Brittany Howard - Jaime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQoVOAe2o9s

I kept waiting for this thread to pop up but it's been about two weeks so I guess it's worth making on my own.

https://open.spotify.com/album/6fbphjr9j57oxMB2bnhzUf?si=OfWwkLJQR0GRXx3FUTFHLg

I think this is as good (and somewhat in the same field) as Saadiq's new one: a wide-ranging by genre, virtuosic, cleverly scripted, exploration of identity. Spiced heavily with moments of ecstasy, agony, pride and indignation. Howard's voice is an amazing instrument and - with the possible exception of the "Unchained Melody by way of Prince" final track - there's not a weak link in the chain. I think it's likely to be one of my faves of the year.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_zcpWjzr0e9fOpP8CG8FOfHuEqk0nLDD

Surely I'm not the only one enjoying this so much?

Feel like a lot of people on this borad would be into her; she covers a lot of critical and creative ground. She's also funny, joyous and 420 friendly!

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

I liked them live quite a bit but Alabama Shakes never completely landed for me like this album did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwD9S4onuQ0

it's a good album for sure. doesn't have the highs of sound & color imo, but it's really well-made and heartfelt. i mentally filed brittany/the shakes into a box after their first album, but she/they've really grown beyond the initial sound without losing that grounded and soulful element that makes them special.

It's a great album, I like it more than AS. And having the best drummer (Nate Smith) on the whole album is just a treat. He gets to Nate Smith it up on 13th Century Metal.

The Shawn Everett production/mix makes me think of it as related to the last Perfume Genius record, which was of course amazing.

How'd I sleep on this album?? Love it. Surprised it didn't get more traction here.

It's a modern classic, it was on highest rotation in my household.

yeah, great record...and i didn't like the Shakes at all.

i like how *weird* it is in places

Loving the new tunes, especially the Nate Smith of it all, looking forward to the album.

I missed that the album actually came out a month ago, didn't see a word about it anywhere. Is that because people aren't feeling it or just this modern world?

I think its just this modern world. It got plenty of good reviews and even a Best New Music from whatever is left of Pitchfork.

Sound Opinions raved about it

i haven't spent enough time with it but it sounds pretty decent

I’ve never found the Shakes interesting at all but this new album of hers is great. Lots of Prince vibes, a little jazz, and the last track is giving late-era Radiohead.

Oh hey this album sounds great!

Totally slept on this new album which is weird cos I really liked 'Jaime'...wasn't blown away by the singles off it but it's better than the first album...really great production...this really blindsided me...was so underwhelmed by the Alabama Shakes...she's really great

Agree w all that (except never had prob w Al Ahakes);Blown out of an old-ass rainy day jaded haze by this sunburst of an album: rays all around, bold and perfectly timed seems like (first listen) Yeah, Prince for sure, maybe Sault-like at times: alt r&b (w her rock experience, guitar etc.) beyond nostalgia and/or makes you work for it, wistful moments seem drawn from and toward personal, but musical results not obscure (so a bit beyond some of Simney's more proggy delvings).
wiki article on this saz

What Now received a score of 88 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on fourteen critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

In the review for Pitchfork, Claire Shaffer declared that, "Every song here, even the slow stuff, feels giant and propulsive—a grand celestial tour of rock and R&B, guided by one of the few singers and multi-instrumentalists with the range and intuition to pull it off." Going into detail, Shaffer described Howard's songwriting as, "construct[ing] narratives that start from an impressionistic fragment of a feeling—uncertainty, indignation, crushing desire—and lets the music take you the rest of the way."[17]

Al Shakes. I meant duh sorry

Simney's more proggy delvings)