Rolling R&B Thread 2018

shes totally not good lol

― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Tuesday, May 15, 2018 12:37 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

oh i feel vindicated, i did NOT get it at all

maybe I live in a bubble but I feel that the whole Jorja Smith project isn't gaining any traction anywhere, and rightly so

i find it odd that by far her best and most popular song is "on my mind" yet when it came out she was like "this is just a one off i won't be making any more music like this." that song w stormzy was terrible

only heard ‘on my mind’ but that song is great

but seriously where is RTC

gone clear

This Washington Post freelancer thinks everyone he reviews is the greatest including Jorja Smith

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/jorja-smiths-star-power-on-full-display-at-howard-theatre/2018/05/14/6963a9b6-5791-11e8-9889-07bcc1327f4b_story.html?utm_term=.207be53e3084

British singer Jorja Smith has the voice, presence and following to fill a venue — bigger ones by the day....
At the concluding concert of her U.S. tour Sunday, Smith projected a star quality as radiant as the timbre of her voice. It was a statement performance: She’s ready for the spotlight

...Her covers were notable because they weren’t of the karaoke variety. Smith’s take on TLC’s “No Scrubs” removed the original’s late-1990s quirks without stripping away the contempt. Her rendition of Frank Ocean’s “Lost” began quietly, but picked up a more vigorous shuffle as Smith rose from her seat on the stage for the falsetto-inflected chorus. These moments showcased Smith’s versatility as much as ballads such as “Let Me Down” or the subtle boom-bap of “Blue Lights,” which underlined her status as a genreless wonder.

i wish the star season 2 music would be collected on an album
because it would definitely make my top 10

https://open.spotify.com/track/5CloWXHDzMrR4AJxttXR4s?si=vAYEUV9-QkWa1uy8RVFn4w

the new Kadhja Bonet record is just ridiculous. those harmonies!

https://www.npr.org/2018/05/31/614967412/first-listen-kadhja-bonet-childqueen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk3qdcgjCgE

that is gorgeous and affecting

beautiful

how is the jacquees record

jacquees might be my fav rnb album since solange

that’s what i wanna heat hell yeah

hear*

yeah there's some really good stuff on it... "house or hotel" is awesome

Jacquees has a great voice and a dirty mouth. “Girl I wanna f you in the studio”

At the red light too

I love his voice just wish he had more tunes

Been really digging this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3y51fkjLEI

this could be a lot lot lot worse

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

(produced by nineteen85)

the production is good... doesn’t surprise me it’s nineteen85. songwriting is really lacking tho

i've been enjoying mary j blige's first choice-sampling "only love" lately. not sure if it's going to be on an album but i've heard it on the radio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-JGswDpiUI

i was going to say it's a bit unexpected for mjb to be doing what's basically a disco tune but then i remembered "you bring me joy"!

r.lum.r was one of my bonnaroo highlights. he just put out two new tracks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMkTB6hKHCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_wbn3rI0rs

also... !!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od7ktfF-fcU

new ro james too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_ybPXb3E7s

new lloyd album! i really like the duet with sevyn streeter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l2WFbLvJGc

wow this is his first album in seven years!

i mean, i knew that it had been a while. 'seven years' just sounds like a lot of time

Caramel is good too.

i like a lot of the album's tracks better than "caramel"! his voice works well over some contemporary-sounding trap percussion for sure, but i'm glad he gets to showcase it over something more classic-sounding like "excited", too, guitar solos + 808 cowbells and all. he splits the difference well on songs like "porcelain" too. the run from that track to the end ("tru", still one of my fav singles from 2016) is great, gets so personal and affecting.

voices with a similar timbre to his have been all over radio for idk the past decade? and yet at his best there is a warmth to his voice that is not often touched by those of e.g. chris brown, august alsina and jeremih

unfortunately the lil wayne collab is one of the weaker points!

finally got around to the Starchild & the New Romantic album and uh wow this rules so much, one of the best things I've heard this year. drawing from everything great about 80's R&B and so effervescent. highlight at the moment for me is Only If U Knew which just builds and builds fantastically

The 6lack album is much better than I thought it would be. Songwriting, vocal production, the guests... everything works.

had totally forgotten about Lloyd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_hIJ1bBtfc

oh apparently lloyd's "excited" has a video now! still one of my faves from that album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6lXTp5n33s

Fun vid, nice to see jeeps in music videos in 2018. Spice 1 did that sos band sample better tho.

the marsha ambrosius album slaps

https://open.spotify.com/album/0rzQED8fD3FNbWOCO1m8ap

"old times" is easily one of my fav songs in recent months so i def need to give that a listen

brent faiyaz has put out another solid ep. so far this is my favorite from it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb5_-uHEa7E

marsha ambrosius album is a little too long for me but the back half is really good

maura put me onto this year's raheem devaughn record which is really excellent so far, this song in particular is so plush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_i6JRZuDY0

that's gorgeous

whole album kicks ass imo!

gonna check it. he's put out some stuff i like but never been able to get on board with a full full length.

Anyone else listening to these two new Amerie EPs? Sounding pretty good to me...

I particularly like the 2nd one ("After 4AM"); maybe b/c it's somewhat poppier...

marsha ambrosius record completely blowing my mind

loving the raheem devaugh and marsha ambrosius albums. still regularly playing the starchild album too

I loved "Old Times" but I really struggled with the full Ambrosius album when I gave it a go, its quite overbearing so maybe I just needed to be in a different mood