, (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 13:34 (two years 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 (two years ago) link
Is this the best tinashe album?
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Thursday, 23 September 2021 21:22 (two years ago) link
it's not Aquarius.
― braised cod, Thursday, 23 September 2021 21:31 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years ago) link
yeah for sure
― a talented ‘Rebel’ with Balls (Spottie), Thursday, 23 September 2021 21:47 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years ago) link
you guys are crazy
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 23 September 2021 22:57 (two years ago) link
?
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:00 (two years ago) link
what needs clarification? lol. aquarius is the better album
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:02 (two years ago) link
good morning!
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:05 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EsiimlAP6E
― maf you one two (maffew12), Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:18 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years ago) link
i never liked her music (outside of 2 on) until recently so
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:50 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years ago) link
i think we can agree she's really something
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 24 September 2021 00:20 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years ago) link