This album is good, but I must agree with the sentiments that it all kind of rolls together into one hourlong wash of a song.
― Austin, Tuesday, 9 February 2016 20:08 (eight years ago) link
Excellent deep house offers a useful point of comparison for this album, I think.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 9 February 2016 20:50 (eight years ago) link
only now realizing—guess what amazing song has a paris strother co-write
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsfT7QhnGj8
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Wednesday, 10 February 2016 05:43 (eight years ago) link
AHHHHH that was one of my absolute favourites from that album.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 10 February 2016 06:34 (eight years ago) link
wtf why didn't i know they were originally from minneapolis???
― uptown garfunkel (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 10 February 2016 19:04 (eight years ago) link
Great review Alfred!
The other reference point that occurred to me was Rene and Angela's "You Don't Have To Cry".
― Tim F, Wednesday, 10 February 2016 20:59 (eight years ago) link
lol i literally just compared the record to "your smile"
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Wednesday, 10 February 2016 21:24 (eight years ago) link
― Tim F, Wednesday, February 10, 2016 3:59 PM (
Thanks, Tim. Are you trying to kill me with that reference?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 10 February 2016 22:41 (eight years ago) link
IDK is that a good thing or bad.
An even better one (apart from "Your Smile"! OTM brad) is Angela Winbush's "Angel", minus the massive hollering.
― Tim F, Thursday, 11 February 2016 00:25 (eight years ago) link
Alfred, I'm not in the know — please share a link to your review.
― Austin, Thursday, 11 February 2016 00:25 (eight years ago) link
The agony of not catching it, especially since I'm about write a long piece on Angela Winbush.
Austin: http://www.spin.com/2016/02/review-king-we-are-king/?utm_source=share-fb&utm_medium=button
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 11 February 2016 00:32 (eight years ago) link
can't read your review until the pile of garbage i wrote about them is shaped into something worthwhile but i promise i will afterward alfred
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 11 February 2016 00:37 (eight years ago) link
Cool; a very flowing and heady review: a perfect match for the music.
― Austin, Thursday, 11 February 2016 00:37 (eight years ago) link
especially since I'm about write a long piece on Angela Winbush.
Alfred casually outshining all other pretenders ITT.
― Tim F, Thursday, 11 February 2016 00:38 (eight years ago) link
yeah that is my dream piece alfred, i would only trust u with it tbh
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 11 February 2016 01:04 (eight years ago) link
I'll try my best to take home the gold
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 11 February 2016 01:13 (eight years ago) link
i was going on amazon to see about buying the CD but it linked to this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00007AJQQ?qid=1455153396&ref_=tmm_acd_swatch_0&sr=8-1
― nomar, Thursday, 11 February 2016 01:17 (eight years ago) link
They're playing in Mpls in a few hours! The sisters are DeLaSalle grads of '04 but this is their first big Twin Cities show. They were just on the radio talking about Nintendo's "Punchout" and Cocteau Twins. I'll try to report again from the other side...
― Ys Man a.k.a. Have One on G (geoffreyess), Saturday, 13 February 2016 01:39 (eight years ago) link
i have listened to this record a couple of times and mannnnnnnnn native land is already one of my favorite songs ever
― get a long, little doggy (m bison), Saturday, 13 February 2016 04:09 (eight years ago) link
isn't it?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 13 February 2016 04:12 (eight years ago) link
its like tamales at christmas 2 me
― get a long, little doggy (m bison), Saturday, 13 February 2016 04:15 (eight years ago) link
I've fallen hard for "In the Meantime," such an incredible bass line and chord progression
― thom yorke state of mind (voodoo chili), Saturday, 13 February 2016 04:17 (eight years ago) link
thing is, that is all of the songs, all of the songs have incredible bass lines and chord progressions
― get a long, little doggy (m bison), Saturday, 13 February 2016 04:19 (eight years ago) link
"Native Land" is definitely my favorite right now
― some dude, Saturday, 13 February 2016 04:27 (eight years ago) link
They're very light touch when it comes to bass, so when they do turn it up you really notice it. The bassline on In The Meantime really purrs.
The chord progression on The Story is incredible and really reminds of something. Like I think it's widescreen techno of some sort but I dunno.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 13 February 2016 12:36 (eight years ago) link
In the Meantime also has that ridiculous chord change on the third line of the verse
― thom yorke state of mind (voodoo chili), Saturday, 13 February 2016 15:15 (eight years ago) link
Saw them last night in Minneapolis. They were really amazing. Hey got the biggest reaction, there were a lot of people singing along to it which was really moving. I was disappointed they didn't do Native Land but that was the only thing I'd change.
― Kitchen Person, Saturday, 13 February 2016 16:10 (eight years ago) link
Interesting about the Cocteaus mention. It occurred to me on first listen that some vocal nuances are Ella filtered through late-period Liz, which seemed an unlikely influence.
― Lurkers of the world, unite! (Sanpaku), Saturday, 13 February 2016 17:11 (eight years ago) link
Great to read through this thread after coming to the conclusion that this is one of my favourite albums ever. And I've been listening for a week! So many astonishing moments, one that thrills me to no end is that middle bit in "Red Eye," when the vocals start to modulate towards something almost unearthly. Their command of harmonic structure and arranging there is unbelievable. Great album to listen to in sequence but I've also enjoyed listening in shuffle with a long crossfade time, leading to ever more mysterious segues and transpositions. What a wonderful obsession this has become!
― Chickie Levitt, Saturday, 13 February 2016 17:12 (eight years ago) link
this album is completely addictive
― alpine static, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 10:26 (eight years ago) link
oh, please!
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 17 February 2016 11:35 (eight years ago) link
i listen to this album ~3 times a day
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 12:42 (eight years ago) link
wish i could quit my job so i could listen more
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 12:43 (eight years ago) link
i think it is making me a kinder person, because i'm so blissed out when i listen to it
is KING a cult?
OTM. I had a really shitty, annoying start to the morning the other day and I listened to this album over the course of my commute and my irritation just ~dissolved~.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 12:47 (eight years ago) link
I listened to it last night when I had to with late and I was really stressed out.
― uptown garfunkel (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 17 February 2016 13:47 (eight years ago) link
I think I’ve listened to this album about 10 times more than any other so far this year.
― Chewshabadoo, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 22:56 (eight years ago) link
fuck i missed them last night. how was the oakland show?
― kurt schwitterz, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 23:00 (eight years ago) link
Mpls show was really nice. All about the vocals, with everything else pushed to the back, though Paris got pretty funky on the keys at times.
― Ys Man a.k.a. Have One on G (geoffreyess), Thursday, 18 February 2016 01:59 (eight years ago) link
I have started listening to this yesterday.it sounds great although for now, the album may lack some "hits" but I guess it takes some time before I can really make out and appreciate the songs."Native Land" seems fantastic, though. It has something in common with Blood Orange's sound and it seems they have worked together, so that would make sense.
― AlXTC from Paris, Thursday, 18 February 2016 10:51 (eight years ago) link
They’ve announced they are playing London and Manchester end of March.
― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 18 February 2016 23:59 (eight years ago) link
paris and amber strother apparently worked with corinne bailey rae on her new single, and it shows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iibMNsSRCE
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Saturday, 27 February 2016 11:24 (eight years ago) link
I was just wondering where she's been. The Sea is still a fave.
― Hey (Extended Mix), Saturday, 27 February 2016 11:41 (eight years ago) link
Ah, that must be why I like the new Corinne Bailey Rae so much. That was a surprise.
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 1 March 2016 21:09 (eight years ago) link
Her last album was incredible tho!
― Hey (Extended Mix), Tuesday, 1 March 2016 23:51 (eight years ago) link
trippy new video for 'carry on'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YwhEgflFRM
― Nourry, Monday, 7 March 2016 21:22 (eight years ago) link
2001 needed an R&B epilog.
Meanwhile, I think "RedEye" is sufficient justification for a Donald Fagen collaboration.
― Assault Mime (Sanpaku), Monday, 7 March 2016 22:48 (eight years ago) link
i wanna see a video with them in it at some point
― art baengels (monotony), Monday, 7 March 2016 23:41 (eight years ago) link
This never fails to chill me out
― robbie ca$hflo (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 13:43 (eight years ago) link