Rolling R&B 2016

What do the people think of Bryson tiller? Has this been discussed? Is it more than a literal mile marker for some current R&B aesthetic center? Are ppl bonding emotionally w such a Cool Guy? Wtf is the deal anyway?

everything old is new again

Thread doesn't care for him, the general public likes him a lot. I like his aesthetic and I like the singles (they're super durable) but the album was pretty one note and I don't connect with him emotionally.

the album is HUGE. he's one of the biggest new "stars" in R&B rn

even tho hes like the R&B equiv to idk john goodman's character on roseanne, the loveable schlub

just some meat & potatoes extremely modern but not very self aware type ish

i think i've defended him on ilx before. not sure why his on record persona is so douchey, i feel like the songs would work regardless.

anyway "don't" and "exchange" are pretty solid radio jams. i get why people think he's extremely corny but the gatekeeping around him feels like drake stans trying to keep their own turf for themselves. also do think there's a good chance he grows into his own as an artist and that if he hangs around for 5 years we'll look back at this stuff as the typically generic beginning to a career.

do u believe there's something attracting ppl to him, an ineffable state of being, or is he merely the man for his time and place, an everyman if you will

this article resonated w/ me http://noisey.vice.com/blog/why-is-bryson-tiller-so-popular

maybe im just bored by the aggressively relatable

I love PJ so much. She's very relatable in a non-aggressive way, lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l185-AGZhnA

what's wrong with relatable in an aggressive way?

idk. That the aggression goes into making it relatable vs. aggression itself being presented as something you can relate to?

what's wrong with relatable in an aggressive way?

― cher guevara (lex pretend), Thursday, April 28, 2016 4:47 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

its for simple insecure ppl who respond to the empty pointlessness of the universe by constantly reaffirming in group status?

nb PJ is not aggressively relatable she's a gem

even tho hes like the R&B equiv to idk john goodman's character on roseanne, the loveable schlub

― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, April 27, 2016 7:38 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lmao what the fuck is this comparison

He makes very-current R&B music that sounds good and he has some good singles. Not sure why writers have cast his popularity as this inexplicable mystery.

Because the songs are boring and forgettable and derivative full of extremely general and generic lyrics?

I mean obv that's what people like, but I think it's fair to be like, weird that this is the standard bearer for r&b male rookie class

lmao what the fuck is this comparison

― some dude, Thursday, April 28, 2016 8:09 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Was looking for a regular Joe ass character in popular culture broadly relatable but not especially fleshed out or, like, deep

what's wrong with relatable in an aggressive way?

― cher guevara (lex pretend), Thursday, April 28, 2016 4:47 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

its for simple insecure ppl who respond to the empty pointlessness of the universe by constantly reaffirming in group status?

― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Thursday, April 28, 2016 11:46 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

oh haha i meant artists whose aggression is relatable, i agree w you about the type of artist whose uninteresting ~relatability is laid on so thickly, which seems to be like 75% of genuinely popular charting artists right now

like...i feel aggrieved at the thought of even having to have an opinion on bryson tiller tbh

Inna Michael Franks vein I dig this hard https://soundcloud.com/inglewoodsir/tricky

This one too. He got that something
https://soundcloud.com/freshselects/sir-the-real

https://soundcloud.com/freshselects/sir-right-by-you

Playlist is updated for the month of April.

ILM's Rolling R&B Thread 2016 Spotify Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MLoZo-lDRo

motown signee Malachiae Warren - Minute Made

Yay, new Sassy Black (of THEESatisfaction) coming out soon. First released track is excellent:

http://sassyblack.bandcamp.com/album/no-more-lame-dates

― tangenttangent, Thursday, March 10, 2016 3:46 AM (3 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I heard some more of the album and it sounds really good.

― Hey (Extended Mix), Sunday, March 13, 2016 11:07 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

New album out now! It's sounding great. Can't wait to get into this properly. Apparently THEESatisfaction has split though, which is sad...

i caught this on bet jams & dig it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvtZMi5O8pI

tho i DO NOT CONDONE the lyric moonwalkin on a hundred grand

bobby brackins album is very enjoyable

She bad to the bone like a calcium disorder--ha!

new zo! album is quite good, quiet storm/'80s smooth r&b vibe with a rotating cast of guest vocalists incl. phonte

Playlist is updated for the month of May.

ILM's Rolling R&B Thread 2016 Spotify Playlist

this christte michele is awesome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ_DHRI-Xp0

usher's new single with young thug is not good :(

leans a little too hard on the master p references too

any r&b singer with a thugger collabo = http://i.imgur.com/aqbzg7q.png

it's cool but sounds like it can't decide if it wants to be a rap or r&b song

solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of 2016 R&B

Ant thoughts on why A. Keys' In Common doesn't seem to be taking off (yet)? It's pretty awesome!

it's very dawn richard

it is - but it is also very Sorry/Work/OneDance/afropop so a pinch of Dawn really shouldn't hold it back.

really like it but it's a bit anaemic

I'm happy for every drop of anemic Alicia Keys we get.

i like that song a lot, wasn't expecting anything else from her to be good after the atrocity that was "girl on fire"

as for why it's not taking off... at radio it seems to be struggling to find the right fit format-wise. it's making decent inroads at urban and urban ac stations, where it sounds very unique compared to the rest of their fare. meanwhile, the rhythmic stations, where i think the song would fit best sonically, are barely biting at all (maybe they're waiting for it to become a bigger r&b radio hit?). i think it's been performed on tv once or twice, but i'm not sure if it's the kind of song that'll sell a bunch off of live performances.

oh, and it's nowhere to be found at mainstream pop radio because of course it's not :\

I really don't get the dawn Richard comparisons, it's this super warm reggae/afropop record which sounds nothing like her colder tactile electronic ish to me

It DOES sound imho like sevyn streeter's "consistent" one of last year's most underrated songs although I hesitate to make the comparison only bc it makes "in common" seem slight

The song is heavily influenced by tropical music,[1][2] as well as dancehall,[5][6][7] having a Latin beat.[1] It is also marked by clipped phrasing over a minimal beat[2] with trendy Caribbean vibes,[17] Afrobeat instrumental[18] and icy drum patterns.[19] The instrumentation also features collage of electronic beats and tropicalia-infused rhythms.[20]

How[1][2] could that[3][4][5] even go[6] wrong[8][9], huh?[12]

somebody call a doctor, we got a burst appendix