When is Fantasia's album coming out?

Actually, an AI supergroup with LaToya, Jennifer, and Tamyra would be amazing.

live show drama:

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/12/in_concert_fantasia_at_dar_con.html

The freelancer who wrote this usually writes about more rock and guitar-pop than r'n'b

She put on a big Afro wig, and as the screen above the stage showed vintage images of the Black Panthers, Fantasia asked everybody in the audience to give the "Black Power" fist as the band broke into the Beatles' "Come Together" (key parts of which John Lennon lifted from Chuck Berry). And after telling security to let fans behave as they wished, Fantasia, who had been shouting "DC!" every 45 seconds or so, paid tribute to the town's indigenous music and caused a claustrophobic's nightmare by launching into "Overnight Scenario" from go-go faves Rare Essence.

Wow.

I am halfway through track 1 of Side Effects of You and this is fucking great

some talk in rolling r&b

will check out

btw "Without Me" OMG

http://www.tmottgogo.com/fantastia-rocks-rare-essence-and-eu-for-tom-joyner/

video on link--"When I See You" with go-go medley blended in at end

oh man

the host bobbing off to the side

No surprise, dj Tom Joyner needing attention

this is a terrific album. The title track makes the most of her craggy delivery.

Yes. Though I think its charms are pretty similar to her previous album so anyone who slept on that but likes this should definitely backtrack.

Haven't listened to this one yet - I enjoyed the last one but When I See You is definitely her high-point for me so far.

to be fair that is a high-point of all music, ever

ugh i cannot surmount this lumpen slog of a title track

how do we unseat the abhorrent dirgemarm emeli sandé, she is worse than thatcher ffs

this turns out to be really good set of songs but imo dulling track sequencing makes you work to think beyond just a level standard of decent quality

send sande to the back of the queue, put 'lose to win'/'end of me' at the heart, break up the peppy 'get it right' to 'lighthouse' 7-10 tranche, and then things start to pop out and complement each other

this i decree

i agree that the sequencing needs work, though imo it gets better as the album goes on - first half is a bunch of pretty great songs jumbled up senselessly ("supernatural love" is no opener, "ain't all bad" is too big and grandiose to come as soon as second, why is the interlude so soon in the track listing [or exist at all tbh]). though i'm not sure how i'd do it, i quite like how it builds up to "lose to win" (which actually sounds a lot better in this context than as a single) and "in deep" is a pretty stunning closer - one of her most effective vocal performances, cutting out the hamminess for her loopiest, most intense lyrics. digging her nails into your skin!

i have a real soft spot for the bonkers gospel-meets-EDM MJ/whitney tribute bonus track

i guess another thing that doesn't help is whereas while "man of the house" obv towered over its parent album because it was just that good, it also fit into it neatly - whereas "without me" is the equivalent standout here but also seems to have wandered in from a different album

NONETHELESS minor quibbles b/c she, herself, is such a force of nature

I forgot in which recent thread I posted that "Lose to Win" has gotten nonstop play on our local adult R&B station. It's amazing it's only gotten to #38 on the R&B chart.

It was top 20 on the airplay chart, on the main chart it got crowded out by download/streaming hits.

Super into this

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

3 of the 4 tracks so far from this new album have been excellent (soft pass on "Ugly"). Wishing it hadn't gotten pushed back to the end of July, because I want it all now.

same

"ugly" is the really stunning one so far imo (i love them all though)

So this is fucking great. I don't even dislike "Ugly" in context.

yeah killer album, didn't think she'd top Side Effects Of You

oh yes -- I've got something to listen to this weekend.

dunno how I forgot about this goddamn album

lol but of course 'so blue' is a chucky thompson credit ;_;

she and her songwriters sound like they've been blasting Shura and Robyn

perceptive as ever alfred

lol I can't even tell if that's sarcasm

as i say

my jam:

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

yeah that's also my favorite song on the record

i also love how country this record is between "ugly" and "lonely legend"

https://youtu.be/THdJDnoYp6Q

new single. it’s a bit treacly

I like “Holy Ghost”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLxF291UeVE

Has anyone here been listening to her new album?

I have! It was sounding great while driving in the snow the other day, esp. "Believer."

“Believer” is great, thanks! Will be checking out the album then.