My current top 10:
1. ANOHNI - HOPELESSNESS
2. LUH - Spiritual Songs for Lovers to Sing
3. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
4. White Lung - Paradise
5. Esperanza Spalding - Emily's D+Evolution
6. Julianna Barwick - Wil
7. Whitney - Light Upon the Lake
8. Jessy Lanza - Oh No
9. Anderson .Paak - Malibu
10. Kamaiyah - A Good Night in the Ghetto
I think Esperanza's a solid #1, #2 and #3 change a lot, the rest is a bit everywhere. I think this has been a good year in general.
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Originally posted by AlexisNeiers
My current top 10:
1. ANOHNI - HOPELESSNESS
2. LUH - Spiritual Songs for Lovers to Sing
3. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
4. White Lung - Paradise 5. Esperanza Spalding - Emily's D+Evolution
6. Julianna Barwick - Wil
7. Whitney - Light Upon the Lake
8. Jessy Lanza - Oh No
9. Anderson .Paak - Malibu
10. Kamaiyah - A Good Night in the Ghetto
Thoughts on Esperanza's album? I've been meaning to get into it. If you've listened to it, is it similar to Corinne's album?
Thoughts on Esperanza's album? I've been meaning to get into it. If you've listened to it, is it similar to Corinne's album?
Also @Alexis, thoughts on Kamaiyah's mixtape?
It's great apart from Noble Nobles but everybody makes mistakes
I'm not Alexis but AGDITG is really good, but nothing stood out as such, and the vocals sound weird, it kinda works in the context of the mixtape as it creates a disorienting effect but the songs on their own feel... wrong.
Thoughts on Esperanza's album? I've been meaning to get into it. If you've listened to it, is it similar to Corinne's album?
Also @Alexis, thoughts on Kamaiyah's mixtape?
Esperanza's album didn't click with me immediately, but once it did, I couldn't stop replaying it for 3 days straight I think. Haven't listened to Corinne's album yet so I can't really compare those two.
Kamaiyah's mixtape is pure fire, if I had to pick some highlights I'd probably end up with picking 8 songs
It's great apart from Noble Nobles but everybody makes mistakes
I'm not Alexis but AGDITG is really good, but nothing stood out as such, and the vocals sound weird, it kinda works in the context of the mixtape as it creates a disorienting effect but the songs on their own feel... wrong.
@Pill stan for talent!
Their downfall is really upsetting. My all time fave is Holly (so simple but SO good!!). Whatever happened to them creatively?
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Esperanza's album didn't click with me immediately, but once it did, I couldn't stop replaying it for 3 days straight I think. Haven't listened to Corinne's album yet so I can't really compare those two.
Kamaiyah's mixtape is pure fire, if I had to pick some highlights I'd probably end up with picking 8 songs
Sounds good! After I finish A$AP's album I'll check them out.
1)Anderson Paak Malibu
2)Kaytranada 99.9%
3)Corinne Bailey Rae The Heart Speaks in Whispers
4)JMSN It is.
5)David Bowie Blackstar
6)Bas Too High To Riot
7)Majid Jordan s/t
8)dvsn SEPT 5TH
9)Chance the Rapper Coloring Book
10)James Blake The Colour in Anything
I've still got a bunch to sift through.