Tinashe - Aquarius (out October 7 2014)

This is very good! Correct that several of the songs are unnecessarily brief.

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

*blasts "the chase" so loud i am unable to read the previous post*

"Small Reminders"!

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

Ok listening to Small Reminders in isolation was a good move, thanking u Alfred

Like "Shy Guy" and the title track "Small Reminders" is a Russian doll of a song. Wow.

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

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 ?

to forks's point, it would be the perfect album-ender

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.

i think "it's a wrap" is a little weak and agree "bouncin' pt. 2" is superfluous but the rest are great

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.

Close to becoming my album of the year.

"Let Go" is so fucking pretty

also the beat in "The Chase" reminds me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDJrIz2LSXs

Is this the best tinashe album?

it's not Aquarius.

has anyone caught her live on this tour? thinking about going when she comes through.

Is this the best tinashe album?

― xheugy eddy (D-40)

hell yeah

yeah for sure

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

it's not Aquarius.

― braised cod, Thursday, September 23, 2021 4:31 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

aquarius is not that good

2 on is classic ofc

bated breath is the best one on there

you guys are crazy

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what needs clarification? lol. aquarius is the better album

good morning!

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

dare i say that i think aquarius is her third best...

songs for you is better too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EsiimlAP6E

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

couldn't choose between songs for you and 333 but both are even better than aquarius

i might just give the edge to songs for you for not falling off in the last few tracks like 333 though idk

the idea that there are two tinashe albums better than aquarius.... am i living in the truman show

i never liked her music (outside of 2 on) until recently so

i'm going to put "feels like vegas" on to cleanse myself of this conversation. god save roscoe dash

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

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

i think we can agree she's really something

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.

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.

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.

Has anyone seen her on this tour? It feels like watching a stadium show crammed into a tiny 1000-capacity standing room venue, it's really incredible. She's an insanely talented performer.

New single at midnight called Naturally

deluxe edition of 333 is out 3/3 with 4 new tracks

³³³ DELUXE drops 3•3

Pre-order: https://t.co/x4U32otOmj pic.twitter.com/6qntfqW0xW

— TINASHE ³³³ (@Tinashe) February 10, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI-IiIt-xpg

“Naturally” is pretty nice

cool song, weird video