― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Saturday, 19 February 2005 23:18 (nineteen years ago) link
Have you seen this man?
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 19 February 2005 23:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 February 2005 01:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― why must we cut onions? (Lynskey), Monday, 21 February 2005 01:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― jergins (jergins), Monday, 21 February 2005 01:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 21 February 2005 16:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 21 February 2005 16:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 21 February 2005 17:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Brainwasher (Twilight), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 16:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 16 June 2005 04:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Thursday, 16 June 2005 04:39 (eighteen years ago) link
"Kate Bush finally got hold of him for what he did to "This Woman's Work" and rightly slit his throat."
Sorry, but that's a beautiful version of a great song. He more than did it justice. New album's on the way apparently.
― j-rock, Thursday, 13 September 2007 17:41 (sixteen years ago) link
this is never coming out eh.
that snippet that he put on his myspace a few months ago was pretty nice/
― The Brainwasher, Monday, 25 February 2008 00:00 (sixteen years ago) link
http://youtube.com/watch?v=P1LjrMYeuJI
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 26 June 2008 04:56 (fifteen years ago) link
there was a feature on him in vibe the other month. didnt really read it properly but he has a totally new look (non pretty boy) and record co. troubles seem to be the reason he still hasnt put anything out.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Wednesday, 7 January 2009 18:40 (fifteen years ago) link
This ;)
― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 8 January 2009 04:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Geir you're a sick fuck
― some dude, Thursday, 8 January 2009 04:37 (fifteen years ago) link
New album BlackSummer'sNight Pt. 1 (of 3) out July 7th, 2009
Album Preview: Maxwell "Black Summers' Night"
It's been eight years since Maxwell released "Now". For most artists, that's a career suicide to be in a hiatus for almost a decade. For Maxwell, all the time away ever did was increase the buzz for the enigma's comeback album. An appearance at the BET Awards last year only heightened the buzz for a Maxwell return and finally it will happen.
The return of Maxwell. Are you ready?
Now, after an extended break, Maxwell is set to return with not one, but a trilogy of albums. The title of the release is "Black Summers' Night" and will drop in three different installments with "Black" being the first to be released this summer. There is no scheduled release date for the other two installments but BET.com did get word that the songs are recorded and completed for both "Summer" and "Night".
BET.com got a chance to hear the first album of the "Black Summers' Night" and for those concerned that Maxwell may have changed his sound, fear not, Maxwell has not lost a step. Before we go any further, it is imperative to note that there are no Lil Wayne guest appearances, no Kanye West production and no Autotune. It is safe to say that the lush arrangements and vocals that have made many a lady heart melt is still intact.
Many of the songs feature several movements and some stretches of noteworthy instrumentation. Sure, Maxwell is known for his impressive vocal talents, but the production on this outing masterfully brings the album full circle.
Scheduled for an early July release date, "Black" features songs stuffed full of emotion and energy. Brooding love jams, funky basslines and Maxwell begging, pleading, loving and crooning his way through the 9 song release. Although we cannot release song titles as of yet, just know that it is indeed vintage Maxwell.
Maxwell has also decided to keep it short and sweet with 9 offerings that will surely leave the listener yearning for more.
The first single and video will be "Pretty Wings" which will also debut exclusively on 106 & Park next Tuesday, April 28. Maxwell will also be holding a press conference after his 106 appearance to announce further details regarding his upcoming album and a tour that will begin in June.
Maxwell has also been the first artist confirmed to perform at this year's BET Awards.
tracklist:
bad habits
cold
pretty wings
love you
stop the world
fistful of tears
help somebody
playing possum
phoenix rise
― and then it comes to me... like an epiphany (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 08:48 (fourteen years ago) link
cant wait. tho i dont expect all 3 albums.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 08:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Single is on iTunes now:
http://i42.tinypic.com/rhu2d3.jpg
― and then it comes to me... like an epiphany (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 13:56 (fourteen years ago) link
There was a great presentation from Jason King at EMP basically wondering when the dude would stop screwing around with those three albums so hey, a glimmer of light.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 14:01 (fourteen years ago) link
The funniest part of that presentation was King reading a Maxwell EMO BLOG ENTRY with the "Whenever Wherever Whatever" video playing in the background.
I've never really been a huge Maxwell fan, but I'm totally stoked for this.
― The-Reverend (rev), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 18:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Hahaha, yes on the blog thing. A perfect combination.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 18:56 (fourteen years ago) link
I also liked Jason saying "I see him jogging around my neighborhood, he hasn't disappeared!"
I see a mention of Rockwell upthread and can't help but wonder if there is anyone or anything that has mentioned what he is up to. The obvious paranoia in some of his stuff suggests he might make for a good interview.
― litcofsky, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 19:18 (fourteen years ago) link
http://twitter.com/wgordy
There's kind of a resemblance there, no?
― litcofsky, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 19:30 (fourteen years ago) link
Or nevermind, I am a moron. Not the same person.
― litcofsky, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 19:36 (fourteen years ago) link
― cumlord jamar (The Reverend), Friday, 8 May 2009 02:41 (fourteen years ago) link
this is superdope
― cumlord jamar (The Reverend), Friday, 8 May 2009 02:45 (fourteen years ago) link
In a word, yeah.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 8 May 2009 02:46 (fourteen years ago) link
i saw him live back in October 01, that shit was off the hook. been looking forward to another record by him since about then. now we just need d'angelo to release another album and i will be happy for another 10 years or so.....
― pipecock, Friday, 8 May 2009 03:07 (fourteen years ago) link
this is great
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Friday, 8 May 2009 21:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Heard Donnie Simpson interview him recently. He mostly came across real normal and down-to-earth. Of course, Donnie did not really follow-up on Maxwell's non-detailed answer to what he's been doing all this time. He noted that a relationship he was in did not work out, and that he's been traveling alot. They were both busy complimenting one another.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 8 May 2009 22:58 (fourteen years ago) link
cant wait to hear this but im surprised no one had mentioned the rumors around why they were having trouble marketing dude
btw urban hang suite is easy top ten of the 90s record to me
― autogucci cru (deej), Saturday, 9 May 2009 02:16 (fourteen years ago) link
you mean the gay rumors?
― sex and gambling (The Brainwasher), Saturday, 9 May 2009 02:22 (fourteen years ago) link
Heads up:
Soul Master MaxwellAppears on KCRW TOMORROW, May 13 for a Rare Interview KCRW DJ Garth Trinidad will host the long awaited return of the soul icon at 9pm PST. KCRW DJ Garth Trinidad will host the long-awaited return of soul icon Maxwell live this Wednesday, May 13 at 9pm PST. Expect classic Maxwell tunes along with an interview and some tracks from his forthcoming album "BLACKsummer's Night." This is Maxwell’s first appearance on the Santa Monica-based public radio station. The session will air live on KCRW 89.9 FM and on KCRW.com.
Appears on KCRW TOMORROW, May 13 for a Rare Interview
KCRW DJ Garth Trinidad will host the long awaited return of the soul icon at 9pm PST.
KCRW DJ Garth Trinidad will host the long-awaited return of soul icon Maxwell live this Wednesday, May 13 at 9pm PST. Expect classic Maxwell tunes along with an interview and some tracks from his forthcoming album "BLACKsummer's Night." This is Maxwell’s first appearance on the Santa Monica-based public radio station. The session will air live on KCRW 89.9 FM and on KCRW.com.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 17:20 (fourteen years ago) link
i like pretty wings but something about the melody is every so slightly throwaway by his usual standards. plus the chorus makes me think of old sanitary pad tv adverts.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 22:58 (fourteen years ago) link
hey, it's got gamelan in it!
― messiahwannabe, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 09:57 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/maxwell-bsn-cover.jpg
1. Bad Habits 5:522. Cold 4:013. Pretty Wings 5:094. Help Somebody 4:015. Stop The World 3:556. Love You 3:357. Fistful Of Tears 3:408. Playing Possum 4:229. Phoenix Rise 2:41
― i'm educated in sex, yes (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 03:45 (fourteen years ago) link
wow is that short
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 04:55 (fourteen years ago) link
37 minsish? Trad LP length....
― Mark G, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 08:21 (fourteen years ago) link
I am completely in love with this song.
― Matos W.K., Tuesday, 26 May 2009 10:25 (fourteen years ago) link
otm
― autogucci cru (deej), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 10:28 (fourteen years ago) link
Like, single of the year.
― Matos W.K., Tuesday, 26 May 2009 10:29 (fourteen years ago) link
^^ possibly yeah
― some dude, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 13:12 (fourteen years ago) link
basically the first time i heard it i was just getting home and i had to park and just sit and listen to it until it was over.
― some dude, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 13:13 (fourteen years ago) link
http://soulbounce.com/soul/blog_images/nas_maxwell_twitter.jpghttp://soulbounce.com/soul/blog_images/nas_maxwell_whiteparty.jpghttp://soulbounce.com/soul/blog_images/nas_maxwell_ladies.jpg
― a hater (The Reverend), Friday, 5 June 2009 08:05 (fourteen years ago) link
Wow.
― Matos W.K., Friday, 5 June 2009 08:21 (fourteen years ago) link
We holdin up unopened bottles, empty glasses, unlit cigars and posin with clothed girls.
― StanM, Friday, 5 June 2009 08:42 (fourteen years ago) link
how many cliches in one picture.this does indeed look very staged.
― mark e, Friday, 5 June 2009 08:44 (fourteen years ago) link
i love those pictures. it's the potential in them.
― lex pretend, Friday, 5 June 2009 08:47 (fourteen years ago) link
the all-white wardrobery is killing me... it's like, are they getting ready for a diddy shindig?
― a hater (The Reverend), Friday, 5 June 2009 09:04 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifMLXQOoV7c
Well shit. This might be even better than "Pretty Wings".
― ringtony ringtoni ringtone (The Reverend), Monday, 15 June 2009 08:08 (fourteen years ago) link
oh my, this is just going to be the greatest album ever.
― b!tchass, birdchested bastard sees a dude bigger than he (a hoy hoy), Monday, 15 June 2009 08:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Love Maxwell. Love the new tracks, thx fr posting
― admrl, Monday, 15 June 2009 15:20 (fourteen years ago) link
Wow @ "Bad Habits."
― Monday Nite Tranny Party (The Brainwasher), Monday, 15 June 2009 15:59 (fourteen years ago) link
dudes still got it
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Monday, 15 June 2009 16:19 (fourteen years ago) link
max! well...
― admrl, Monday, 15 June 2009 17:11 (fourteen years ago) link
just downloaded this...so excited
― matos w. k. iw (k3vin k.), Monday, 22 June 2009 02:37 (fourteen years ago) link
this is amazing but way too short!
― matos w. k. iw (k3vin k.), Monday, 22 June 2009 03:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Grabbing it now. I haven't even listened to Bad Habits or Pretty Wings yet, so I could experience it as a whole.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 22 June 2009 04:13 (fourteen years ago) link
"love you" is a force
― matos w. k. iw (k3vin k.), Monday, 22 June 2009 05:32 (fourteen years ago) link
That's my favorite early on, too.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 22 June 2009 05:33 (fourteen years ago) link
it's so good and it just...ends
― matos w. k. iw (k3vin k.), Monday, 22 June 2009 05:44 (fourteen years ago) link
this is still downloading so I'm listening to Embrya instead
― s4rgent boy tell em (The Reverend), Monday, 22 June 2009 05:59 (fourteen years ago) link
After three listens, I like it, but I'm kinda disappointed all the same. I feel like none of the tracks I hadn't heard quite live up to the promise of "Pretty Wings" and "Bad Habits". Oddly enough, I think the instrumental outro might be my favorite thing other than those two songs. It's better than Urban Hang Suite, which devolves into smooth jazz a lot of the time, but I don't think I like it as much as Embrya. I know trying to rank it at this point (or maybe at any point) is stupid, but whatever. On the other hand, I've listened to it thrice in two days, so he's doing something right.
― body merkin (The Reverend), Tuesday, 23 June 2009 07:05 (fourteen years ago) link
Looks like I'll be seeing him live tomorrow night if things go according to plan. Will report back.
― body merkin (The Reverend), Tuesday, 23 June 2009 07:06 (fourteen years ago) link
same here i think. i like all the songs here, even really like or LOVE at least three of them, but its 37 minute runtime feels too slight to really knock me over. a few of the songs feel half-finished, and i think the album suffers on the whole as a result. i guess after hearing the first couple advance tracks i was expecting something erykah-level, but the rest just seems good right now. not necessarily a bad thing, and still one of the best r&b albums of the year so far
xpost sweeeet
― only god can sugg me (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 23 June 2009 07:11 (fourteen years ago) link
It's better than Urban Hang Suite
uh
― autogucci cru (deej), Tuesday, 23 June 2009 10:05 (fourteen years ago) link
i like it a lot but no way -- that record is A+++++++ classic top ten of 90s material
instrumental outro is DOPE
― autogucci cru (deej), Tuesday, 23 June 2009 10:06 (fourteen years ago) link
(on the new one)
I don't hugely care for Urban Hang Suite tbh. Embrya beats the shit out of it imo.
― body merkin (The Reverend), Tuesday, 23 June 2009 10:07 (fourteen years ago) link
cant imagine not caring for 'if the cops come knocking' or 'ascension' or 'dance with me.' the album is a pinnacle of R&B
― autogucci cru (deej), Tuesday, 23 June 2009 10:08 (fourteen years ago) link
I could pretty much take "Ascension" and "Whenever Wherever Whatever" and leave the rest.
― body merkin (The Reverend), Tuesday, 23 June 2009 10:08 (fourteen years ago) link
not liking dance with me shd be punishable by death fwiw
i do like embrya, but .. yeah theres nothing on it like 'dance with me' - the start-stop instrument explosions midway thru that song are just XD
― autogucci cru (deej), Tuesday, 23 June 2009 10:13 (fourteen years ago) link
gawdammit I want to make love to him
― bitches can't stand me I got pockets on my pannies (The Reverend), Wednesday, 24 June 2009 08:26 (fourteen years ago) link
"I want to know why everyone's clothes still on."
― Matos W.K., Wednesday, 24 June 2009 18:17 (fourteen years ago) link
whatever happened to...remy shand?
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Wednesday, 24 June 2009 18:19 (fourteen years ago) link
still think "Bad Habits" and "Pretty Wings" are far and away the best songs, but "Cold" and "Stop the World" and "Fistful of Tears" are emerging as really good second-tier songs
― the stick stickly from the hilarious 'attack attack' band (The Reverend), Sunday, 5 July 2009 21:44 (fourteen years ago) link
damnit, all the vids are getting taken down. Anyone have a fresh link?
― Garri$on Kilo (Hurting 2), Monday, 6 July 2009 02:01 (fourteen years ago) link
nevermind, there's a bunch on youtube
― Garri$on Kilo (Hurting 2), Monday, 6 July 2009 02:02 (fourteen years ago) link
"pretty wings" is easily the best thing on here (but then again it's probably my favorite song of the year), but "bad habits" and "love you" are excellent as well. the rest are really vanilla, but the best kind of vanilla, like gourmet vanilla ice cream
― unbandictionary (k3vin k.), Monday, 6 July 2009 02:09 (fourteen years ago) link
no
― zzz (deej), Monday, 6 July 2009 03:50 (fourteen years ago) link
good essay on this from andy k btw guys -- check amg
this is a dope album, i don't know why people are underwhelmed. 'help somebody' is O_O
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Friday, 10 July 2009 15:10 (fourteen years ago) link
it's an amazing sounding record, and really dynamic (southall should be shitting himself).
such a great balance between looseness/arrangement too. whatever drum programming there is is really subtle and blends well with the live stuff. anyone else getting a sly-circa-'fresh' vibe?
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Friday, 10 July 2009 15:15 (fourteen years ago) link
oh shit, that's chris dave on drums
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Friday, 10 July 2009 16:35 (fourteen years ago) link
I need to stop being slack and get this thing.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 10 July 2009 16:42 (fourteen years ago) link
yall should check deej's p4k review that went up today
― love/cank (J0rdan S.), Friday, 10 July 2009 17:24 (fourteen years ago) link
i really dig the whole thing but pretty wings is head and shoulders above the rest, and above like 90% of songs ive heard this year
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Monday, 13 July 2009 12:59 (fourteen years ago) link
i like the final track and "cold" best i think, but the whole record is dope. going to see him live in pgh on saturday night, i saw him on his last tour in 01 and he was ridiculously awesome.
― pipecock, Monday, 13 July 2009 14:16 (fourteen years ago) link
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Friday, July 10, 2009 11:10 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― walter amirite (rip) (some dude), Monday, 20 July 2009 02:54 (fourteen years ago) link
this is my first introduction to Maxwell (sure i heard of him but never heard his albums)starts rather weak (first 2 tracks) but Pretty Wings and Help Somebody are equally great, rest of it is ok.
― Ludo, Monday, 20 July 2009 08:35 (fourteen years ago) link
He killed it in Pittsburgh this weekend, he had an awesome11 piece band and they played for 1.5 hours. Time flew by, I could have listened to them all night. Highlights were "Cold", "This Woman's Work", and " Acension" but there were really no duds. Go see him at any cost.
― pipecock, Monday, 20 July 2009 21:58 (fourteen years ago) link
i've got a killer white label house remix of one of his songs. has a prince remix on the back. the song has the lyrics "you'll never now this, but there's no one quite like, quite like you/her?" "if i had to do it over, if i had to do it again, i woulda ....., this would have never began"
will swap the remix for the original
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 20 July 2009 22:16 (fourteen years ago) link
wow, if i had cared to google those lyrics years ago, this wouldn't have been such a mystery. song is called No One, this remix rules.
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 20 July 2009 22:18 (fourteen years ago) link
discogs says it could be the Roy Davis Jr. mix.
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 20 July 2009 22:20 (fourteen years ago) link
sorry for the mini-hijack but this track has been bugging me for a while. it's this 12" http://www.discogs.com/Prince-Maxwell-Sexy-If-I/release/1263990 but mine doesn't have the sticker, just a stamp that says maxwell on one side and prince on the other.
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 20 July 2009 22:34 (fourteen years ago) link
duh, of course it's on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4kXAmKibWs
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 20 July 2009 22:37 (fourteen years ago) link
ok this is awesome
had never heard of this guy before
― thomp, Wednesday, 22 July 2009 10:58 (fourteen years ago) link
the runtime of this album coincides to within seconds of my daily run
― SB Idiot (k3vin k.), Saturday, 25 July 2009 23:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Newsweek interview from the other day.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 25 July 2009 23:43 (fourteen years ago) link
You know, I heard "Pretty Wings" is being used as a wedding song....I'm not sure why a song about breaking up with someone would be used in someone's nuptials. But I'm happy to be of assistance. (Laughs)
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 25 July 2009 23:44 (fourteen years ago) link
Also:
The entire album went into mastering and it kinda was smoothed out. So we took away the brightness. We tried to make it feel like a lot of rock music right now. Like the Fleet Foxes and Bat for Lashes. Even Grizzly Bear has a vibe that I like a lot, too. This "in the room" feel where, it's like, "We don't really have that much money. The mics aren't really that expensive."
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 25 July 2009 23:45 (fourteen years ago) link
...you made that up. god please
― SB Idiot (k3vin k.), Saturday, 25 July 2009 23:46 (fourteen years ago) link
just checked, nope
― SB Idiot (k3vin k.), Saturday, 25 July 2009 23:47 (fourteen years ago) link
i dont really think thats a weird thing to say. hes just talking abt the quality/aesthetic of the engineering / mastering. i kind of found it a lil underwhelming at first personally, but it grew on me.
― butthurt (deej), Sunday, 26 July 2009 00:10 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah i was being dramatic and i'm not trying to feign any distaste for indie music in general - i just don't like those bands - but i just thought it was a weird reference. the sort of minimal, "live" production put me off at first too and made it hard for me to care about one album cut over another, but i at least like every track on the album and "pretty wings" is still probably my favorite song of the year. i kinda hope he goes all out on the next one, though, production-wise
― SB Idiot (k3vin k.), Sunday, 26 July 2009 00:18 (fourteen years ago) link
I finally picked up this album yesterday, I love it. The production won me over from the start, but then I like the production on the records he's referencing so maybe I should just STFU.
― 3 mods 1 banhammer (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Sunday, 26 July 2009 01:50 (fourteen years ago) link
why have i not done this yet?!?!?!
― internet message board terminal-boredom. (PappaWheelie V), Sunday, 26 July 2009 02:55 (fourteen years ago) link
i like the way he comes across in that interview personally:
After eight years away from the game, did you expect to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart?It's a good feeling to know you're not irrelevant! Yeah, look, I'm always pleasantly surprised. I don't walk around drinking my Kool-Aid, thinking I'm the ish of all times. You just cross your fingers and hope. I'm just grateful people went out and bought the album. They could have gone online, found a torrent, and stolen it!
I read that you were unsure of your relevance after the rise of Auto-Tune. What do you think now?I'm always careful with the way I answer on this. I don't want to be the guy who's like the older guy. (In a wheezy voice) When we were doing it we were doing it like this. (Laughs) Because when I was starting out, there were people saying the same old ish about me. Every generation has the right to graffiti-stamp the era the way they so desire. What some see as a gimmick is what they see as their calling card.
i guess it's important for us to still shit our pants every time a black person namedrops an indie rock band, though.
― soulja boy antebellum (some dude), Sunday, 26 July 2009 04:06 (fourteen years ago) link
i liked that interview a lot too!
and we don't have to prolong this but like i said, i was just disappointed(?) that maxwell liked fleet foxes, not trying to enforce some kinda silly racial taste rules
― SB Idiot (k3vin k.), Sunday, 26 July 2009 04:31 (fourteen years ago) link
he didnt even say he liked them, he said he wanted a live production sound like they had
― butthurt (deej), Sunday, 26 July 2009 05:20 (fourteen years ago) link
alrighty
― biter and groan vivant (k3vin k.), Sunday, 26 July 2009 05:34 (fourteen years ago) link
good interview.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Sunday, 26 July 2009 08:55 (fourteen years ago) link
it's nice but it's a pointless version because it sounds almost note-for-note identical to the original. I wish he'd done something else with the arrangement.
― akm, Sunday, 26 July 2009 17:03 (fourteen years ago) link
he sounds like a really great guy in that interview
― max, Sunday, 26 July 2009 17:08 (fourteen years ago) link
would love to smoke a bowl w/ him and listen to fleet foxes
xxp: I think the note-for-noteness is v. much the point. It's the fact that it's a dude singing it and giving it a great performance in her register that makes it. Btw he tore the fucking house down with it when I saw him.
― swagulate...ringtone era (The Reverend), Sunday, 26 July 2009 17:32 (fourteen years ago) link
― max, Sunday, July 26, 2009 12:08 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
totally otm
― butthurt (deej), Monday, 27 July 2009 00:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Bad Habits is really really dope.
― im a fucking unicorn you douchebags (forksclovetofu), Monday, 27 July 2009 05:09 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^
― swagulate...ringtone era (The Reverend), Monday, 27 July 2009 06:25 (fourteen years ago) link
My favorite is "Help Somebody," whose intro sounds like Portishead.
― Heric E. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 27 July 2009 11:52 (fourteen years ago) link
the ending of bad habits is >>>
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Monday, 27 July 2009 11:58 (fourteen years ago) link
is it just me or have his lyrics gotten a bit cornier?
i love whatever instrument it is thats used at the start of pretty wings.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Monday, 27 July 2009 11:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Buying this on way home from work, Quite Stoked. His Twitter is a wonder of capitalisation:
MASHANTUCKET.. sacred INDIAN grounds in CT.. thank u for coming to the SHOW u were AMAZING to US at FOXWOODS. i pray we did u half as RIGHT11:51 AM Jul 26th from web
― William Bloody Swygart, Monday, 27 July 2009 12:21 (fourteen years ago) link
this song playing possum is amazing.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Monday, 27 July 2009 12:56 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^ Am very tempted to compare it to food. Am not sure what food. But it would taste tremendous.
― William Bloody Swygart, Tuesday, 28 July 2009 20:20 (fourteen years ago) link
possum, perhaps?
― im a fucking unicorn you douchebags (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 20:20 (fourteen years ago) link
pretty wingsissofuckinggood.
blared it so many times in the shop today, like just kept replaying it, i'm pretty sure customers were confused
shame about the rest of the album, amirite?
― Dr. Morbius or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Ban (Tape Store), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 22:38 (fourteen years ago) link
Well, no.
― 3 mods 1 banhammer (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 22:46 (fourteen years ago) link
maybe when i'm in the mood for BORING...
― Dr. Morbius or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Ban (Tape Store), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 22:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Listened to this album about 10 times the last few days. "help somebody" is my fav right now but the first 4 tracks might be his strongest consecutive tracks out of all his albums. Them plus the UR sounding last track are worth the price of admission, the other 4 songs are good too, though!
― pipecock, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 00:18 (fourteen years ago) link
interesting reading him talk about radiohead; the single totally starts out like one of the clanky quiet bits on kid a (or mmm amnesiac), like treefingers?, maybe?
― the heart is a lonely hamster (schlump), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 00:24 (fourteen years ago) link
just had my first listen and am into this
― matinee, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 00:36 (fourteen years ago) link
see, i don't like help somebody! I think the whole album might be a slow burner with different tracks clicking for different folks.
― im a fucking unicorn you douchebags (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 03:27 (fourteen years ago) link
it's a Good Song but idk why there's such a fuss about it one way or another, especially considering the track it immediately follows
― Mr. Sb, n r u? (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 03:29 (fourteen years ago) link
'help somebody' is dope, u dudes just havent come around to it yet
the only one i skip is 'stop the world'
― butthurt (deej), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 06:41 (fourteen years ago) link
maybe i havent come around to it yet either, but it feels undercomposed
― butthurt (deej), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 06:42 (fourteen years ago) link
I think it's my favorite album track as of now.
― boys with sitars (The Reverend), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 07:07 (fourteen years ago) link
the dj quik album had this same effect to iirc
― im a fucking unicorn you douchebags (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 07:08 (fourteen years ago) link
i dunno i dont think its the same thing though. with maxwell its just that there are so many details & compositional crevices for u to discoverwhich is why 'stop the world' kinda doesnt work for me -- i dont feel like there's anything composed about it, its just so loose & unmoored
quik on the other hand was more pushing further & further your tolerance for weird
― butthurt (deej), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 07:10 (fourteen years ago) link
I kinda meant more that different people drastically gravitate to and away from different songs; no general consensus as to THE BEST or THE WORST
― im a fucking unicorn you douchebags (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 07:16 (fourteen years ago) link
yah agreed w that
usually a sign of a good album
― butthurt (deej), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 07:31 (fourteen years ago) link
this albums grown on me but it doesnt seem quite as well written/developed as his stuff usually is.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 08:19 (fourteen years ago) link
ha, i just had the listen of 'Help Somebody' that opened it up to me. Itunes informs me it was #6 that did the trick.
― im a fucking unicorn you douchebags (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 18:53 (fourteen years ago) link
i'm not as high on "pretty wings" as the rest of yall but it sounds SO GOOD on the radio. it's so different than anything being played, even with stuff like keyshia cole. i'm as big a backer of autotune & shit like "every girl" but i think we're gonna be alright if something like "pretty wings" can break to the top still.
― pretty whang (J0rdan S.), Monday, 17 August 2009 03:51 (fourteen years ago) link
"pretty wings" is really good but when he goes into his slurry soul-man vamps it sounds like "pret-ty WANGS" and i laugh every time...
― flying squid attack (tipsy mothra), Monday, 17 August 2009 05:07 (fourteen years ago) link
me too! (as evidenced by my display name)
― pretty whang (J0rdan S.), Monday, 17 August 2009 05:08 (fourteen years ago) link
haha i didn't even notice that.
― flying squid attack (tipsy mothra), Monday, 17 August 2009 05:15 (fourteen years ago) link
'pretty wings' sounded so slight when i first heard it, but is in fact...the opposite of slight. those quiet windchimes doing their thing so subtly. the entire album is secret sumptuousness.
― lex pretend, Monday, 17 August 2009 07:46 (fourteen years ago) link
everyone i work w/ loves it but the joke going around the ballpark is that the song is secretly called 'chicken wings.' big lols
― butthurt (deej), Monday, 17 August 2009 09:35 (fourteen years ago) link
"Help Somebody" and "Stop The World" are fantastic.
― Anatomy of a Morbius (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 17 August 2009 12:41 (fourteen years ago) link
i like this record a lot — the second half sounds way less composed/arranged, and i kind of wish at least one of those was stretched out a bit more — but it's hard not to like it, still. particularly when he asks the girl to call the president. that is sweet.
― thomp, Monday, 17 August 2009 12:52 (fourteen years ago) link
i love pretty wings but he sings in *just* high enough of a register that i cant quite hit all the notes when i sign along, its pretty annoying
― max, Monday, 17 August 2009 13:59 (fourteen years ago) link
god if i judged R&B based on what notes i can actually (pretend to) hit!
― some dude, Monday, 17 August 2009 14:14 (fourteen years ago) link
sudden weird insight into why people like records w/bad singing
― lex pretend, Monday, 17 August 2009 15:40 (fourteen years ago) link
Haha
― pr que (k3vin k.), Monday, 17 August 2009 16:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Seein' him and Common at the Hollywood Bowl tonight.
Pretty f-in' pumped.
― Adventures of Dog Boy and Frank Sobotka (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 16 October 2009 16:32 (fourteen years ago) link
ive heard incredible things about his live show
― i got nothin (deej), Friday, 16 October 2009 20:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Expect lots of wangs, tbh.
― & other try hard shitfests (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 16 October 2009 20:37 (fourteen years ago) link
This might be my album of the year.
― Roman Polanski now sleeps in prison. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 16 October 2009 21:16 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah man its up there for me too
― i got nothin (deej), Friday, 16 October 2009 21:22 (fourteen years ago) link
ive heard incredible things at his live show
― doe-eyed chicks get wiped out, fatally (The Reverend), Friday, 16 October 2009 21:44 (fourteen years ago) link
def in my top 3
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Friday, 16 October 2009 21:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Got drunk. Wish I hadn't. Made for an interesting morning. Now at office, wishing I were still at Hollywood Bowl, last night, before the wine started flowing. Ugh.
― Adventures of Dog Boy and Frank Sobotka (B.L.A.M.), Saturday, 17 October 2009 15:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Uh...but was the show any good?
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 17 October 2009 15:39 (fourteen years ago) link
The show was phenomenal. Highly recommended.
― Adventures of Dog Boy and Frank Sobotka (B.L.A.M.), Saturday, 17 October 2009 15:47 (fourteen years ago) link
This record is amazing but I have next to nothing to actually say about it. Still, this is the shit.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 17 October 2009 16:22 (fourteen years ago) link
50 quid for a london ticket.
i cant go :(
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Monday, 19 October 2009 12:26 (fourteen years ago) link
the musicians on this album are so fuckin good
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 6 January 2010 01:40 (fourteen years ago) link
like it is such a pleasure to hear session dudes in a non-sucky context just doing their thing
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 6 January 2010 01:41 (fourteen years ago) link
I feel as if this is the most slept-on universally acclaimed album of 2009.
― Hell is other people. In an ILE film forum. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 02:03 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah i think the length and the fact that it's an unusually understated "comeback" album cause that, tho i can't decide myself whether it's more "great" or more "really fucking good"
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 6 January 2010 02:13 (fourteen years ago) link
I never felt like Maxwell's critical rep was that high, though. Certainly not compared to D'Angelo or Badu.
― swag the dog (The Reverend), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 02:55 (fourteen years ago) link
im still not sure what happened to his sense of melody (sounds much more radio R&B influenced) here but this album is great. didnt blow me away as a 'comeback' album when i first got it, but its a solid grower. and yeah, the playing on it is fantastic.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 07:26 (thirteen years ago) link
― butthurt (deej), Monday, August 17, 2009 4:35 AM (1 year ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
lol forgot abt this
― NOT FUNNY NEEDS MORE GUCCI (deej), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 13:44 (thirteen years ago) link
this album doesn't have a sense of melody?
― BACKSTABBERS: THEY SMILE @ U FACE (some dude), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 14:30 (thirteen years ago) link
wtf
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 14:39 (thirteen years ago) link
...?
― d4n, d4n, d4n (yaosah, yaosah, yaosah) (The Reverend), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 15:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Another argument for having year-end polls in like August of the following year.
― Pete Scholtes, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 15:42 (thirteen years ago) link
i believe it's an instrument called the gamelan, from indonesia (where i'm living) they're kinda like tuned mini gongs, usually grouped in 8 or 10 and lined up in a scale. it sounds to me like maybe it's the javanese brand of gamelan (as opposed to balinese or sundanese, which have slightly different microtunings) me and some indonesian rap dudes i hang with have sat around several times trying to determine if it's a loop from a gamalan cd or a producer playing it on a sampler - on one hand that intro sounds very much like the instruments are generally played live to me, but listening closely i can hear melody lines with just one gamelan playing coming in and out later on in the song, so i guess it's probably just samples. but i'm thinking the guy playing them has heard a gamelan record or two, he's got the style down well enough to have fooled me at first, and i listen to shitloads of gamelan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAumC4JP3o&feature=related
man pretty wings is just so damn... pretty! and serious staying power, in this age of easy all-you-can-listen-to downloads 99.9% of everything i download only gets a single listen from me, maybe 2 if it's my favorite artist or something... but this one keeps popping up on my stereo a LOT. hell, i just listened to it 4 times in a row reading this thread!
― messiahwannabe, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 16:22 (thirteen years ago) link
just re-listened to this recently. the first four tracks are so amazing and i think "why don't i listen to this all the time?!" then the second half is like "oh yeah, huh".
i'm so ready for a new album from this band, but it seems like his momentum has slowed down a bit?
― emotional radiohead whatever (Jordan), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 16:40 (thirteen years ago) link
isnt this meant to be part of a trilogy?
"this album doesn't have a sense of melody?"
his sense of melody has *changed*, not disappeared.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 10:44 (thirteen years ago) link
iirc he had 3 albums' worth of material in the can over the long break, although I dunno if that means the other albums are totally done or if he's continued to work on them. the 2nd was initially going to be released less than a year later, but i think the 1st did so well that he's just riding it out with as many singles and tours as he can and it looks like the next one's pushed back to 2011.
i haven't listened enough to his earlier stuff to really compare, but the last album's melodies didn't sound especially different from before, or closer to other stuff on the radio.
― San Te Claus (some dude), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 14:16 (thirteen years ago) link
if anything, i feel like there's ~more~ of a focus on melody than on his previous albums
― king boy swag (The Reverend), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 18:24 (thirteen years ago) link
^^^ yup
I listened to the album this morning thanks to this thread, and, yup: it's still my favorite album of 2009.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 18:28 (thirteen years ago) link
― flying squid attack (tipsy mothra), Monday, August 17, 2009 1:07 AM (2 years ago) Bookmark
― dayo, Thursday, 20 October 2011 11:46 (twelve years ago) link
Whatever happened to....Samwell?
― frogbs, Thursday, 20 October 2011 13:05 (twelve years ago) link
http://answers.encyclopedia.com/question/did-robert-maxwell-die-296910.html
― Hongroe (Geir Hongro), Thursday, 20 October 2011 13:46 (twelve years ago) link
evan r. linked this to me on twitter just now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62c2oTTSLJM
― lil dirk (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 4 October 2012 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
How're those other two records coming, Maxwell? And don't pretend you don't follow this thread.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 25 November 2012 21:06 (eleven years ago) link
Maxwell duets w/Alicia Keys on her new LP... http://stupiddope.com/2012/11/20/alicia-keys-maxwell-fire-we-make-new-music/
― "Hahahaha, nice one, Punchy," I said. (stevie), Sunday, 25 November 2012 21:12 (eleven years ago) link
god urban hang suite is ridic
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 25 December 2012 07:37 (eleven years ago) link
hear hear
― ILX is not a non-profit — we are just not profitable (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 25 December 2012 17:41 (eleven years ago) link
embrya is the greatest thing in the world
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Wednesday, 26 December 2012 09:32 (eleven years ago) link
i've literally only listened to maxwell over the past few days...
i'm digging embrya but now is a bit better i think. the criticism that people levy against voodoo (too focused on grooves at the expense of songs) is something that i think actually applies to embrya to an extent, but that's still a raw record. "drowndeep" def has to be one of his best songs.
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 26 December 2012 09:37 (eleven years ago) link
there's a dearth of writing about maxwell... i want to read a fucking tome about these albums right now
i hope when he comes back he goes thru w/ that full albums tour
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 26 December 2012 09:46 (eleven years ago) link
I endured a Maxwell phase in September and came away thinking Embrya was my least favorite, although "Cococure" is one hell of an aural bask.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 26 December 2012 12:50 (eleven years ago) link
Now's "Changed" is my new favorite.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 26 December 2012 12:52 (eleven years ago) link
i've listened to "whenever, wherever, water" like 40 times in the last 24 hours
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 26 December 2012 15:19 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i went through a phase late summer where all i listened to on the way to work every day was "drowndeep: hula"
― k3vin k., Thursday, 27 December 2012 00:35 (eleven years ago) link
i wrote an extended thing about "pretty wings" four years ago but no way would i show that to anyone
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 27 December 2012 04:16 (eleven years ago) link
now, you guys
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 30 December 2012 02:18 (eleven years ago) link
i mean you knew it and i knew it but for some reason i never listen to this record
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 30 December 2012 02:20 (eleven years ago) link
i'd love to read anything about pretty wings tbh
― an eagle named "small government" (call all destroyer), Sunday, 30 December 2012 02:21 (eleven years ago) link
nope, i wrote it in 2009 and i spend way too much time shitting on maxwell's pre-blacksummer'snight stuff (why) and sade (what was wrong w/ me)
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 30 December 2012 02:27 (eleven years ago) link
now indeed
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 30 December 2012 02:28 (eleven years ago) link
think i was trying to situate "pretty wings" as kind of new, "realer" sonic territory for him but he had already flexed plenty with now so whatever @ 21-year-old me
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 30 December 2012 02:35 (eleven years ago) link
http://selinadee.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/537924_10151154448130997_2001650783_n.jpg
― hemioblock (The Reverend), Saturday, 5 January 2013 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
stoked cant lie
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Saturday, 5 January 2013 20:56 (eleven years ago) link
aaahhhhhhhhhhh hyped
― lex pretend, Saturday, 5 January 2013 20:58 (eleven years ago) link
oh, he says that's a PARTIAL tracklist. hmmmm. does that mean he's still recording more songs?
― hemioblock (The Reverend), Saturday, 5 January 2013 20:59 (eleven years ago) link
i love maxwell so much goddammit
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Saturday, 5 January 2013 21:27 (eleven years ago) link
what if that's the album cover
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 5 January 2013 21:27 (eleven years ago) link
sticky note sadeness
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Saturday, 5 January 2013 21:28 (eleven years ago) link
passiveaggressivenotes4ursoul
― What am I, in France? (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 6 January 2013 01:24 (eleven years ago) link
summers' apparently coming out "later summer early fall" which uhhh hope it happens. also a duet ep with alicia?
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/1569258/maxwell-talks-new-summers-album-upcoming-duets-ep-with-alicia
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 11 July 2013 19:59 (ten years ago) link
man was that clip of "gods" ever posted in this thread?
https://soundcloud.com/the-known-unknown/gods-1-13-audio-teaser-rough
sounds incredible
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 11 July 2013 20:22 (ten years ago) link
so good.
― caek da killa (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 11 July 2013 20:58 (ten years ago) link
only on my most recent listen to blacksummers'night did i realize how great the drumming is???
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 11 July 2013 21:35 (ten years ago) link
This guy is one of the all-time greats. Hope the next album is the one where he finally gets recognized as such outside of the usual neo-soul circles.
Actually, that's greedy. I just hope the album gets released soon.
― Evan R, Thursday, 11 July 2013 21:38 (ten years ago) link
I listened to Now this morning while showering; it convinced me I've never gotten tired of "Lifetime."
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 11 July 2013 21:39 (ten years ago) link
re drums - Help Somebody (the final minute!) and Bad Habits especially.
― caek da killa (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 11 July 2013 21:42 (ten years ago) link
also the end of the "phoenix rise" instrumental
album is a treasure trove of great outros
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 11 July 2013 21:45 (ten years ago) link
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, July 11, 2013 4:22 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
yeah what the fuck !!
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 11 July 2013 21:49 (ten years ago) link
But you know, it's gonna be more hi-fi. Do you know Sam Smith? That "Latch" song, man. Not that we’re doing full Disclosure, but for me one of the ways God has been so good is I work with the people who are the best on some level.
― r|t|c, Thursday, 11 July 2013 22:01 (ten years ago) link
no idea how to interpret those sentences but they sound neat
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 11 July 2013 22:03 (ten years ago) link
my interpretaton is he's going to zhuzh it up a bit
― r|t|c, Thursday, 11 July 2013 22:07 (ten years ago) link
"Latch" yes, not "full Disclosure" right on. He knows exactly how much we can stand of them.
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 11 July 2013 22:08 (ten years ago) link
"gods" is astounding wtf
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 11 July 2013 22:27 (ten years ago) link
right?
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 11 July 2013 22:30 (ten years ago) link
damn this is gorgeous. Reminds me a bit of T T D'Arby.
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 11 July 2013 22:37 (ten years ago) link
Did anybody ever revisit this?http://www.villagevoice.com/1998-07-14/music/he-wants-you-to-want-him/
― Studied keyboard mash (tsrobodo), Thursday, 11 July 2013 22:48 (ten years ago) link
But Sade's band always kind of sucked. She made the material interesting.
disqualified
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 12 July 2013 14:54 (ten years ago) link
UHS is my least favorite Maxwell; it's often boring. But Hampton's D'Angelo worship leads her to batshit conclusions.
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 12 July 2013 14:58 (ten years ago) link
the best. i hope chris dave is all over the new one. shout out to this fill on 'stop the world':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g1oIfh75cI&feature=player_detailpage#t=164s
― precious bonsai children of new york (Jordan), Friday, 12 July 2013 15:06 (ten years ago) link
and his presence on that jose james record is a major reason to check it out.
― precious bonsai children of new york (Jordan), Friday, 12 July 2013 15:08 (ten years ago) link
yahhh, Embrya is my favorite Maxwell album and *ducks* it's a better album than D had released at that point, although dream was right that everyone in D'Angelo's lane should have been fearful of Voodoo
― lady steendriver (The Reverend), Friday, 12 July 2013 16:58 (ten years ago) link
i'd agree that embrya is better than brown sugar *also ducks*
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 12 July 2013 17:21 (ten years ago) link
that doesn't seem too controversial?
― caek da killa (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Friday, 12 July 2013 17:28 (ten years ago) link
Brown Sugar is way more ::canon::
― lady steendriver (The Reverend), Friday, 12 July 2013 17:31 (ten years ago) link
a lot of people are actively bored by embrya iirc. i'd take issue with my own position actually if it were a few years ago
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 12 July 2013 17:31 (ten years ago) link
I generally Maxwell >> D'Angelo but they're doing different things so I dunno
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 12 July 2013 17:36 (ten years ago) link
i feel like they were easier to compare in say '96 when there was only brown sugar and urban hang suite. both embrya and voodoo are so elsewhere.
and of course now and blacksummers'night are extremely distinct from both each other and his starting point
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 12 July 2013 17:39 (ten years ago) link
yeah otm
― caek da killa (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Friday, 12 July 2013 17:41 (ten years ago) link
agreed, i don't think of MWell and Dlo as similar artists at all, any more so than Ke$ha and TSwift are
― how bad could it be to be stuck to the couch, forever... (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 13 July 2013 01:25 (ten years ago) link
i think theyre more similar than that
― just sayin, Saturday, 13 July 2013 01:53 (ten years ago) link
it made sense to compare them at a time when they were merely 'male R&B singers who were more like each other than either was like R. Kelly,' but that's long since been a useless and reductive way to think about either.
― Picasso Birdman (some dude), Saturday, 13 July 2013 02:06 (ten years ago) link
http://instagram.com/maxwell
his life is pretty much like i imagined it
though with more bathrooms
― szarkasm (schlump), Tuesday, 27 August 2013 01:40 (ten years ago) link
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite Accessories and Indoor Plumbing
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 02:05 (ten years ago) link
http://distilleryimage10.s3.amazonaws.com/c393d5c60e2811e3862522000a1f9c96_7.jpg
maxwell18 hours agooh yeah.. this, right.. well get ready!
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 27 August 2013 02:30 (ten years ago) link
maxwell not dressing his age is sadface
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 09:20 (ten years ago) link
i heard "pretty wings" (2009's best single??) on the radio two days ago and wondered abt this project
― dyl, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 13:56 (ten years ago) link
My most anticipated album of the year. Can. Not. Wait.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 14:32 (ten years ago) link
Also that instagram account is very uncomfortable to me. Feels like a window into his private life we shouldn't be seeing. Doubly weird since my understanding was Maxwell was a quiet guy who enjoyed his privacy.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 14:34 (ten years ago) link
really anticipating too. that image seems to suggest it's called... "gods summers"? what?
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 14:44 (ten years ago) link
Summers' is the title of the album (ugh i know) and "Gods" is the single he released a snippet of at the top of the year
― some dude, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 14:50 (ten years ago) link
...what is that stray possessive apostrophe doing, it's going to do my head in
also might it not have been a good idea to release this album in the summer perhaps
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 14:55 (ten years ago) link
Even by the standards of three-part albums that may never be completed, the nomenclature of this project is truly atrocious. But I can get behind simply calling this album Summers. It'd be sillier if he expected it be called blackSUMMERS'night, which would mean it's pronounced exactly the same way as his previous album (as well as his next album). I wonder, though, if this means we're supposed to retroactively call the last album just Black? It's not even fun to think about.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 15:04 (ten years ago) link
It'd be sillier if he expected it be called blackSUMMERS'night
lol this was the plan
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 27 August 2013 15:08 (ten years ago) link
Kanye was a real trendsetter with putting out summer-themed projects as late in the year as possible
― some dude, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 15:09 (ten years ago) link
Based on his Twitter/Instagram, he likes Sam Smith and "Latch" a lot so I'm expecting/hoping (the latter is probably more the case) the rest of his new songs and his direction to be a lot of Disclosure, etc.-sounding shit, and I'm fine with that.
― Murgatroid, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 15:10 (ten years ago) link
i was up for that pre-instagram when i still thought he was listening to them wearing a white linen suit, now i just dunno tbh
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 15:19 (ten years ago) link
btw, he actually performed a full version of "Gods" last month
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb1UodrODmY
I'm deliberately avoiding listening to this because I want to hear the finished studio version first
― Evan R, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 15:23 (ten years ago) link
Nah, Sly Stone put out "Hot Fun In The Summertime" after their Woodstock performance, which was the third week in August.
― 誤訳侮辱, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 21:48 (ten years ago) link
Just had a great interview with Maxwell about his creative process and how important time and patience is to that process. Album is done and he thinks it's coming out this year for sure (we'll see), but he says for now he's just enjoying sitting on it, keeping it his, savoring it before anybody else gets to judge it. Just a thoughtful, thoughtful dude. Also more honest than most artists about caring what critics think. He wants to top himself, wants to blow people away with this record, and is quite confident he will since he took the time to do it right.
― Evan R, Wednesday, 28 May 2014 23:21 (nine years ago) link
Cool. :)
― The Reverend, Saturday, 31 May 2014 00:52 (nine years ago) link
that's exciting
― dyl, Saturday, 31 May 2014 03:04 (nine years ago) link
that's so cool. is he as funny irl as he seems?
http://cdn.gossiponthis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/drakemaxwellgame.jpg?6a06a5
― ςὖτ ιτ Οὖτ (some dude), Saturday, 31 May 2014 03:26 (nine years ago) link
Hahaha; I think I'm more discerning about what's funny than Drake is, but he's smart and sweet and he speaks in good, passionate quotes, which is all you can ask from somebody when you are interviewing them. Really hard not to admire the guy's conviction, and the way he understands he has this unique capital wrt his label and his fan base, and how he takes advantage of it.
― Evan R, Saturday, 31 May 2014 03:49 (nine years ago) link
not to usurp evan here but i talked to big homie http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/maxwell-returns-to-the-road-to-prep-cyborg-y-new-album-20140530
some bits about his album in there
he was incredibly nice and generous... he started the interview by going on about how honored he was to be talking to someone from rolling stone
tbh i think he was high
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 3 June 2014 02:30 (nine years ago) link
he has such a passion for new music, it's pretty dope... i had to cut a bunch of the interview where he just talked at length about new shit he likes
he's a big frank ocean stan :-B
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 3 June 2014 02:32 (nine years ago) link
Cool. I am glad that he's doing a secondary market tour. I look forward to hearing some new material at the show.
― Sufjenga Cat Giffin (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 3 June 2014 02:51 (nine years ago) link
Nice interview
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 3 June 2014 14:15 (nine years ago) link
lol @ hype machine
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 3 June 2014 14:19 (nine years ago) link
Haha. I was waiting for someone to mention that.
― Sufjenga Cat Giffin (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 3 June 2014 14:20 (nine years ago) link
that part is adorable.
― festival culture (Jordan), Tuesday, 3 June 2014 14:23 (nine years ago) link
Anybody else caught the tour yet? I saw the opening show last weekend, and it was glorious. No new material, which makes me question progress on the album, but all the old stuff sounded great, and his band was sensational
― Evan R, Monday, 23 June 2014 19:08 (nine years ago) link
any word on the release yet?
― Look at this joke I've recognised, do you recognise it as well? (forksclovetofu), Monday, 23 June 2014 20:13 (nine years ago) link
i like when artists preview unreleased material live, but when really big artists don't i get it. it was kinda badass that Beyonce didn't perform anything from the last album all last year when she was touring before it dropped.
― some dude, Monday, 23 June 2014 20:33 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, and generally crowds don't like to hear too much new material beyond one or two "special" new songs. But I thought the point of this tour was to drum up excitement for the upcoming album, and I left feeling like the new LP was actually further away than when I arrived
― Evan R, Monday, 23 June 2014 21:22 (nine years ago) link
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t1.0-9/10440862_972293896131540_5441593982666540049_n.jpg
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 25 June 2014 13:57 (nine years ago) link
https://twitter.com/_MAXWELL_/status/545656579107078144
― Simon H., Friday, 19 December 2014 05:19 (nine years ago) link
was hoping d'angelo would cause a chain reaction
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 19 December 2014 05:29 (nine years ago) link
An advent calendar of the new Outkast, the new Maxwell, Detox...
― a stupid red mute juggalo (forksclovetofu), Friday, 19 December 2014 05:30 (nine years ago) link
winter 2015? not exactly around the corner...
― StillAdvance, Friday, 19 December 2014 10:44 (nine years ago) link
BlackWintersNight etc
― StillAdvance, Friday, 19 December 2014 10:45 (nine years ago) link
the first 3 months of the year are winter
― christmas with the canks (some dude), Friday, 19 December 2014 10:46 (nine years ago) link
he's leaving it ambiguous
― I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 19 December 2014 19:21 (nine years ago) link
The first day of winter is two days from now, but that's probably wishful thinking for an album drop.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 19 December 2014 19:25 (nine years ago) link
Just a reminder... Embrya is fucking amazing.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 8 June 2015 23:40 (eight years ago) link
ha hi5. I just went on another maxwell binge over the last week
― Spottie, Tuesday, 9 June 2015 00:17 (eight years ago) link
Every time this thread gets bumped I get false hope.
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 9 June 2015 01:08 (eight years ago) link
same
― brimstead, Tuesday, 9 June 2015 01:14 (eight years ago) link
Embrya is my least favorite of his albums but it doesn't stop me from singing CO.CO.CUUUUUUURRE to myself once a week.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 9 June 2015 01:30 (eight years ago) link
so luxurious
― like a giraffe of nah (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 9 June 2015 02:15 (eight years ago) link
― The Reverend, Tuesday, June 9, 2015 1:08 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
AAAAHHHHH I got the real rush of excitement this time
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 9 June 2015 07:48 (eight years ago) link
Sorry for the false alarm. I was just really feeling "Drowndeep:Hula" when I revived.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 9 June 2015 08:18 (eight years ago) link
At this point, I wish he had a Questlove-esque PR hype man on his side, anything to give us a glimmer of (false) hope but the occasional blips he posts on Twitter, etc. are enough I guess
― Tay-Tay Brooklynpants (Murgatroid), Tuesday, 9 June 2015 16:58 (eight years ago) link
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― lil urbane (Jordan), Tuesday, 9 June 2015 17:30 (eight years ago) link
I played a bunch of Maxwell on a satellite jukebox in a roadhouse bar last night, and amazingly everybody else seemed to enjoy it, too
― Evan R, Tuesday, 9 June 2015 17:40 (eight years ago) link
a feat with sade ?
https://twitter.com/RiggdUp/status/596163093878542336
― ANU (sisilafami), Tuesday, 9 June 2015 18:02 (eight years ago) link
niiiiiiiiiiiiice
― like a giraffe of nah (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 9 June 2015 18:03 (eight years ago) link
We'll see. If he "knocked it out" at the same time as the last one, it's 6 years old. Why would it have not come out by now?
He's Axl Rosing this shit.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 9 June 2015 18:20 (eight years ago) link
Don't mean to fill anyone with false hope, but he has been posting snippets on Instagram:
https://instagram.com/p/88tQsKRjHJhttps://instagram.com/p/899yPeRjCyhttps://instagram.com/p/9UI60PRjHIhttps://instagram.com/p/9T787rxjM9
― austinato (Austin), Monday, 2 November 2015 17:54 (eight years ago) link
yeah he just posted another one tonight i guess i'll try and not get excited about this
https://instagram.com/p/9w1bcFRjBd
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 7 November 2015 03:39 (eight years ago) link
Snippets are generally terrible. Maxwell snippets are fucking maddening because all five of these sound fine as hell.
Should we just go ahead an expect a late night drop in December, or is that trend played out?
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 7 November 2015 03:43 (eight years ago) link
Who cares, just release the damn album.
(which he seems to be gearing up to do!)
― austinato (Austin), Saturday, 7 November 2015 03:45 (eight years ago) link
i would be surprised if they surprise dropped because the last record hit big with its first two singles and it just seems like the traditional timeline might work for an artist w/ his fanbase, but maybe it will be a d'angelo type thing where people close to him realize the record is done and push to just get out before it ends up being another 2 years without anything
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 7 November 2015 03:51 (eight years ago) link
I tell you what, it'd really make this fourth quarter of 2015 pretty fan fucking tastic if he did release it. All my favorites will literally have been released within days of each other.
But I'm getting excited and way ahead of myself.
― austinato (Austin), Saturday, 7 November 2015 03:57 (eight years ago) link
http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/778926Maxwell and Nas at Barclays in BK, $85 nosebleeds
― Does that make you mutter, under your breath, “Damn”? (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 24 December 2015 17:36 (eight years ago) link
whole show better be like
http://soulbounce.com/soul/wp-content/uploads/blog_images/nas_maxwell_ladies.jpg
― boring alt-reality reverend (The Reverend), Thursday, 24 December 2015 23:47 (eight years ago) link
i love "no one else in the room," very slept on record
― i got a really big steen, and they need some really big zings (some dude), Friday, 25 December 2015 00:11 (eight years ago) link
he's been hinting very heavily on instagram and twitter that the album is very imminent but, you know
― J0rdan S., Friday, 25 December 2015 00:13 (eight years ago) link
the album's been imminent for longer than instagram has existed
― i got a really big steen, and they need some really big zings (some dude), Friday, 25 December 2015 00:14 (eight years ago) link
come on maxwell drop it on christmas
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Friday, 25 December 2015 00:28 (eight years ago) link
https://twitter.com/_MAXWELL_/status/677508236518510592https://twitter.com/_MAXWELL_/status/677547421048700929
but, you know
― J0rdan S., Friday, 25 December 2015 00:29 (eight years ago) link
every clip he's posted on instagram recently has sounded amazing
i really hope the full version of "gods" is on there i listened to the demo like 100 times the other day
― J0rdan S., Friday, 25 December 2015 00:30 (eight years ago) link
Beyonce in '13D'Angelo in '14Maxwell in '15....?
― Does that make you mutter, under your breath, “Damn”? (forksclovetofu), Friday, 25 December 2015 01:18 (eight years ago) link
i've kinda given up hope on there being any big surprise album this December, can't imagine someone doing it on Christmas day or later. it was nice to imagine Kanye or Frank or somebody would keep the nascent tradition going, though.
― i got a really big steen, and they need some really big zings (some dude), Friday, 25 December 2015 01:19 (eight years ago) link
iwanttobelieve.jpg
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Friday, 25 December 2015 02:22 (eight years ago) link
given that his core audience is the over 40 crowd i don't think it makes much sense for maxwell to just drop the album out of nowhere -- it didn't really do much for d'angelo commercially if you figure their audiences roughly overlap. d'angelo's people did it that way so the album would finally just exist in the world and i suppose you could apply the same logic to maxwell but i feel like the label can probably get it out of him in a relatively standard fashion.
― J0rdan S., Friday, 25 December 2015 02:43 (eight years ago) link
i guess it was 5 years ago at this point but "pretty wings" and "bad habits" were pretty big hits, if i were them i'd just fire a single off and see if they can roll it out the normal way
― J0rdan S., Friday, 25 December 2015 02:44 (eight years ago) link
― i got a really big steen, and they need some really big zings (some dude)
Pusha T.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 25 December 2015 03:46 (eight years ago) link
he said "big surprise album"
― J0rdan S., Friday, 25 December 2015 08:38 (eight years ago) link
can't tell whether this is supreme rihanna shade or actually forgetting her; checking her fan fora over the past week has been extremely entertaining
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Friday, 25 December 2015 16:17 (eight years ago) link
rihanna album never coming out
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Friday, 25 December 2015 16:47 (eight years ago) link
hey Rihanna is "somebody," in every sense
― i got a really big steen, and they need some really big zings (some dude), Friday, 25 December 2015 16:52 (eight years ago) link
i always read this thread title aloud in the alicia keys "can i speak to...michael?" voice btw
― i got a really big steen, and they need some really big zings (some dude), Friday, 25 December 2015 17:48 (eight years ago) link
"so what you do?"
PRETEND LIKE IM GONNA DROP ALBUMs MOSTLY IDK
"oh word."
[SILENCE, COUGH]
"yeah that's interesting."
― r|t|c, Friday, 25 December 2015 18:05 (eight years ago) link
he retweeted this tweet saying his album comes out in the summer....... https://twitter.com/SoulBounce/status/696104894248443908
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 6 February 2016 23:01 (eight years ago) link
first single is apparently called "lake by the ocean"
As previewed here: https://www.instagram.com/p/9UI60PRjHI/
― Austin, Sunday, 7 February 2016 00:28 (eight years ago) link
single cover & snippet https://twitter.com/_MAXWELL_/status/706157523821264896
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 5 March 2016 22:30 (eight years ago) link
12 seconds worth!
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 6 March 2016 07:17 (eight years ago) link
maxwell is not meant to be listened to in 12-second snippets -_-
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Sunday, 6 March 2016 10:13 (eight years ago) link
Say it again for the people in the back.
― The Reverend, Sunday, 6 March 2016 12:57 (eight years ago) link
god help me but im operating under the assumption this is happening imminently https://twitter.com/_maxwell_/status/707058551345299457
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 8 March 2016 04:45 (eight years ago) link
It's probably my most anticipated release of the year.
― Austin, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 18:25 (eight years ago) link
does that mean the album or the single?
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 18:30 (eight years ago) link
"lake by the ocean" is the single but i assume the album would follow
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 8 March 2016 18:58 (eight years ago) link
i'm still blocked :(
― maura, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 19:58 (eight years ago) link
he's saying the single is out this week https://twitter.com/_MAXWELL_/status/716997798714089472
― J0rdan S., Monday, 4 April 2016 14:39 (eight years ago) link
Yessss! I was just immersing myself (that's the only way to properly describe it) in Embrya last night.
― Hey (Extended Mix), Monday, 4 April 2016 18:42 (eight years ago) link
new album is out july 1
https://twitter.com/_MAXWELL_/status/718288719262978048
― J0rdan S., Friday, 8 April 2016 04:07 (eight years ago) link
Already psyched to hear blacksummers'NIGHT around this time next decade.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 8 April 2016 04:11 (eight years ago) link
well he says in that tweet its out july 1 so
― just sayin, Friday, 8 April 2016 04:14 (eight years ago) link
Nah, that's blackSUMMERS'night.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 8 April 2016 04:15 (eight years ago) link
ha whoops
― just sayin, Friday, 8 April 2016 04:16 (eight years ago) link
There's a video of him on his Facebook page of him listening to the new single and it's the most awkward thing.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Friday, 8 April 2016 04:58 (eight years ago) link
this song is great
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Friday, 8 April 2016 05:16 (eight years ago) link
god i'm so excited
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Friday, 8 April 2016 05:28 (eight years ago) link
yeah pumped 4 this
― Better Pau Gasol (Spottie), Friday, 8 April 2016 06:20 (eight years ago) link
yessss
― dyl, Friday, 8 April 2016 06:52 (eight years ago) link
wait is the new single out bc i'm not going to have my experience of it be a facebook video of him listening to it
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Friday, 8 April 2016 07:00 (eight years ago) link
yeah its out
― just sayin, Friday, 8 April 2016 12:15 (eight years ago) link
its on spotify
― just sayin, Friday, 8 April 2016 12:17 (eight years ago) link
this sounds effortless
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 8 April 2016 12:50 (eight years ago) link
oh my god this is gorgeous
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Friday, 8 April 2016 14:00 (eight years ago) link
between maxwell, tweet and king it's shaping up to be a great year for old people soul vibes
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Friday, 8 April 2016 14:01 (eight years ago) link
man the finale. I am floored.
― Evan R, Friday, 8 April 2016 14:09 (eight years ago) link
yesss
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Friday, 8 April 2016 15:59 (eight years ago) link
s/o to the hi hat lick at :50
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Friday, 8 April 2016 16:00 (eight years ago) link
always so understated but so perfect
― Better Pau Gasol (Spottie), Friday, 8 April 2016 16:06 (eight years ago) link
https://youtu.be/9nJkGH80suo
Man, this has been a long time coming!
First of all, I'm really happy that this thing is actually happening. Maxwell has meant so much to me throughout my adult life. In fact, it's not much of a stretch to say that his music is part of what shaped me into an adult to begin with.
Onto the song. . . It's just master craftsmanship. Listening to his new music has always given me the impression of watching a sculptor at work. You're not really sure where all the movements and little, seemingly insignificant, iterations will fit into the larger whole until the piece is finished. I love that. It's so layered and thoughtful, without sounding overcooked. Just top gear, all the way.
Definitely my most anticipated release of the year.
― Austin, Friday, 8 April 2016 16:56 (eight years ago) link
POO: Maxwell vs DNCE
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Friday, 8 April 2016 17:06 (eight years ago) link
CHRIST, THIS IS GORGEOUS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2a85v0yxoY
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Friday, 3 June 2016 05:19 (seven years ago) link
yes
― Spottie, Friday, 3 June 2016 06:49 (seven years ago) link
mmmmm that coda
― Spottie, Friday, 3 June 2016 06:51 (seven years ago) link
Visuals for lake by the ocean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsSu0bRZEHM
― Spottie, Friday, 3 June 2016 06:59 (seven years ago) link
WE WILL CLIMAX WITH REASON
― r|t|c, Friday, 3 June 2016 13:30 (seven years ago) link
[fans self] damn that is game
― r|t|c, Friday, 3 June 2016 13:31 (seven years ago) link
the arrangements on these songs are wild
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 3 June 2016 13:47 (seven years ago) link
there's so much detail yet it's so coherently woven into a composed surface that it sort of feels like watching sand shift
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 3 June 2016 13:51 (seven years ago) link
also psyched for this record bc i need new records with amazing drumming in my life rn
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 3 June 2016 13:52 (seven years ago) link
distracted by the clearly-not-Chris-Dave old dude on drums in the video, so here's some Chris Dave: https://www.instagram.com/p/BFiUAcbPiGf/
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Friday, 3 June 2016 19:11 (seven years ago) link
chris dave is so good
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 3 June 2016 19:14 (seven years ago) link
i thought i knew what he was doing in that video and it turns out: i didn't
The new song is good; reminiscent of 'Stop the World' from BLACKsummers'night — think I prefer 'Lake by the Ocean' though.
― Austin, Sunday, 5 June 2016 16:54 (seven years ago) link
trying to determine what the timpani and choral vocals remind me of. rotary connection? they give it such a haunted feeling
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Sunday, 5 June 2016 17:31 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, definitely a semi-spooky Rotary Connection "baroque soul" vibe to this new tune.
― Austin, Sunday, 5 June 2016 18:39 (seven years ago) link
http://pitchfork.com/features/interview/9901-maxwell-hostage-of-love/
this interview makes me very excited to hear the album
possibly more excited than the album will make me
good album cover though
― StillAdvance, Monday, 13 June 2016 14:48 (seven years ago) link
though tbh, the first single sounds very much like post-00 maxwell. hes really become kind of a sade artist. he basically does one thing, does it well, but doesnt really shift much anymore, not in the way he did from UHS to embrya. i think his melodies used to be stronger too, which might just be as a result of not working with stuart matthewman anymore.
― StillAdvance, Monday, 13 June 2016 14:58 (seven years ago) link
imo this album is way different texturally from any of his other work. melodically it is recognizably maxwell ofc
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Monday, 13 June 2016 15:04 (seven years ago) link
also he totally still works with matthewman
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Monday, 13 June 2016 15:05 (seven years ago) link
I prefer post-00 Maxwell so I am excited
― Evan R, Monday, 13 June 2016 15:06 (seven years ago) link
matthewmann worked on the new one? he wasnt on the last one.
"melodically it is recognizably maxwell ofc"
i think his melodies changed quite a bit after now. what ive heard of the new one - just whats on YT - sounds very much in line with the last album.
― StillAdvance, Monday, 13 June 2016 15:14 (seven years ago) link
I think now and BLACKsummer'snight share a lot more than now does with embrya. his compositions have shifted yeah but I think they're generally more open and uh dimensional? since embrya, not to take away from how awesome and immersive that album is. i think the more useful songwriting relationship to observe re: maxwell is how his songs with hod david have evolved
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Monday, 13 June 2016 15:25 (seven years ago) link
I think the Matthewmann stuff has a much looser, jammy feel. The songs have room for extra flourishes, solos, etcetera.
In contrast, the Hod David stuff feels much more (to use a word that may have negative connotations) inflexible. There are still strings and horn charts, but everything has its specific part to play and that's it.
Both sounds have their pros and cons.
― Austin, Monday, 13 June 2016 16:34 (seven years ago) link
Am I the only person who much prefers Now to Embrya? I feel like that record doesn't get much respect even though it is incredible
― Evan R, Monday, 13 June 2016 16:42 (seven years ago) link
Embrya is his worst.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 13 June 2016 16:44 (seven years ago) link
never said it was a GOOD move from UHS to embrya
― StillAdvance, Monday, 13 June 2016 16:47 (seven years ago) link
Ha, I didn't know other people struggled with Embrya, too. It's always spoken of so reverentially
― Evan R, Monday, 13 June 2016 16:49 (seven years ago) link
"Cococure" is the only thing that sticks imo
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 13 June 2016 16:50 (seven years ago) link
drowndeep is one of his best songs imo
― J0rdan S., Monday, 13 June 2016 16:52 (seven years ago) link
it ends up being R&B muzak after the half way mark or so IIRC but cmon, that opening stretch is terrific!
― StillAdvance, Monday, 13 June 2016 16:53 (seven years ago) link
reminds me of that bit in prince's movie star - 'environmental records... supposed to make you horny but just makes me wanna go to the bathroom'
"know these things" is also amazing
― J0rdan S., Monday, 13 June 2016 16:57 (seven years ago) link
embrya is amazing and i'll hear nothing against it
urban hang suite is his "worst" imo
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Monday, 13 June 2016 17:03 (seven years ago) link
embrya is sort of like "what if voodoo took place underwater"
i like embrya but that's an extremely generous interpretation
― J0rdan S., Monday, 13 June 2016 17:05 (seven years ago) link
"..and crabs ate the remains..?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 13 June 2016 17:09 (seven years ago) link
lol yeah it's an exaggeration
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Monday, 13 June 2016 17:12 (seven years ago) link
We can agree, I hope, that each record improved on the last. Now was the breakthrough; "Fortunate" helped.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 13 June 2016 17:13 (seven years ago) link
the minimizing of urban hang suite here feels like revisionist history to me
― J0rdan S., Monday, 13 June 2016 17:15 (seven years ago) link
"urban hang suite is his "worst" imo"
WTF?!
embrya is more like what might happen if maxwell heard way too many ambient records, read way too many new agey spiritualism books, and never heard voodoo once (which he couldnt have done anyway, its more like he spent more time than anyone should have done with prince's karma sutra album).
― StillAdvance, Monday, 13 June 2016 17:16 (seven years ago) link
idk embrya is so much about inhabiting a groove, which i think grounds it and makes it accessible even as it digresses and blurs
it's really important to look at those scare quotes imo when i talk about uhs
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Monday, 13 June 2016 17:18 (seven years ago) link
also i think i'm really in the minority re: thinking urban hang suite is his "worst," i'm pretty sure that record is settled in its canon and i can't do much to revise its place in history
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Monday, 13 June 2016 17:19 (seven years ago) link
I don't think it's his worst, but the first two records are his least interesting to my ears
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 13 June 2016 17:20 (seven years ago) link
yeah i think that is what i am really saying
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Monday, 13 June 2016 17:34 (seven years ago) link
i could buy the argument that now is his best record but i always understood it as his less interesting & adventurous coming off embrya
― J0rdan S., Monday, 13 June 2016 17:43 (seven years ago) link
Embrya was a life changing album for me.
I rank it with Kid A and Kind of Blue.
― Austin, Monday, 13 June 2016 17:47 (seven years ago) link
And RE: Now
It is probably his most interesting album, lyrically. It is a pretty brutal breakup album bookended by two "happy" songs.
― Austin, Monday, 13 June 2016 17:49 (seven years ago) link
my man
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Monday, 13 June 2016 17:50 (seven years ago) link
anyway i think now is both conservative and expansive if that makes sense. "symptom unknown" sitting near "temporary nite" sitting near "get to know ya."
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Monday, 13 June 2016 17:52 (seven years ago) link
Now was my favorite until 2009.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 13 June 2016 18:18 (seven years ago) link
usually when i listen to now i end up listening to this woman's work 50 straight times
― J0rdan S., Monday, 13 June 2016 18:23 (seven years ago) link
My order would probably go
EmbryaNow BLACKsummers'nightUrban Hang Suite
They're all solid 8/10s for me but I'm still waiting for his masterpiece.
― Kitchen Person, Monday, 13 June 2016 19:05 (seven years ago) link
Killfiling anyone and everyone with a word to say against Embrya.
― Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix), Monday, 13 June 2016 19:32 (seven years ago) link
I actually don't feel that strongly about any of his other albums (although I do about a song or two on each of them) but Embrya is like
https://www.sonntag-sachsen.de/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/field/image/2014_49/2014_49_90561.jpg?itok=UWmNkchq
― Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix), Monday, 13 June 2016 19:34 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7ziWpTAOWs
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 24 June 2016 16:41 (seven years ago) link
^^^ this song
New album's good.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 24 June 2016 16:44 (seven years ago) link
i think i like the demo of "gods" better but i had..... very high expectations for the full version
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 25 June 2016 20:35 (seven years ago) link
Wait what demo?!
― Austin, Saturday, 25 June 2016 22:49 (seven years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Monday, 27 June 2016 03:11 (seven years ago) link
filed my review a few hours ago. Preview: I'm in love.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 27 June 2016 03:23 (seven years ago) link
all the ways that love can be
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Monday, 27 June 2016 04:19 (seven years ago) link
just in: "drowndeep" still the best song ever
― k3vin k., Monday, 27 June 2016 04:41 (seven years ago) link
gods just makes me think that you can now spot a maxwell song from a 100 miles. his melodies are so, so similar now. hes really settled into 'just doing me', for better/worse.
― StillAdvance, Monday, 27 June 2016 10:01 (seven years ago) link
its also his phrasing.
― StillAdvance, Monday, 27 June 2016 10:05 (seven years ago) link
wow, was not expecting these disco vibes:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB9_ORhFoYU
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Monday, 27 June 2016 17:58 (seven years ago) link
yeah that song rules a lot
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Monday, 27 June 2016 18:02 (seven years ago) link
for a few day it was my favorite
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 27 June 2016 18:11 (seven years ago) link
has this leaked or what
― moistest hoist (Spottie), Monday, 27 June 2016 18:11 (seven years ago) link
Not that I can see.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 27 June 2016 18:13 (seven years ago) link
i need this in my life
― moistest hoist (Spottie), Monday, 27 June 2016 18:14 (seven years ago) link
grab a coffee
https://news.starbucks.com/news/maxwell-to-preview-album-at-starbucks
― maura, Tuesday, 28 June 2016 00:37 (seven years ago) link
My review.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 June 2016 15:13 (seven years ago) link
great review alfred!
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Wednesday, 29 June 2016 15:31 (seven years ago) link
thank you!
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 June 2016 15:32 (seven years ago) link
can't believe both spin and maxwell made it to maxwell's fifth album
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 29 June 2016 16:33 (seven years ago) link
https://media.giphy.com/media/vMnuZGHJfFSTe/giphy.gif
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 June 2016 16:36 (seven years ago) link
Nice review Alfred but I learned a lot more from the comments section than the actual review itself.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 29 June 2016 18:56 (seven years ago) link
I did too and am putting that plan into action.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 June 2016 20:14 (seven years ago) link
It's up on Apple Music and... oh my god is it sensational
― Evan R, Friday, 1 July 2016 19:06 (seven years ago) link
Went looking for this at Target today; they had a spot for it on their new releases endcap but no actual copies. Maybe I'll be able to find it in NYC tomorrow. I hear tell they still have some actual record stores there.
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Friday, 1 July 2016 20:30 (seven years ago) link
i'm finding it less immediate than the last album but it ends really strongly
― some dude, Friday, 1 July 2016 20:35 (seven years ago) link
Feels even busier and richer than its predecessor on my first listens; it's gonna take some spins to sort out everything happening on some of these songs. "Hostage," "Ocean" and "All The Ways Love Can Feel" are the ones that floored me immediately.
It's much more upbeat and less remorseful than the last one. I do miss some of the melancholy but that's just preferential b/c this is really hitting the spot, too.
― Evan R, Friday, 1 July 2016 20:43 (seven years ago) link
also man the drummer can get some
"Gods" and "Lost" are as straightforward as he gets.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 1 July 2016 20:45 (seven years ago) link
the "drummer" is alternately hod david, mark colenburg, and jermaine parrish (plus stewart matthewman plays drums on his two tracks). when i talked to maxwell he implied he also played some of the drums but i can't detect that in the liner notes
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 1 July 2016 20:54 (seven years ago) link
but yeah they can all get some
Kinda fascinated by how many demons and anxieties hide in the shadows of even the more uplifting songs here. Interesting balances between light and dark all around
― Evan R, Friday, 1 July 2016 21:03 (seven years ago) link
yeah imo it *feels* more upbeat but in its heart it is not
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 1 July 2016 21:04 (seven years ago) link
e "drummer" is alternately hod david, mark colenburg, and jermaine parrish (plus stewart matthewman plays drums on his two tracks). when i talked to maxwell he implied he also played some of the drums but i can't detect that in the liner notes
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson),
he's not credited on instruments -- demos maybe?
makes me wonder what's his primary instrument? Also, I get the impression that he isn't a lyrics-only songwriter -- he and David write everything, right?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 1 July 2016 21:45 (seven years ago) link
yeah I too wonder and prob should've asked but i was just sort of stunned by his answer about drumming (I was specifically curious about whether chris dave is on this record and he's 100 percent not)
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 1 July 2016 21:47 (seven years ago) link
damn what kind of reporter are you
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 1 July 2016 22:36 (seven years ago) link
a music writer
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 1 July 2016 22:39 (seven years ago) link
First listen right now. I didn't preview any of the pre-release songs past 'Lake by the Ocean' and '1990x' so I wasn't really ready for how spaced out and layered this thing is. About half of it is very reminiscent of Embrya. And lyrically, jeez. This probably just edges out Now to be his most introspective album.
Just one listen, but I can already say this is a much "deeper" album than BLACK was. That one probably has the better highlights, but overall, SUMMERS' feels like the more consistent work.
― Austin, Saturday, 2 July 2016 01:08 (seven years ago) link
BLACK had a "Bad Habits" on it, and this one doesn't. But "Lake By The Ocean" is every bit as good as "Pretty Wings," and that's no small feat
― Evan R, Monday, 4 July 2016 14:34 (seven years ago) link
this is really gorgeous
― ufo, Monday, 4 July 2016 14:52 (seven years ago) link
So here's a really fucking nerdy story...
Last night I needed to rip blackSUMMERS'night into iTunes. And I figured while I was at it, I'd rip its predecessor, BLACKsummers'night, as well. Well, it turns out iTunes isn't particularly case sensitive where album titles are concerned, and it thought they were both the same album. My first thought was that I'd insert the years of release, like so: "BLACKsummers'night (2009)", "blackSUMMERS'night (2016)". I've done that in the past when artists had multiple self-titled albums, e.g. "Elvis (1955)", "Elvis (1973)". But that looked shitty, so what I finally ended up doing was going into the Sorting field and changing the titles there. So BLACKsummers'night is sorted as "Black", and blackSUMMERS'night is sorted as "Summers." Isn't that exciting?
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 23:11 (seven years ago) link
Ahh, that's a really good solution to that problem, Don! I had entered them as different discs, as in BLACK was disc 1 of 3, SUMMERS' was 2 of 3. But I think I like your way better.
― Austin, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 03:25 (seven years ago) link
i think i must've listened to "hostage" 15 times in a row last night
― Heez, Monday, 18 July 2016 14:48 (seven years ago) link
great track. last 90 seconds are sublime
― Spottie, Monday, 18 July 2016 17:29 (seven years ago) link
"fingers crossed" feels like a sequel to "love you"
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, 4 August 2016 19:03 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cted2PiWcAEUHW4.jpg
The vinyl version of this looks/sounds/is beautiful.
This record is growing on me every bit as much as I could have hoped. One of the best of the year. I don't know how I didn't even notice "Lost" until recently.
― Evan R, Thursday, 29 September 2016 01:45 (seven years ago) link
seems like a lot of r&b albums getting more end of the yr love than this which is a shame
― Heez, Saturday, 10 December 2016 05:33 (seven years ago) link
yeh just like all his albums its grown on me w every listen
― Spottie, Saturday, 10 December 2016 05:44 (seven years ago) link
Let's just hope that blacksummersNIGHT becomes the consensus AOTY in 2023
― pumped up kicks and levels on repeat all night (2011nostalgia), Saturday, 10 December 2016 06:23 (seven years ago) link
the second half of this album comes alive in a way the first half doesn't really for me - I start off being disappointed that it's just delicately pretty background music, and only feel immersed/captivated towards the end
― lex pretend, Saturday, 10 December 2016 13:45 (seven years ago) link
"III" is the only track I dismiss thanks to that keyboard. The album's going in my top ten.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 10 December 2016 13:51 (seven years ago) link
but the horns in that one
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Saturday, 10 December 2016 17:23 (seven years ago) link
well, the horns in all of them. ecstatic punctuation
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Saturday, 10 December 2016 17:26 (seven years ago) link
submerge, dang, I can hardly breath listening to it
what an album
― droit au butt (Euler), Thursday, 28 December 2017 17:55 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAkhdXHQ_G0
― maura, Tuesday, 12 June 2018 14:33 (five years ago) link
lovely stuff
― Simon H., Tuesday, 12 June 2018 14:35 (five years ago) link
Well that's goddamn fantastic and a half.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 12 June 2018 14:38 (five years ago) link
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 12 June 2018 18:10 (five years ago) link
Whoa, didn't expect that!
― (V) (°,,,,°) (V) (Austin), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 00:20 (five years ago) link
Feels a bit Prince-like
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 15:28 (five years ago) link
yep that was my first thought. p killer
― lowercase (eric), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 15:36 (five years ago) link
odd how it's presented as almost secondary to the music video or short film or whatever (which is a tidal exclusive i think??) when the video is just 'fine' and the song stands v well on its own
― dyl, Thursday, 14 June 2018 02:19 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PmTnCboNFc
video went on vevo yesterday
― maura, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 14:52 (five years ago) link
That is stunning. What an incredible vocal performance.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 20:22 (five years ago) link
Also this
https://www.rollingstone.com/maxwell-glass-house-video-w521716
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 20:33 (five years ago) link
(A review rather than an interview, but more details about the filmmakers etc.)
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 20:35 (five years ago) link
i'm pretty late getting into Maxwell, but he's great. i don't have much to add beyond that right now!
― omar little, Friday, 20 July 2018 15:49 (five years ago) link
the best
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Friday, 20 July 2018 16:38 (five years ago) link
I almost feel like that's cheating since the rest of us have to wait YEARS between scraps.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 20 July 2018 16:43 (five years ago) link
lol otm
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Friday, 20 July 2018 16:51 (five years ago) link
I can empathize my Spotify went offline for a minute earlier and the wait between Now and BLACKsummersnight was excruciating.
― omar little, Friday, 20 July 2018 17:14 (five years ago) link
haha
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Friday, 20 July 2018 17:52 (five years ago) link
So long as you avoid his second album and last single you're in for a delight: what a catalog.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 20 July 2018 17:58 (five years ago) link
avoid Embrya?? whaaaaat
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Friday, 20 July 2018 18:00 (five years ago) link
It's a dense bore, "Cococure" excepted. I get it stuck in my head once a week.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 20 July 2018 18:03 (five years ago) link
i dont get dense from embrya at all. the songs have a ton of room to breath. Cococure through Know These Things is an incredibly strong stretch of canon maxwell.
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Friday, 20 July 2018 18:14 (five years ago) link
Embrya is pretty much the antithesis of what dense could apply to in pop music.
― (V) (°,,,,°) (V) (Austin), Friday, 20 July 2018 18:22 (five years ago) link
Yeah, sorry -- to me his melodic sense isn't as well-developed, leading to clotted arrangements. NOW is when things click into place.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 20 July 2018 19:06 (five years ago) link
"drowndeep" is one of his best songs imo
― k3vin k., Friday, 20 July 2018 21:29 (five years ago) link
― tsrobodo, Saturday, 21 July 2018 15:53 (five years ago) link
I hear you. That approach works on UHS imo.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 21 July 2018 16:00 (five years ago) link
UHS was far more balladic and conventional than ambient and arcane though.
Embrya was in some ways a complete departure from what came before which accounts for its poor reception. It was reaching for something "different" but wasn't authoritative enough in its intent to justify its pretences.
In spite of that I still think the music is undeniable.
― tsrobodo, Saturday, 21 July 2018 17:16 (five years ago) link
agreed well-said
― k3vin k., Saturday, 21 July 2018 17:58 (five years ago) link
Today, Maxwell announces his "50 Intimate Nights Live" tour, a 50-date trek to many of North America's top theatres, including New York's Beacon Theatre, LA's Microsoft Theater, and Chicago's Chicago Theatre. Following on the heels of performances at North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam and Afropunk Paris, the multi-GRAMMY-winning soul singer will debut new material during these intimate shows alongside his many critically acclaimed hits....A 20th anniversary reissue of Maxwell's 1998 album 'Embrya' will also be released this fall. More details to come.
― maura, Monday, 23 July 2018 14:47 (five years ago) link
A 20th anniversary reissue of Maxwell's 1998 album 'Embrya' will also be released this fall. More details to come.
― maura, Monday, July 23, 2018 7:47 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
hell yeah
tsrobodo relentlessly otm itt
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Monday, 23 July 2018 16:22 (five years ago) link
from my inbox:
Sony Music's Certified Classics, Legacy Recording's division for the celebration of Sony Music's Hip Hop and R&B catalogue, will release Maxwell's Embrya on September 28th. The release will include a 2-LP white vinyl package and a new 12-page booklet featuring unseen photos from the original Embrya photoshoot shot by Mario Sorrenti. The audio has been newly re-mastered by Maxwell and Stuart Matthewman, who has worked with Maxwell for over 20 years and who mixed and co-produced the album in 1998. Additionally, it has been resequenced, moving the original opening track to the end.Embrya, which was originally released in 1998, reached #2 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #3 on the Billboard 200 and went Certified platinum. It also garnered Maxwell a GRAMMY Award nomination for best R&B album. The album remains an integral chapter in Maxwell's career canon. He switched up from the jazzier leanings of Urban Hang Suite to stronger basslines, lush strings, electronic beats and more pulsating beats and grooves versus melodies--with Hawaiian guitar riffs and Latin accents thrown in for good measure. And whereas the retro-souled Suite's concept revolved around romance, Embrya takes the musical discussion to the next level: the gestation of love and spirituality.It was also recently announced that Maxwell will perform the National Anthem at the Opening Night Ceremony of 2018 US Open. The performance will take place at Arthur Ashe Stadium prior to the evening session on Monday, August 27th. This announcement follows the news that GRAMMY-Award winning music sensation Kelly Clarkson will headline the Opening Night Ceremony.Additionally, Maxwell recently announced his upcoming "50 Intimate Nights Live" North American tour which will kick off on September 27th in, Richmond, VA.
Embrya, which was originally released in 1998, reached #2 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #3 on the Billboard 200 and went Certified platinum. It also garnered Maxwell a GRAMMY Award nomination for best R&B album. The album remains an integral chapter in Maxwell's career canon. He switched up from the jazzier leanings of Urban Hang Suite to stronger basslines, lush strings, electronic beats and more pulsating beats and grooves versus melodies--with Hawaiian guitar riffs and Latin accents thrown in for good measure. And whereas the retro-souled Suite's concept revolved around romance, Embrya takes the musical discussion to the next level: the gestation of love and spirituality.
It was also recently announced that Maxwell will perform the National Anthem at the Opening Night Ceremony of 2018 US Open. The performance will take place at Arthur Ashe Stadium prior to the evening session on Monday, August 27th. This announcement follows the news that GRAMMY-Award winning music sensation Kelly Clarkson will headline the Opening Night Ceremony.
Additionally, Maxwell recently announced his upcoming "50 Intimate Nights Live" North American tour which will kick off on September 27th in, Richmond, VA.
also his new press photo is great (linked because it's giant)
― maura, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 14:37 (five years ago) link
hooray he announced a date in boston
― maura, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 14:38 (five years ago) link
I'm all for a deluxe and reappraised version of Embrya, but I hope that they won't drop the ball and leave all the great related material from the time still in limbo.
― outside, you're never alone. (Austin), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 16:16 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN7gMZwhAeI
from NIGHT, which is finally coming out... in 2019.
― maura, Friday, 5 October 2018 14:20 (five years ago) link
OH SHIT
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 5 October 2018 14:21 (five years ago) link
how does he even write songs like this
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 5 October 2018 14:24 (five years ago) link
that's much sooner than expected!
― ufo, Friday, 5 October 2018 14:30 (five years ago) link
the "You've insisted, you've insisted" part -- holy shit
― You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 5 October 2018 14:34 (five years ago) link
Maxwell has filmed a music video for his newest release, “Shame.” Opening with a view of the New York City skyline and models clad in sheer dark scarves, obscuring their faces from view, the video is a vibrant look into black beauty. A low hum sets the stage for this ground-breaking video that dives deep into historical context, popular culture and realities of love; an all star cast led by super model Maria Borgess, featuring Jeneil Williams, Achok Majak, Riley Montana, Sira Kant and Adonis Bosso as regal depictions of humans shedding their shame.
Watch video here: http://smarturl.it/maxwellshame/Youtube
“We wanted to celebrate beauty. Specifically the beauty of Black women. Black women - Black people - don’t see themselves heralded as a standard of beauty nearly enough in the media, especially in entertainment, high fashion and art. It’s getting better, but we still have so far to go," Maxwell explains. "People of color have carried shame about our features, our hair, our bodies, our skin tone. As I said previously, this song is about removing the cloak of shame and opening up to love... including self-love and love of your culture. So we decided to pay homage to another beautiful video, George Michael’s iconic “Freedom” - but make it Black. The end result is gorgeous, powerful and stunning. This video is a love letter to my women of color. Feel no shame in your skin - you are beyond beautiful."
― maura, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 15:20 (five years ago) link
Going to see him tonight!
― You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 15:23 (five years ago) link
ive been trying to decide whether to go see him on this tour, please report back!
― Machine Gunk Jelly (Spottie), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 17:26 (five years ago) link
The DC area gig near me was so expensive. There was also a cheaper Baltimore one, but alas on a night I couldn’t make. Oh well. Maybe will just have to splurge next time
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 18:19 (five years ago) link
aaahhhh i'm so jealous, alfred!
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Thursday, 18 October 2018 03:15 (five years ago) link
So the show was terrific. He was in fine voice, casual and masterly in his between-song patter. I'm sorry that apparently Marsha Ambrosius was apparently too sick to play (talking to people in the elevator, I was impressed that many concertgoers were there as much for her, deservedly).
― You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 18 October 2018 12:59 (five years ago) link
alright cool im leaning towards going
― Machine Gunk Jelly (Spottie), Friday, 19 October 2018 16:37 (five years ago) link
Soul star Maxwell presents "A Night At The Symphony," his first-ever symphonic shows this fall, joined by world class orchestras augmented with veterans of his longtime band. Maxwell, who’s known for his meticulous attention to detail in his music, is re-arranging his songs in collaboration with the 96 member National Symphony Orchestra and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra respectively, for a three-night residency at Washington D.C.'s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts September 18, 19 and 20, and a one-night show at the Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park in Atlanta on September 27th.
― maura, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 14:45 (four years ago) link
let's fucking goooooo
THE FIRST FROM THE FINAL #MXWLNIGHT 00 : 12 hours : 00:0FF pic.twitter.com/dumJe89rcv— MAXWELL (@_MAXWELL_) November 15, 2021
― Murgatroid, Tuesday, 16 November 2021 00:41 (two years ago) link
is the album coming too or is he going to disappear for another 3 years after releasing a single again
― ufo, Tuesday, 16 November 2021 00:50 (two years ago) link
O_O
!!???!??!!?
― the beginning of the end of discourse. (Austin), Tuesday, 16 November 2021 02:31 (two years ago) link
if this means he's dropping it at 3am, i'm staying the fuck up for that.
― the beginning of the end of discourse. (Austin), Tuesday, 16 November 2021 02:32 (two years ago) link
i guess it's not actually 3am but sometime between now and tomorrow this time? i don't know how twitter works at all.
excited.
― the beginning of the end of discourse. (Austin), Tuesday, 16 November 2021 03:06 (two years ago) link
― pumped up kicks and levels on repeat all night (2011nostalgia), Friday, December 9, 2016 10:23 PM (four years ago) bookmarkflaglink
we're almost there guys!!
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Tuesday, 16 November 2021 05:09 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO-quWd4IP0
an absolute dream
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Tuesday, 16 November 2021 17:20 (two years ago) link
i know he said (about a fucking decade ago) that the third one would be all slow jams, but i didn't think he'd actually go through with it! this is a damn fine tune and a promise of glorious things to come.
"creamy chocolate work of art" indeed. \m/
― the beginning of the end of discourse. (Austin), Tuesday, 16 November 2021 20:13 (two years ago) link
Going back to some of the more recent remixes that I missed. This one caught me off guard. Ooh, this is nice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsFBLvqttSk
"Shame (S508 Cassady Remix)" (2019)
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Tuesday, 19 April 2022 16:22 (two years ago) link
Touring with Jazmin Sullivan
Serenade tour
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 28 March 2024 04:44 (three weeks ago) link