K. Michelle

omg i didn't realize how easily downloadable it is. and in pretty good quality too. lol. i am tempted but i think i will throw my money her way instead.

the Drake song is something else.

the drake song reminds me of ne-yo's "single" from the opposite perspective - it's as much about how we use ideals and fantasies of singers as about drake himself, and coming after "build a man" in which she actually calls out each of her exes specifically it's kinda devastating - there's this tension in all of her work between wanting to feel everything as hard as she can and this empirical certainty underpinning it all that men ain't shit, so by that stage of the album she's going full frankenstein then pure fantasy just to sustain the former. "god i get it" almost sounds like acceptance, a resolution of sorts, after that.

album's full of these quietly devastating lyrics sprinkled among the "I'D RATHER BE FUUUUUCKIIIIIIIING YOU" head-turning stuff, like that line on "maybe i should call" - "heart is feeling useless, probably should've used it less"

"judge me" is such a boom opener, makes me want to hear k michelle doing a bond theme

she's been pretty explicit about her country influences, when i interviewed her she said she wanted to do a full-on country album in the future

her fader interview is so good! http://www.thefader.com/2014/12/04/k-michelle-interview

I really wasn't expecting the country music influence to be so strong on this. I still miss the more bizarre eye-opening moments from her debut album but if it's a choice I'd much rather take the brutally honest confessions of this, there's so much specific detail here and even on the rare moments when the lyrics veer close to self-pitying cliche she delivers the lines with such conviction and belief that it seems unique to her own story.

Have become obsessed with the melody/synthbassline of "Love 'Em All".

jeezy feels like such a perfect counterpoint for the remix

i sort of don't want to hear a man on that song

thx dyl btw

quite amused by album offcut "oscar"

http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/k-michelle-oscar-new-song.1960490.html

xp my thoughts as well

omg this record

Lex, I knew nowt about K Michelle, but your great interview for the Fader (?) got me on to this. Fantastic album, and fantastic woman by the sound of it. Thanks man.

I think I fell in love with this record today.

its really, really good.

in some ways i think "drake would love me" is legitimately the emotional apex of it

agreed

this album is so beautiful. "miss you, goodbye" through the end especially. ugh. *plays again*

"Silhouette"!

wow, this drake song

she released this a week before Christmas last year and one of the stations in D.C. has been playing it a lot in the last week or two, would not it being an R&B radio holiday standard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0X9C6W43js

would not MIND it being etc.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/k-michelle-cant-escape-the-drama-but-at-least-she-still-makes-good-music/2014/12/11/491a3f88-8159-11e4-8882-03cf08410beb_story.html

review of the K. Michelle gig at the Howard Theatre in DC the other night

K. dished more specifics about the album itself than the man who inspired it. She told the packed house that she wanted a more eclectic sound for this album and had to tell her label, “You’re not gonna dumb down for my fan base and act like they can’t appreciate different kinds of music.”

Yes!

K. Michelle for president of music

this album is so powerful

think my favorite moment on this record is the false "human nature" quote on "something about the night"

album is so triumphantly sad

think my favorite moment on this record is the false "human nature" quote on "something about the night"

I hadn't picked up on this before until your post.

think my favorite moment on this record is the false "human nature" quote on "something about the night" every moment on this record.

also true

Had a friend over tonight for a glass of wine and a moan about her relationship woes and the problems with men and put this album on in the background. She had never heard of K. Michelle but was absolutely floored by the last two songs.

album is so triumphantly sad

― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, December 12, 2014 3:17 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark

This is my favorite type of K. Michelle, eager to check this album out

Thanks for posting the Christmas song, some dude. Was looking for some seasonal K. M earlier this month!

is that kellz as in r kelly she's singing about on the "build a man" intro? "there was kellz, he adored me / loved to hear me sing but controlled me."

last three tracks feel equally like a defiant victory lap and a breakdown

also as much as the point of k michelle is HOLLERING LOUDLY, she's secretly a pretty subtle singer when she wants to be - it's the way she knows the lines and words to bite down on for maximum impact, the way she lets her voice crack on "god i get it"...

also makes total sense that this album was all about one dude.

it's about Kellz Arry, the other mentor that wrote songs for her earlier in her career

and the next line is about Idris Melba Toast, one of a couple different British actors she's dated

lol

also as much as the point of k michelle is HOLLERING LOUDLY, she's secretly a pretty subtle singer when she wants to be

well yes, there are reasons we all like her more than Keyshia Cole

Wasn't really into her first album apart from the single but this new one is fantastic. The production is really incredible especially on Miss You, Goodbye which is my favourite so far.

this album just continues to kill me

Same here.

out of curiosity, looked up how this was doing on billboard charts & was kinda surprised to see only one song on only one singles/songs chart (hot r&b songs - "love 'em all" is #13). bc i can totally see some of these having radio longevity. suppose that speaks to how screwed up the radio formatting of r&b music is, as has been discussed w/ much greater eloquence elsewhere. the album itself is the #2 r&b album, which is cool.

in any event, goddamn this is still a powerhouse. "judge me," "how do you know," "maybe i should call" and "drake would love me" are my faves.

"Love Em All" is only in the 30s on the airplay chart, too. slowly gaining steam, though, and Rebellious Soul's 2nd single didn't hit radio until many months after the album's release, so I don't think they're releasing anything else just yet.

if his mama couldn't do it, what makes you think you can train that boy to be a man…it's too late…

devastating…

late to the party, but what a superb album from start to finish. thx ilx/lex

ILex

K. Michelle and Azealia Banks have announced they will be embarking on a very special 20-date tour across North America this fall. The co-headlining tour presented by CENTRIC and BET commences in Indianapolis on 09/15 and will make stops in Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, New York amongst many others, and wraps in Los Angeles on 10/15. Both artists will be performing tracks from their current albums – K. Michelle’s "Anybody Wanna Buy A Heartand" and Azealia Banks’ "Broke With Expensive Taste" – as well as fan favorites from previous releases. For a full list of tour dates, see below. Please check with your local venue for specific on-sale date and time.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
09/15 - Murat Theatre - Indianapolis, IN
09/16 - Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL
09/17 - Fabulous Fox Theatre - St. Louis, MO
09/18 - Fox Theater - Detroit, MI
09/19 - Pier Six Pavilion - Baltimore, MD
09/20 - DAR Constitution Hall - Washington, DC
09/24 - The Mann Center for Performing Arts - Philadelphia, PA
09/25 - Hard Rock Live - Cleveland, OH
09/26 - Best Buy Theatre - New York, NY
09/27 - House of Blues - Boston, MA
09/30 - Carpenter Center - Richmond, VA
10/01 - nTelos Wireless Pavilion - Portsmouth, VA
10/02 - Chastain Park Amphitheatre - Atlanta, GA
10/03 - Palace Theatre - Louisville, KY
10/05 - Schermerhorn Symphony Center - Nashville, TN
10/09 - Bayou Music Center - Houston, TX
10/10 - Verizon Theatre @ Grand Prairie - Dallas, TX
10/12 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
10/14 - Fox Theater - Oakland, CA (K.Michelle performing only)
10/15 - Microsoft Theatre - Los Angeles, CA

would have been there in a heartbeat :(

ha i think i will go to this :D

yah, i also think this is worth paying for

goddammit
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6649233/azealia-banks-k-michelle-tour-canceled

nooooooo

damn i hope her forays into country work out. "god i get it" for one is amazing

new album ALL MONSTERS ARE HUMAN out today:
https://smarturl.it/MonstersAreHuman

yes! Listening now.

queuing

man is she ever consistently underrated.

aw, this is reminding me i forgot to put Supahood on my top singles ballot. it's fucking great and maybe my favorite song from last year where it is socially unacceptable or me to sing along to the chorus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE7mvhuc5R0

based on this new record, it seems like KM has a perfect discography… the song U posts above is funny as fuck…

I dunno why we don't revive this thread every three weeks.

Happy birthday!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZQHq86bWOA

Been hooked on Ciara’s prayer this week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6itsa9lbYYs

New album due this year? The new single scooch is good too

lol there's a "ciara's prayer" on summer walker's album too

i saw that last night. its... an actual prayer tho, and not a song.

apparently she did a full country performance at the bluebird cafe within the last week but i cant footage anywhere. i need to see it.

No chatter about the new album? It's vulgar and terrific as usual. I'm here for tracks titled "Wherever the Dick May Land."

seems like every month i re-fall in love with one of her songs, currently its sleep like a baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59f6oEl8j4k

her phrasing on the chorus

shooould,
i wake,
you up,
and let,
you know,
im brea... king
ev...'ry
night
while you sleep like a baaaby