Music News: Pitchfork Names #Beautiful Best New Track Of The Day

Praise Mariallah

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In a perfect world, the hashtag in the title of Mariah Carey's new single is not some ham-fisted wagon-jumping or Twitter trending strategy, but a sly wink. "#Beautiful", it turns out, is pretty much the anti-hashtag: it's an artfully simple pop tune built around warm, crackly arrangements that could've been written before Jack Dorsey was even born. It's free of gimmicks or anxiety, and the message is breezily uncomplicated. "You're beautiful, and I can't pretend that doesn't mean a thing to me," Carey sings alongside Miguel.

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/best/tracks/

EDIT: Best New Track ~~of the day~~

Lil Misty

It's quite good but why the hashtag and that cover

Elusive Chanteuse

Iconic moment in her career.

GreasyBruce

I'm guessing the hashtag is a reference to the fact that they've clearly censored a couple of "****ing"'s before each "beautiful".

Genocide

The cover and the hastag

The song sounds weak to me, but it's nice to see she's not taking her ordinary route and doing something semi-experimental

Espresso

So transparent.

They're only supporting her now because their latest hipster pin-up Claire aka Grimes has raved about her, constantly defending her fandom.

Brando

I only like the cover. The song got a nice vibe and instruments, but it's rather weak overall.

Taste of Honey

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Originally posted by GreasyBruce

I'm guessing the hashtag is a reference to the fact that they've clearly censored a couple of "****ing"'s before each "beautiful".

Yup, that's the reason. Anyways am here for the critical acclaim and her hopefully booking the girls.

Lil Misty

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Originally posted by Extra Espresso

So transparent.

They're only supporting her now because their latest hipster pin-up Claire aka Grimes has raved about her, constantly defending her fandom.

Or maybe, JUST MAYBE!!!! The songs good!

Praise Mariallah

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Originally posted by Genocide

The cover and the hastag

The song sounds weak to me, but it's nice to see she's not taking her ordinary route and doing something semi-experimental

You must have never heard her first 3 albums...

BambooBanga

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Originally posted by Extra Espresso

So transparent.

They're only supporting her now because their latest hipster pin-up Claire aka Grimes has raved about her, constantly defending her fandom.

Um you're ignoring the fact Miguel is in the track too..who they raved about last year? That seems more the reason..

Grimes has nothing to do with it. She's done multiple features with hipsters who all aside Magical Cloudz has been paid dust on there too.

Espresso

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Originally posted by Lil Misty

Or maybe, JUST MAYBE!!!! The songs good!

Yeah...no. They NEVER supported her before and EVERYTHING they do in terms of females is VASTLY political.

Once Grimes is off their flavor-of-the-moment radar, so will her ideas, including her passionate defense of Mariah that Pitchfork is bizarrely, suddenly reciprocating here.

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Originally posted by BambooBanga

Um you're ignoring the fact Miguel is in the track too..who they raved about last year? That seems more the reason..

Grimes has nothing to do with it. She's done multiple features with hipsters who all aside Magical Cloudz has been paid dust on there too.

Probably more likely - tbh, it strikes me as a Miguel feat. Mariah track...

Monster Boy

Get that critical acclaim, queen. Slay!

madonnas

Good for her, it's a nice song.

Artemisia

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Originally posted by Extra Espresso

Yeah...no. They NEVER supported her before and EVERYTHING they do in terms of females is VASTLY political.

Once Grimes is off their flavor-of-the-moment radar, so will her ideas, including her passionate defense of Mariah that Pitchfork is bizarrely, suddenly reciprocating here.

Are you high?

EdgeOfAddiction

I like the cover. I like how warm the colors are. I just dislike the hashtag but whatever.

Genocide

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Originally posted by Praise Mariallah

You must have never heard her first 3 albums...

I've only listened to Emotions in full - the other two, just some of the singles

Haven't gotten around to listening to her full discography yet

GreasyBruce

When the biggest issues with the song are how the title is worded and the fact that Miguel has the first verse instead of the second, you know it's a quality track. Nobody is complaining about the composition, the melody, the lyrics, etc.

Lil Misty

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Originally posted by Extra Espresso

Yeah...no. They NEVER supported her before and EVERYTHING they do in terms of females is VASTLY political.

Once Grimes is off their flavor-of-the-moment radar, so will her ideas, including her passionate defense of Mariah that Pitchfork is bizarrely, suddenly reciprocating here.

Probably more likely - tbh, it strikes me as a Miguel feat. Mariah track...

...A mess

Espresso

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Originally posted by Artemisia

Are you high?

I wish. Do you have a better retort than that?