belatedly the decimal places are because I really liked You Should Be Here
― a self-reinforcing downward spiral of male-centric indie (katherine), Friday, 3 February 2017 18:10 (seven years ago) link
http://www.spin.com/2017/02/kehlanis-sweetsexysavage-argues-that-theres-more-to-modern-rb-than-sadboy-jerkoffs/
some nice lines in jord rvw
album is strong and interesting enough on its own terms to not require modern rnb industry 101 crit layups imo, but i get it
― r|t|c, Friday, 3 February 2017 19:12 (seven years ago) link
agree that empathy is def the keyword. "i kill em i kill em i kill em with compassion"
arguably it's actually a lil bit of a trap to counterpoint this against "acidic r&b at the moment" because it underplays the headstrong advances keh makes to the now slightly stale popular/critical idea of ~relatability~
― r|t|c, Friday, 3 February 2017 19:18 (seven years ago) link
generally i find myself writing a lot about context, always trying to remind myself to write more about the music... but thank u
― J0rdan S., Friday, 3 February 2017 20:50 (seven years ago) link
on Wednesday when a student asked who some of my favorite singers were and I said "K Michelle and Kehlani" she brightened and we talked about radio for about ten minutes. It felt good to establish a vaporwave-free zone.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 3 February 2017 20:51 (seven years ago) link
I love this record. I gotta hook up with a boy, love him, and face familial resistance so I can make "Undercover" our anthem.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 8 February 2017 03:31 (seven years ago) link
I know we live in an unfair universe cause "Undercover" isn't everywhere
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 8 February 2017 05:55 (seven years ago) link
haven't been this obsessed with a song for a while now
― Spottie, Wednesday, 8 February 2017 05:59 (seven years ago) link
head over heels 4 "escape" today
― lex pretend, Thursday, 9 February 2017 17:14 (seven years ago) link
trying to figure out what song that opening guitar reminds me of. some babyface thing I'm sure
― Spottie, Thursday, 9 February 2017 17:23 (seven years ago) link
big fan of how "too much" slows down and reshapes "more than a woman"
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, January 27, 2017 8:24 AM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeh its a great homage
― Spottie, Thursday, 9 February 2017 17:29 (seven years ago) link
even more appreciably so when you put it next to the empty-feeling 'know' on the new syd lp
― r|t|c, Thursday, 9 February 2017 18:22 (seven years ago) link
I like that Syd album more than I thought I would (esp "Got Her Own") but yeah obv no Kehlani
― lex pretend, Thursday, 9 February 2017 18:25 (seven years ago) link
my only criticism of j0rdan's review (and i suspect it's a 'writers don't write headlines' thing) is that I don't think i've heard anyone say 'jerkoffs' since seventh grade
― flopson, Thursday, 9 February 2017 18:28 (seven years ago) link
syd's kind of got a heavy-handed sense of rhythm to me. feels kind of clumsy or something, like its asking for delicacy
at least on this album idk, im not super familiar w/ the internet's stuff but i know ppl like it
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Thursday, 9 February 2017 18:30 (seven years ago) link
i was v fond of last the internet record hence prob why 'dollar bills' is my fave on this solo and the rest hasnt done much for me
― r|t|c, Thursday, 9 February 2017 18:42 (seven years ago) link
― r|t|c, Thursday, February 9, 2017 11:22 AM (seventeen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
just listened, beat def sounds chintzy in comparison. beats gotta snap if ur gonna do timbo
― Spottie, Thursday, 9 February 2017 18:46 (seven years ago) link
xp that kinda makes it sound like i just like them as an n.e.r.d pastiche but idk she just seems way more comfortably expressive within that metier compared to this chillier timbahintaland
― r|t|c, Thursday, 9 February 2017 18:48 (seven years ago) link
― flopson, Thursday, February 9, 2017 1:28 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark
lol thankfully nobody has written my headlines in years
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 9 February 2017 20:05 (seven years ago) link
i like the syd album a lot too, way more than i expected to. i hear the criticisms of "know" for instance but i think that's a legit hook. i do like that it sort of deviates from the aaliyah mimicry later in the album as rtc sorta insinuates
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 9 February 2017 20:08 (seven years ago) link
man i am loving this
― k3vin k., Saturday, 11 February 2017 23:56 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAEQas2eCN8
― Spottie, Friday, 28 April 2017 23:09 (seven years ago) link
good beat, almost feel like they overwrote the song listening to it now
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 29 April 2017 16:30 (seven years ago) link
kehlani having an impact https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/rankchange.html
― sick, fucking funny, and well tasty (katherine), Saturday, 13 May 2017 02:11 (seven years ago) link
wow
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 13 May 2017 15:56 (seven years ago) link
This is awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8OJsHxBUko
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Friday, 17 November 2017 08:53 (six years ago) link
a victory lap that doesn't feel like it's rubbing your face in it, very good
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 18 November 2017 09:20 (six years ago) link
'cause how is the man of my dreamsnot a man of his words?and how is the man for mejust a man that makes me hurt?
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 17:40 (six years ago) link
aoty
was this never posted somehow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wVB6pfWwnE
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:08 (six years ago) link
that's extremely lovely
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 19:04 (six years ago) link
that's gorgeous.
― competitive shooter - - - - (Spottie), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 19:19 (six years ago) link
I can't decide between "Get Like" and "Undercover" for my 2017 mix. Feel like there's a song on this album for every stage of a relationship and its attendant feelings/attitudes.
― geoffreyess, Thursday, 7 December 2017 00:18 (six years ago) link
she's so cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_x7fDljZPU
― kolakube (Ross), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 01:35 (six years ago) link
Like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wb04PvJO5Y
― affecting authenticity (Sanpaku), Thursday, 5 April 2018 02:08 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I99qCuWx1mI
― marcos smart (Spottie), Thursday, 17 January 2019 23:32 (five years ago) link
this album still goes
new mixtape soon
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 17:28 (five years ago) link
first track on the new mixtape is incredible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byrnDdKoCgE
― J0rdan S., Friday, 22 February 2019 04:24 (five years ago) link
!!!!!!
― j., Friday, 22 February 2019 04:59 (five years ago) link
whole mixtape is fantastic but that first track is especially great yeah
wild that she's got another album planned for later in the year on top of this
― ufo, Friday, 22 February 2019 05:37 (five years ago) link
That's good. And nice quote from Omarion's "Ice Box" !
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 22 February 2019 09:51 (five years ago) link
its a 'mixtape'??
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Friday, 22 February 2019 11:50 (five years ago) link
I might've felt a little vulnerable last night, but the male collaborators sound good to excellent. Musiq Soulchild, yeah, but also 6LACK.
― a Stalin Stale Ale for me, please (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 22 February 2019 12:35 (five years ago) link
MUSIQ!
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Friday, 22 February 2019 16:33 (five years ago) link
this is a v good whatever it is
― J0rdan S., Friday, 22 February 2019 16:34 (five years ago) link
[Pre-Chorus: Kehlani]But here’s to being honestNeither of us knew what we wantedBut all we knew is that we caredStill all we painted was a moment
[Chorus: Kehlani]And when I walked awayI left footsteps in the mud so you could follow meAnd when I walked awayI left footsteps in the mud so you could follow meYou’re so bad at holding water, slips right through your fingersWe'd both end up drowning, it would hit the groundAnd then the path would wash away, wash away
fuck me all the wya up
― J0rdan S., Friday, 22 February 2019 18:36 (five years ago) link
way!!
― J0rdan S., Friday, 22 February 2019 18:37 (five years ago) link
weird i guess it is a 'mixtape'
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Friday, 22 February 2019 22:53 (five years ago) link
How is a mixtape different from an album? I've never quite understood this (I'm dumb)...
― yuh yuh (morrisp), Friday, 22 February 2019 23:05 (five years ago) link
it mostly means "the label isn't promoting this release as much and not giving it a physical release" these days
― ufo, Saturday, 23 February 2019 00:17 (five years ago) link