Seems interesting...
November 25, 2013
November 24, 2013
November 18, 2013
Solange Knowles and Dev Hynes.
Solange and Dev came together to create True.
It is Solange's newest EP. And I've given it a good listen, over and over again. At first I was unsure if I liked it. The sound had promise, but it felt a little too washed over. I had to ask, is she hiding something? Is she maybe not that talented? I mean, why all the reverb? I want to hear her VOICE, man. Bring it up to the FRONT a little more.
But after each listen, the songs started to catch. I felt familiar with it from the get-go. I was brought back to a time when I was a little girl, dancing to Madonna in my bedroom. I heard echoes of Prince and traces of Cyndi Lauper. True rings true to the 1980s sound. I mean, it's practically identical. While track one smells of a cruel summer, and track two is reminiscent of a true love, the album is, in itself, original and creative. I find the sound comforting, more like an homage than a blatant rip-off. And maybe it's just because I was born to the era that Solange's sound is emulating that I think she and Dev did a damn good job, but who cares? The verdict's in: I like it.
Besides, Dev's got the whole Jean-Michel Basquiat/Terence Trent D'Arby look from the 80s goin' on, too.
"Bad Girls"
It is Solange's newest EP. And I've given it a good listen, over and over again. At first I was unsure if I liked it. The sound had promise, but it felt a little too washed over. I had to ask, is she hiding something? Is she maybe not that talented? I mean, why all the reverb? I want to hear her VOICE, man. Bring it up to the FRONT a little more.
But after each listen, the songs started to catch. I felt familiar with it from the get-go. I was brought back to a time when I was a little girl, dancing to Madonna in my bedroom. I heard echoes of Prince and traces of Cyndi Lauper. True rings true to the 1980s sound. I mean, it's practically identical. While track one smells of a cruel summer, and track two is reminiscent of a true love, the album is, in itself, original and creative. I find the sound comforting, more like an homage than a blatant rip-off. And maybe it's just because I was born to the era that Solange's sound is emulating that I think she and Dev did a damn good job, but who cares? The verdict's in: I like it.
Besides, Dev's got the whole Jean-Michel Basquiat/Terence Trent D'Arby look from the 80s goin' on, too.
And here are the mofos together, in action:
"Bad Girls"
November 17, 2013
November 16, 2013
Janelle Monae
I just discovered Janelle Monae today. Her music is interesting and her videos are artsy. Both seem to pack in powerful messages regarding black culture. I've downloaded two of her albums and will give it them a listen. A comment under one of her YouTube videos explained that her albums grow on you. And I can see that. So in the meantime, have a listen yourself…
November 15, 2013
Solange - "Don't Let Me Down"
Can it get any better than this? A big afro. Polka dot dress. Gentle sprinkles of choreography. Hips moving. Knees bending. A funky bass line. A guitar player that looks like a cross between Jimi Hendrix and Prince. Cool shoes. 1970's back up singers. Good music. A good voice. It's all there...
November 10, 2013
November 9, 2013
Drake: Nothing Was The Same (2013)
Drake's new album is so good.
I've been meaning to write a review, but I've been busy listening to this album.
It's that good.
Drake: "The Language"
I've been meaning to write a review, but I've been busy listening to this album.
It's that good.
Drake: "The Language"
November 6, 2013
Miley Cyrus: Bangerz (2013)
Man, this girl can not only SING, but she has laid down a pretty impressive album.
I was watching Matthew Schuler sing "Wrecking Ball" on this season's The Voice (which was pretty meh), and I realized I actually liked the song. The lyrics are particularly meaningful to me, and the video was interesting, to say the least. I watched it after her MTV VMAs performance, so I saw more of the same blatant coming-of-sexuality, which I must admit I judged right off the get-go.
I was ready to write her off until I gained new perspective. Someone argued that Cyrus' performance at the VMAs was in fact AWESOME. It was a girl embracing her woman side, her sexuality, and was doing it REGARDLESS of what society had to say about it. And when I saw it in that light, I found myself rooting for Miley, instead of judging her.
Yeah, Bangerz is definitely influenced by Rihanna (and all the other major artists out there in her genre). I even dare say it's a case of wanna-be. But she's doing her thang (Track 11 will prove it to ya), and I find that the way she comes of is as real as she's going to get. Meaning, she's real. She likes Rihanna's sound, and others', so she's gonna go for it. And fuck yeah, because she does it well and it rocks.
Plus bitch is straight up SEXY.
I was watching Matthew Schuler sing "Wrecking Ball" on this season's The Voice (which was pretty meh), and I realized I actually liked the song. The lyrics are particularly meaningful to me, and the video was interesting, to say the least. I watched it after her MTV VMAs performance, so I saw more of the same blatant coming-of-sexuality, which I must admit I judged right off the get-go.
I was ready to write her off until I gained new perspective. Someone argued that Cyrus' performance at the VMAs was in fact AWESOME. It was a girl embracing her woman side, her sexuality, and was doing it REGARDLESS of what society had to say about it. And when I saw it in that light, I found myself rooting for Miley, instead of judging her.
Yeah, Bangerz is definitely influenced by Rihanna (and all the other major artists out there in her genre). I even dare say it's a case of wanna-be. But she's doing her thang (Track 11 will prove it to ya), and I find that the way she comes of is as real as she's going to get. Meaning, she's real. She likes Rihanna's sound, and others', so she's gonna go for it. And fuck yeah, because she does it well and it rocks.
Plus bitch is straight up SEXY.
November 3, 2013
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