NITE JEWEL thread

yeah i love her first but this is the record she was born to make. course correct of One Second of Love. felt a bit weird hearing a track in starbucks

this album is definitely not front-loaded. it seems to peak in tempo in the middle and carry that for 3 tracks, culminating in a suite of some of her finest chill songs to date. The only weak spot is "I Don't Know"

I like that song. Pretty much like the whole album, in fact.

it was great live, loved the break

I went to see her last week because it was only £7 and I thought that seemed like a decent deal. I had forgotten just how many truly great songs she's made over the years and it was brilliant, her live voice was flawless.

the answer is the soty imo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc-uwh12myM

of 2017, time lapse

Not to rank on her latest stuff, but I really miss Cole’s participation

Real High was one of my favorite albums from last year, I'm surprised it didn't get more love on here.

right there with ya Moodles

Real High was one of my favorite albums from last year, I'm surprised it didn't get more love on here.

― Moodles, Friday, February 9, 2018 5:28 PM (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

same

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Erjtza8eSaU

ultra lush, from the "Obsession" EP - which is a perfect transitional record from "Liquid Cool" to "Real High". EP starts with the title track from the newest and is book-ended by "Real Low", an instrumental version with more pronounced surface noise and an extended outro. Whole EP feels like a come-down and falls more in line with the nite-funk feel. PM me if you're interested

https://www.stereogum.com/1999281/nite-jewel-on-your-own-the-jokes-on-you/music/

new nite jewel

Yup yup! Will be listening later

New one has some of the old joyful bump of her earlier EPs

I like it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA-kEdVp2to

: )

wow that's great

oh wow, love it

love her, love the new track, excited for the record

was just listening to real high yesterday and was wondering what she was up to. this is beautiful

I’m guessing from the notes to this single that she and cole have split ?

First para of the press release

In 2018, Gonzalez’s twelve year marriage dissolved. This left her alone and displaced, drifting from friend’s couch to friend’s couch. At the same time, she began her PhD in Musicology at UCLA. Gonzalez’s research on women’s musical lament practices formed a historical backbone for what became No Sun. Dating back to ancient Greece, the lament has utilized female voices as a vehicle for expressing communal and personal grief. In her research, Gonzalez considers this tradition within the context of contemporary pop divas, asking the question “What does it mean to be a professional mourner?” or to be a woman hired as an emotional vessel for a historically male composer? Gonzalez’s research considers the creative power of such singers, arguing that while often seen as visceral performers alone, these women are agents in their own right.

https://open.spotify.com/track/6GlrYBxZk67foyYiNvoU0a?si=TNA0iEg6Ti6xV7ZtkY_58g&dl_branch=1

New uptempo Collab sounds great , heart shaped / want you back era vibes

I prefer happy jewel to recent reflective sad jewel

i am deeply here for reflective sad nite jewel - super excited for her artistically at how she's taken her core sound and driven it somewhere you wouldn't have thought it could go? listening to that first single felt a bit like watching s3 of twin peaks - the familiar made somehow strange, the denial of expectations leading to something more deeply satisfying

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

No Sun is out now, going to check it out today

I listened, sounds pretty mopey and introspective if that's your thing. A lot of songs seem to start with "I..."

Actually I like the vibe of this. I wasn’t sold on the tracks that came out pre-release, but overall I think it’s really nice. A “mature” album I guess? Contemplative and all that. But still has some of her late-night grooves.

Title track is downright jazzy.

loving this so far

eternal sea of darkness
eternal sea of darkness
eternal sea of darkness

hmm this is interesting, really quiet and restrained but then lets loose more on the last two tracks, those are great