the *new* Don Toliver
― let us now celebrate ama ‘piano’ smith & the clowns (breastcrawl), Saturday, 25 February 2023 09:22 (one year ago) link
oh, it’s actually a track on his new album, Love Sick
― let us now celebrate ama ‘piano’ smith & the clowns (breastcrawl), Saturday, 25 February 2023 17:07 (one year ago) link
i like that daniel caesar quite a bit! i'll be hanging out in here again all year if that's okay. not sure how much i can contribute; i forgot who first posted about eliza in the thread last year (morris it may have been you) but i continued checking her out. she's ??kinda goth idk?? + very spare late night vibes. new single is basically more of the same—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwZ4cb6sCls
maybe has a *bit* more of a proper ``indie rock`` thing going on with it. shrug. i like it.
― up and down. SO FAST! stay together.💙 (Austin), Saturday, 25 February 2023 22:37 (one year ago) link
and thank you all for contributions!!
Like that liv.e song a lot but have not been able to get into the album yet. Very scattered in sound and so many songs― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, February 11, 2023 1:09 PM
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, February 11, 2023 1:09 PM
okay listening now. first few tracks were quite solid, but about ¾ through now and yeah— wtf is this album? i usually like "mess" albums so i'll definitely be listening more; moka just very otm for first impressions.
(the album *is* good though and i recommend it. more d`n`b revival! just... 17 tracks in about 40 minutes. lots to process!)
― up and down. SO FAST! stay together.💙 (Austin), Sunday, 26 February 2023 15:54 (one year ago) link
coco jones "icu" from her ep last year is starting to pop off and gosh it's gorgeous, i wish i weren't constantly behind the curve. i love the production on it, rly highlights her voice beautifully
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtfyUvIYaKw
― dyl, Friday, 24 March 2023 01:35 (one year ago) link
So who were the most important R&B-artist of the 2010s? Asking because I'm not sure if there's really a consensus on this...
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 24 March 2023 12:58 (one year ago) link
New Summer Walker EP out May 19
― hypnic jerk (morrisp), Monday, 3 April 2023 02:19 (one year ago) link
I like the Chlöe album more than I thought I would, based on the advance tracks. It doesn't have the charm of CxH for me, but there are some good songs for sure (the presence of a Chris Brown feature is a big turn-off, but what can you do).
― hypnic jerk (morrisp), Monday, 3 April 2023 19:18 (one year ago) link
The track w/Missy ("Told Ya") is particularly hot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOIfpiCclO0
― hypnic jerk (morrisp), Monday, 3 April 2023 19:34 (one year ago) link
This new Mahalia track ("Terms and Conditions") is a jam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuVcfJLxmcI
― hypnic jerk (morrisp), Wednesday, 5 April 2023 21:12 (one year ago) link
"Karma," a track from Summer Walker's 2018 album (retroactively branded a mixtape) Last Day of Summer, took off on TikTok recently, and is now Top 10 at urban radio. Nice opportunity to revisit it here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie_dLVcfi7E
― morrisp.fandom.com (morrisp), Tuesday, 11 April 2023 20:15 (one year ago) link
weird. honestly not what i'd consider a standout from that project but good for her i guess
― dyl, Wednesday, 12 April 2023 21:48 (one year ago) link
it was a sped up version that drove it so the revival of the song is in some sense a bit disconnected from what the appeal of the song might be to people who aren't 14 year olds on tik tok. honestly, 'still over it' is easily one of the best albums of the last 5 years for me, i'll fight to the death over that album's honor. but i haven't really gone back to her back catalog... i just care about 'still over it' too much idk. she's dropping a new EP in may
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 April 2023 21:55 (one year ago) link
xp Yeah, it's not a track that I ever particularly "noticed"... though interestingly, it's singled out in this 2019 interview w/Arsenio Archer (who produced and co-wrote most of the songs):
When you look back at the tracklist of Last Day of Summer, what song has the most memories?I would have to say ‘Karma.’ The process for that whole song was just different. To me, that’s the biggest song on there. It’s a really big ballad. It slows to a crawl at the end, but it still keeps your attention. The way we made it was so wild (laughs). We actually had it pitched up, crazy, changing her voice. I actually have that version. But, in the end, we ended up stripping it all back and keeping her natural voice.
I would have to say ‘Karma.’ The process for that whole song was just different. To me, that’s the biggest song on there. It’s a really big ballad. It slows to a crawl at the end, but it still keeps your attention. The way we made it was so wild (laughs). We actually had it pitched up, crazy, changing her voice. I actually have that version. But, in the end, we ended up stripping it all back and keeping her natural voice.
― morrisp.fandom.com (morrisp), Wednesday, 12 April 2023 21:59 (one year ago) link
We actually had it pitched up, crazy, changing her voice. I actually have that version. But, in the end, we ended up stripping it all back and keeping her natural voice.
fascinating that they had the idea to speed it up from the jump
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 12 April 2023 22:05 (one year ago) link
that is weird
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 April 2023 22:08 (one year ago) link
Yeah isn't it? Weird coincidence
(She recently re-released the entire album in "sped-up" mode... not being a 14-year-old on TikTok, I sure don't get that trend myself)
― morrisp.fandom.com (morrisp), Wednesday, 12 April 2023 22:08 (one year ago) link
new luna luna!
"dance with u" feat shrt_lyf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktOkyPQ6tz4
probably the most blatantly pop thing they've yet done. over and done in under 3 minutes and honestly great fluff. hope this means more material is on the way; "talk too much" from last year has yet to leave my heavy rotation!
― my beard exists more than i do. (Austin), Wednesday, 3 May 2023 03:08 (eleven months ago) link
Damn, the new Summer Walker EP is so nice-sounding….. (it’s 9 tracks, v generous)
― Unidentified rogue Jedi (morrisp), Friday, 19 May 2023 04:27 (eleven months ago) link
this track “Finding Peace”… it’s lush as hell, I can’t even
― Unidentified rogue Jedi (morrisp), Friday, 19 May 2023 04:32 (eleven months ago) link
She’s such a fantastic artist
― Unidentified rogue Jedi (morrisp), Friday, 19 May 2023 04:37 (eleven months ago) link
i love her so much. she posted on IG the other day about how her EPs are the only music she likes making & her albums are “radio bullshit” or some phrase like that. i’m slightly insulted on behalf of ‘still over it’ which is a stone cold classic to me but i do love that she has taste i really like how you can hear the neo-soul influences coming out on this one… she’s always reposting badu on IG & there’s a few explicit references to her on the project so not a surprise but the way she sings ones like “hard life” or “pull up” are quite reminiscent of early badu. and she kinda extends the continuum to neo neo-soul of the solange era, even aside from the final song my fav tho is “how does it feel” … there’s something about her really spare, acoustic songs that i love. she’s a bracing lyricist & i her vocals sound amazing to me in that context … “you don’t know me” from the last album is one of my fav songs of the last handful of years. i like how this one adds those little choral flourishes
― J0rdan S., Friday, 19 May 2023 17:56 (eleven months ago) link
Yeah she said this to Billboard (last year):
I am hella excited to do Clear 2. The last one was like four songs. This one — I want it to be a lot longer so I can really get that sound out. That’s my favorite type of sound. I make what I got to make for the radio, but I’m very excited for (Clear 2). Hopefully, my budget will be permitted. (If not), we got to protest. (Laughs.)
― Unidentified rogue Jedi (morrisp), Friday, 19 May 2023 18:00 (eleven months ago) link
it’s funny cuz “ex for a reason” is an amazing song to me, like one of the best attempts at honoring that sound (compare to the horrible muni long song that outright samples “my boo”). “no love” is not one of my absolute favs but as far as “radio” music goes it’s also pretty great. and then the album is just classic R&B. but her perception of the world is very unique in general…
― J0rdan S., Friday, 19 May 2023 18:08 (eleven months ago) link
there’s something about her really spare, acoustic songs that i love
Two of my absolute favorite songs by her are "Tonight" and "Off of You," from her first album, which both fit that mold (...well, I guess "Tonight" isn't so "acoustic," but it's a spare ballad).
― Unidentified rogue Jedi (morrisp), Friday, 19 May 2023 18:17 (eleven months ago) link
i’m gonna check those out. i also need to listen to the first clear EP
― J0rdan S., Friday, 19 May 2023 18:44 (eleven months ago) link
The songs on the original Clear have never connected with me, for whatever reason… I guess they feel somewhat slight or something. The musical approach is cool, though
― Unidentified rogue Jedi (morrisp), Friday, 19 May 2023 18:57 (eleven months ago) link
You treat my love like an option Bet on these hoes like an auction Loyalty just ain't that commonBut karma's a bitch, the sweetest revengeRidin' shotgunAll through the streets with my optionsDon't come for me when you got someHope it goes straight to your headHow does it feel in the end?<3
― J0rdan S., Friday, 19 May 2023 19:14 (eleven months ago) link
i'm having the same reaction to this as all of her other stuff: it's alright. not displeasureable to hear, just very mid. as usual, some of the beats are really nice. she's very wordy and i kind of want her to just rap the verses and sing the refrains.
― my beard exists more than i do. (Austin), Friday, 19 May 2023 19:15 (eleven months ago) link
Damn ok, looks like she also said this, lol:https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FweKiGEX0AU98V9?format=jpg&name=medium
― Unidentified rogue Jedi (morrisp), Saturday, 20 May 2023 00:46 (eleven months ago) link
can't be too mad at that level of transparency.
― my beard exists more than i do. (Austin), Saturday, 20 May 2023 00:56 (eleven months ago) link
this record does sound different but also still sounds like her
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 20 May 2023 01:04 (eleven months ago) link
I wonder if she had fun making the Life on Earth EP… that’s my favorite of all.
― Day 1 fan (morrisp), Saturday, 20 May 2023 01:25 (eleven months ago) link
Looks like there actually is a degree of fan disappointment out there on Twitter… I’m surprised.
― Day 1 fan (morrisp), Saturday, 20 May 2023 16:27 (eleven months ago) link
Probably the wrong thread for this but…. Song of the summer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqtDXcwX61IJorja Smith - Little things
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 20 May 2023 16:52 (eleven months ago) link
i think i connect with diff summer walker music than most of her fans…i’ve been stopped dead in my tracks for 36 hours now over “how does it feel”
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 20 May 2023 18:37 (eleven months ago) link
Did you play those two tracks from Over It I mentioned? Curious to hear what you think
― Day 1 fan (morrisp), Saturday, 20 May 2023 18:56 (eleven months ago) link
i did! i liked "off of you" tho i think "fun girl" is more what i was looking for. it's a bit of a harsh recording but it feels very true to her mission statement as an artist, lyrically... it's basically the first draft of "unloyal" in a way. i liked "potential" a lot too.
i will say that there is some completely criminal vocal production on that album. after really sitting w/ over it i totally get why she looks at her albums as autotune bullshit she is forced to engage in... bcuz that's exactly what those songs sound like! if you listen to her live vocals during i.e. the performance of "unloyal" at the soul train awards, her entire team should have to stand trial for what they did to her voice on that album. thankfully i assume she wrested some creative control back for still over it? cuz good lord her voice is almost treated w/ disrespect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdTpQ-URyTw
in going back thru the catalog i think it was "session 32" that really knocked me over
"playing games" could've been a great single if not for the unnecessary detour into destiny's child. i'm kinda incensed at how directly they connected her to turn of the millennium R&B hits at the outset, it's so gimmicky. i guess it worked but i wrote her off at this stage as, essentially, the R&B version of what we're now seeing from saweetie or coi leray. it feels like a miracle to me in retrospect that she was able to transcend that style of songwriting and bend it back towards her own artistry. clearly i'm out of step w/ the larger summer walker fanbase on this one but man does still over it sound so superior to me
you're right that the first 'clear' isn't very good... "riot" is actually great but the rest of have these jazzy affectations that feel very college town open mic to me so i'm glad that's been left in the past
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 21 May 2023 18:56 (eleven months ago) link
+1 on the Destiny's Child interpolation (even one of the new songs mentions calling up Tyrone, which feels very... on the nose)
― Day 1 fan (morrisp), Sunday, 21 May 2023 19:43 (eleven months ago) link
(That said – in the interest of self-interrogation – I'm fascinated by how often Lana Del Rey incorporates quotes from / references to other songs into her lyrics, as a core part of her "artistry"... including some of my favorite songs of hers. So not sure why I view it thru a different lens in her case.)
― Day 1 fan (morrisp), Sunday, 21 May 2023 20:06 (eleven months ago) link
the specific act of trying to blow up in a pop way by rehashing old hits on multiple singles off a debut album leaves a sour taste in a way that lana’s more idiosyncratic, hermetic or even ironic references don’t summer peformed at some festival a few weeks ago that usher was at & he came out to do his part on “come thru” and the video went viral on twitter bcuz usher came out all hyped and energetic and summer was… summer. but even putting the anxiety stuff aside it’s like… yeah maybe she rightfully thinks this song is corny trash and hates performing it it’s funny you mention lana tho cuz i was on my 24th straight listen of “how does it feel” the other day & i thought, this woman is to me what lana is to other gay guys….
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 21 May 2023 20:11 (eleven months ago) link
lol her disdain for some of her music is funny. i love "come thru" too ;_; i can imagine exactly the kinds of calculations that were behind "ex for a reason" but yeah when the results are that good... (tho i remember some fans disliking it)
but yeah this ep is really good + i'm glad she gets to go out there a bit musically. even album tracks on still over it were very much not, like, radio music so i don't entirely get her perspective but oh well
― dyl, Monday, 22 May 2023 19:26 (eleven months ago) link
me either tho i think she’s maybe thinking about her live sets where songs like “playing games” and “come thru” still get the loudest responses (at least based on when i saw her in new york but i can’t imagine that being an outlier)
― J0rdan S., Monday, 22 May 2023 19:34 (eleven months ago) link
Just rec'd the CD which I ordered from her web store... not only is the cover signed by Summer (or, maybe, by the identically named LVRN employee who famously discovered her... lol), but turns out it includes both Clear EPs on the disc, which I didn't realize it would. Pretty cool!
― Day 1 fan (morrisp), Tuesday, 23 May 2023 23:45 (eleven months ago) link
https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-war-and-treaty/old-school-soul-class-is-still-in-session
New albums with old-school soul/r'n'b feel by William Bell, War & Treaty, and Billy Valentine reviewed
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 31 May 2023 13:09 (ten months ago) link
lil bit late on this one: i'm really digging the latest daniel caesar album. beats are across the board excellent - kinda really nice MOR neosoul revival sound. and he's in excellent voice throughout; i had no idea of his range. first listen just now but definitely going to dig in a bunch more.
― my beard exists more than i do. (Austin), Saturday, 3 June 2023 01:00 (ten months ago) link
Not familiar with this artist, but this is a fun jam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRvxWzyb-uE
MK xyz - No Boys Allowed
― Day 1 fan (morrisp), Friday, 9 June 2023 23:10 (ten months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OE5gUvkW7U
Ryan Trey - Ain't Even Friends (ft. Mariah The Scientist)
― Bittern Storm Over My Hammy (morrisp), Saturday, 1 July 2023 23:41 (nine months ago) link
This goes hard!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhlc29n6olw
Kendra Jae - Count Your Blessings
― Bittern Storm Over My Hammy (morrisp), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 21:11 (nine months ago) link
Victoria Monet dc show at 1,200 seat Howard Theatre sold out quick before I noticed it
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 26 August 2023 19:21 (seven months ago) link
I lost interest in her music but I have noticed she seems to be more popular now than I realized. I may check out her new track w Kaytranada.
― Stoned Wheat Thing (morrisp), Sunday, 27 August 2023 15:35 (seven months ago) link
It's been very well reviewed, fwiw
― Indexed, Monday, 28 August 2023 15:39 (seven months ago) link
hmm I think the monet is good not great. the single I like a lot though
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Monday, 28 August 2023 17:35 (seven months ago) link
i actually didn't like the single much at first but it sounds perfect as part of the album
i don't think its highs are as high as the on the first jaguar but it flows beautifully, perhaps even moreso than the first. it's too bad it came out so late after that one but if you enjoyed it this is an easy recommendation
― dyl, Monday, 28 August 2023 17:44 (seven months ago) link
It’s good traditional r’n’b but yeah the highlights are just good not amazing
― curmudgeon, Friday, 1 September 2023 18:26 (seven months ago) link
Since I Have a Lover album of the year so far. 6lack is r&b's Kendrick Lamar. depressed, tries to find a hopeful alternative in his subject matter and lifestyle, fails so is always tired, takes forever to release an album, the album is always good...
he's also part of the male trap r&b from Atlanta line with Future and Young Thug which is basically my favorite music ever...
― gospodin simmel, Wednesday, 6 September 2023 19:41 (seven months ago) link
Enjoying the new Monét generally, but the Kaytranada track and "On My Mama" are the clear standouts.
― monotony, Wednesday, 6 September 2023 23:41 (seven months ago) link
Travelling from 2022 to the afropop thread to the r&b thread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I9ufTCxQ20Adanna Duru - Pop!
― Nabozo, Tuesday, 24 October 2023 09:10 (six months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QsceRejrzQ
wasn't expecting jordin sparks to come out w/ her own sultry "hrs & hrs"-esque song lol ("call my name")
― dyl, Wednesday, 25 October 2023 04:01 (five months ago) link
Cool new Justine Skye track (“Whip It Up”), great beat:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9_myMvYnA8
― Girl (1956) (morrisp), Friday, 27 October 2023 06:12 (five months ago) link
I'm a little disappointed in the new Mariah the Scientist album, but I think these two songs are standouts:
Good Timeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYv3qQ60Bgo
Out of Luckhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4obvQPhalCY
― Girl (1956) (morrisp), Friday, 27 October 2023 18:01 (five months ago) link
big disagree, the new mariah smashes. been waitin all goddamn year and it's short on run time, but not jams. i'll take quality over quantity any day.
(although yes, those are a couple of my picks as well)
― "another slice of death, please." (Austin), Saturday, 28 October 2023 02:32 (five months ago) link
Glad you like it! I feel like the songs lean into the “slow & static” aspect of her sound; making it a slog, despite its brevity. (I also don’t care for the rap features too much.)“Out of Luck” is nice b/c it has some tempo happening…
― Girl (1956) (morrisp), Saturday, 28 October 2023 03:16 (five months ago) link
100% agree re: "out of luck" -- that's a highlight anywhere. she really lets loose with her voice on this album, especially on that and "from a woman." the album is probably her best overall vocal performance so far.
i will voice some disappointment that "bout mine" was included. while it did grow on me, it's already a year old. c'mon man! also i need i full band version of "ride." what a tease.
― "another slice of death, please." (Austin), Saturday, 28 October 2023 03:31 (five months ago) link
Had new Mariah the Scientist on in background and it sounded good enough. But need to listen again more closely
Have Brent Faiyaz Larger than Life on now
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 28 October 2023 22:40 (five months ago) link
been jammin the new mariah all weekend and it really is getting better with every listen. "out of luck" needs to be a single immediately. i'm saying a very solid 4 mics for now. almost a full two years since the intermission ep and the wait was worth it imo. i love her so much.
― "another slice of death, please." (Austin), Monday, 30 October 2023 01:00 (five months ago) link
Grammys 2024 nominees-19. Best R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.
Summer Too HotChris Brown
Back To LoveRobert Glasper Featuring SiR & Alex Isley
ICUCoco Jones
How Does It Make You FeelVictoria Monét
Kill BillSZA
― curmudgeon, Monday, 13 November 2023 02:51 (five months ago) link
Grammys in Feb 2024 nominees-
23. Best R&B Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new R&B recordings.
Girls Night OutBabyface
What I Didn't Tell You (Deluxe)Coco Jones
Special OccasionEmily King
JAGUAR IIVictoria Monét
CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE EPSummer Walker
― curmudgeon, Monday, 13 November 2023 02:53 (five months ago) link
21. Best R&B Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
AngelHalle Bailey, Theron Feemster & Coleridge Tillman, songwriters (Halle)
Back To LoveDarryl Andrew Farris, Robert Glasper & Alexandra Isley, songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring SiR & Alex Isley)
ICUDarhyl Camper Jr., Courtney Jones, Raymond Komba & Roy Keisha Rockette, songwriters (Coco Jones)
On My MamaDernst Emile II, Jeff Gitelman, Victoria Monét, Kyla Moscovich, Jamil Pierre & Charles Williams, songwriters (Victoria Monét)
SnoozeKenny B. Edmonds, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Solána Rowe & Leon Thomas, songwriters (SZA)
― curmudgeon, Monday, 13 November 2023 02:54 (five months ago) link
Would love for Summer to win the Album category (even though I imagine it must be handicapped as an EP?)
― Phair · Jagger/Richards · Carl Perkins (morrisp), Monday, 13 November 2023 03:33 (five months ago) link
d'mile also got a producer of the year nom :)
― dyl, Monday, 13 November 2023 15:55 (five months ago) link
I'm fond of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD04RSioKBA
40 Days - Tamera ft. CKay
― Phair · Jagger/Richards · Carl Perkins (morrisp), Tuesday, 14 November 2023 03:34 (five months ago) link
That's nice .
Nourished by Time is a Pitchfork Best of, Chr*s R*chards in my local Wash Post likes it, and ilxors are mentioning it in that listening to in 2023 thread and the albums of the year one. It's growing on me
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 November 2023 18:21 (five months ago) link
For better or worse, this Pitchfork review captures my take on the Mariah The Scientist album really well.
― This field is required (morrisp), Tuesday, 28 November 2023 19:37 (four months ago) link
Really like the Nourished By Time even if it drives its schtick into the ground a bit - choice track IMO is “Soap Party”.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 21:32 (four months ago) link
the schtick is fine with me on that album because the songs are so well-written and the vibe so inviting
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 28 November 2023 21:45 (four months ago) link
Yeah I agree with that
― Tim F, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 21:54 (four months ago) link
NBT is better in small doses but keep coming back to it and discovering new things I like about it. Have changed my opinion on what’s my favorite track every time I listen.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 28 November 2023 22:03 (four months ago) link
huh, didn't expect this year's pleasant surprise to be pm dawn revival, but this is very cool stuff. the beats are stellar.
― "another slice of death, please." (Austin), Wednesday, 29 November 2023 01:45 (four months ago) link
hi after listening a bit, can you guys expound on what you mean when you say there's a "schtick" at work?
(i don't disagre, just wondering)
― "another slice of death, please." (Austin), Friday, 1 December 2023 13:48 (four months ago) link
"arthur russell does freestyle" basically
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Friday, 1 December 2023 14:14 (four months ago) link
or maybe tim f meant something different!
either way, one of my favorite albums of the year!
yeah, it's really getting better the more i play it. "daddy" was the initial standout, even though i'm cooling on it a bit. the whole thing is really unique, but fully reminiscent of old stuff and it has an air of... idk, good taste? it reminds me of pm dawn, you said arthur russell, i saw a review mention soul ii soul - very solid sounds imo.
― "another slice of death, please." (Austin), Friday, 1 December 2023 14:36 (four months ago) link
I think maybe it’s just that his voice and melodies and production are so distinct and consistent across the album - nothing bad about that but it takes some time for the songs to de-merge from each other.
I made a 2 hour playlist of some of my favourite r&b (ish) stuff of 2023 here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6VeddnKVaaog9TGVO5PMTa?si=D_B0XjfdRxi2q1N8vQ9daQ&pi=a-80k5N1RYTiiy
― Tim F, Sunday, 3 December 2023 01:47 (four months ago) link
outstanding tim. tyvm. jammin it now.
and i just have to say, i _ABSOLUTELY LOVE_ this feeling when encountering new music—
voice and melodies and production are so distinct and consistent across the album - nothing bad about that but it takes some time for the songs to de-merge from each other.
just completely immersed. sza named it last year: `feelin lost and i like it`
― "another slice of death, please." (Austin), Sunday, 3 December 2023 02:57 (four months ago) link
okay this madison mcferrin - uhm yeah... holy shit. wow, big tune.
― "another slice of death, please." (Austin), Sunday, 3 December 2023 03:36 (four months ago) link
Great looking playlist Tim! There’s at least 4 songs in there which are top 20 of the year for me (Tinashe being probably my #1 most played song this year), a lot I love and a lot I don’t think I’ve even heard.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, 3 December 2023 14:55 (four months ago) link
Paste EPs of the year also has some good choices
https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-eps/30-best-eps-of-2023
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 4 December 2023 22:14 (four months ago) link
Goddamit wrong thread again
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 4 December 2023 22:15 (four months ago) link
The Naomi Sharon album (Obsidian) is nice; apparently she's the first woman signed to OVO Sound
"Definition of Love":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqYziCG3p1A
"Push" (with Omah Lay):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1GdEwiotDU
― monotony, Wednesday, 6 December 2023 04:58 (four months ago) link
New Summer Walker song (or part of a song?), to close out the year: Drown in My Love
― Larb starter (morrisp), Tuesday, 26 December 2023 04:09 (three months ago) link