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Originally posted by Body Talk
I haven't heard this yet but I can already tell I agree. I was a massive fan of Body Music. I loved the experimental/futuristic R&B vibe of the record. The production was incredible. I saw them live on their first tour and was obsessed. "I'm In Control" was just ok for me and the title track I thought was low key trash, but I still held out hope. I then saw her (not even them) live at Panorama music festival in NYC and it was like a completely different artist... The whole energy of the set and all of the music was so dumbed down and generic. I've been low key dreading the album because I fear it will be the end of me as a current fan, but I'm going into this hoping there's at least 3 bops. "Mean What I Mean" is tres cute.
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It's a shame to hear that about her live as I never got to see them back in the day, I saw her live in London in June and had an amazing time but I would've loved to see them when they started out, as I've been a fan since late 2012. I feel like her hanging out with Diplo and Skrillex and stuff for ages is definitely a factor but maybe it's not fair to blame them.
I don't really know how to feel now, it's sad as such a huge fan when the second album turns out like this. I still enjoy it loads but I fear for their future because no matter how hard they try they're still never getting a proper hit. I might pray they go in a different direction for the next album if they do another and hope it's not so trend-chasing. I need the R&B feel back too.