Erika de Casier - Essentials

she's great live! just wish she'd played a longer set but she did "intimate (club mix)" as an encore though at least

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAM5lyb1UQo

incredible

Love this. Will it get an official release?

very enjoyable

I believe that is an official link? it's also on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/track/4v7SAKFEqPyuYTy9gQRnHP?si=1a312715fdaf4219

On first listen I was a bit underwhelmed, but now I’ve had a chance to listen more it‘s really revealed itself, what a great version.

she has a new writing credit here also
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArmDp-zijuc

https://www.gq.com/story/newjeans-get-up-songwriter-erika-de-casier-interview

good interview about her work for newjeans

it mentions that her new album is finished & coming soon!

great interview. Love that bit about newjeans’ management liking the fact that she didn’t listen to kpop

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/09/1197958418/2024-preview-the-most-anticipated-releases-of-the-year

new song "lucky" premiered here at 48:30 except they talk over most of it, but the part they don't talk over sounds absolutely fantastic. they also reveal the new album is titled still

Lucky is amazing. Doesn't it have a pretty prominent sample or something? I think I recognize something.

Oh, a new album is coming, and the single is out now! https://pitchfork.com/news/erika-de-casier-announces-new-album-still-shares-video-for-new-song-lucky-watch

Awesome!

sounds great

judging from the credits it should be a Rodney Jerkins and LaShawn Daniels sample, must be the piano? something sounds familiar

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

yeah the full "lucky" is wonderful, i'm delighted she's going full "empty"

the piano is sampled from linda karaly's "can't let go"

Love this so much - I've wanted her to make songs like this ever since the club mix of "Intimate".

yeah, it's exactly what i've wanted more of from her. already a soty contender

the drums on this are soooooo good

Lucky is pretty nice.
The descending piano melody reminiscent of Christopher Cross "Sailin".
Pre-chorus has "You Gotta Be" vibes.
Verse melody at 29-33 seconds is 100% from some rnb or pop tune that I'm going crazy trying to remember. Anybody?

Song of the year

I think it might actually be a “sailin’” sample

Song reminds me to so many other things in certain points, but it’s perfect on its own. Really excited about the full album.

Wouldn't mind a copy of just the rhythm track on this thing. Real good fun.

Like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN5o70QddoE

That's nice, but was thinking literally just beats (maybe bass). The skittering action and 16th notes make me real happy.

the sample is 100% "can't let go", the writers are credited and everything

i think this is the best r & breakbeats song i have ever heard

love this, so gorgeous and deceptively effortless

being an outlier here but I think this is a bit underwhelming

Yeah she sounds a little buried in the fog of the sample to me and this style is not new. Thinking of Cuando Fue that I have relistened to a lot lately.

i think this is a great record, i also wish it was mixed differently to give her vocals the effect of levitating above the beat instead of being engulfed by it. the one main difference i would draw between this & something like "empty"

Ok I just heard 'Lucky' on a playlist having not heard or registered her name before, and I had to look and see if it was newjeans. So I'm glad to learn there's a connection.

new album sounds very good on first listen but "lucky" is the clear standout

after a few more listens i feel a bit underwhelmed, "lucky" is incredible but totally overshadows the rest of the album which is low key even by her standards and the songs are a little weaker and less interesting than usual too

i enjoyed "ice", but mostly because it's well-executed pastiche of a rap/r&b duet from 20 years ago

hmm it's growing on me!