rolling r&b 2021

bleh. i wonder when artists will stop foisting their nostalgia for curdled "change clothes" era neptunes productions on us. brent faiyaz same thing this year

the Neptunes were madly overrated to begin with and Pharell in 2021 seems even worse, I wish artists would realise this

eh I just like the sound, it’s fun to hear every once in a while

another quality project from summer. some of it could definitely be excised including the neptunes track but i found stretches of it great

india shawn's EP "before we go" is out - the second track "don't play with my heart" is so lush, one of my favourite songs this year

https://open.spotify.com/album/1MnOpmiIDEfloQektuOGkr

Muni Long has a new EP out, called Public Displays of Affection. It's good! She really has a way with words...

I'm not a big SZA fan, but I like her new song ("I Hate U"). I also think the best track on the Summer album is the song w/SZA ("No Love").

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38TEd55NcXs

new brent faiyaz track "mercedes" is really good

Seeing a few r'n'b albums showing up on some 2021 critics lists... Caramanica in NY Times has Summer Walker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYCKZ1Wk7ZE
Amaal - Honey (from her EP Milly)

this faiyaz song is my fav of his so far this year

i'm still playing summer walker's album myself (skipping a handful of tracks). "no love" is great as is "screwin'"

I had a tune in my head all last week; realized today it’s the chorus of “Constant Bullshit.”

i'm obsessed w/ the summer walker album. top 2 of the year for me. ex for a reason, throw away, reciprocate, you don't know me, constant bullshit, unloyal, screwin are all knockouts to me. you don't know me in particular is just stunning. and the rest is pretty great too

It's kind of similar to the last album, in that I underrated / didn't connect with it so much at first, and then it has grown on me. There's no "Tonight" or "Off of You" this time (the two astonishingly great tracks from Over You), but overall she was a step ahead of my expectations once again.

*Over It

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdTpQ-URyTw

also, i understand she has some real anxiety issues as it pertains to performing and stuff (feel you, girl), but i love the way it comes off as this kind of too cool for school anti-stage presence, her voice sounding so smooth and poised

I had the chance to see her in a theater a few years back (before she blew up), but couldn't go... regret missing that opportunity

my sister sent me this incredible Amber Mark song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXaPGlkd5do

new album next month, the other four singles are pretty great too

I don't know anything about dvsn, but I really like this lush R&B cover of a song I dislike.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiMrzqdFiA4

https://slate.com/culture/2021/12/best-r-b-albums-2021-jazmine-sullivan-summer-walker-bell-hooks.html

Briana Younger on her fave 2021 r'n'b and what it meant to her

Nice Maeta cover of a Don Toliver song ("Swangin on Westheimer"):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX-Pau6S8wc

EOY Errata: two unrelated (but both good) 2021 songs titled "Sneaky Link":

Muni Long
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXjnm4UPqC0

Savannah Cristina
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L0pyTQBxJk