That's the better "Settle Down", isn't it? It's not in my top 100 (primarily because I listened to it twice), but I'm starting to regret not putting it there. Ugh.
Born To Die will be making my best albums list. The songwriting was brilliant. No one is touching Lana's story telling. And the fact that people write essays on what her **** means. The production is immaculate and totally different from anything we hear today. Whoever did that **** is a genius. How to combine Country with Hip Hop and Pop. No she's not a great vocalist at all, but her I love her tone. Dolly Parton meets Johnny Cash meets Marilyn Monroe (a non-singer) and it fits so amazingly well with the production.
Born To Die is one of the few albums so well-written that it can be transformed into a book. I'm DREAMING when I listen to this.
MIGUEL Adorn
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Miguel’s latest smash hit is a gorgeous ode to Marvin Gaye’s 1982 R&B classic, “Sexual Healing”. With drums, keyboards, synthesizers and a bass line almost identical to that of “Sexual Healing”, Miguel dazzles with emphatic and soulful vocals and echoing barbershop quartet-like harmonies that almost haunt the listener’s ears. The lyrics, about increasing a woman’s beauty and happiness with his love, ooze with old-school charm. Superb.
I remember when we first started talking and immediately became “e-brothers”. We WOULD be like brothers if we knew each other in real life. I can really relate to your experiences and feelings and I love that you can relate to mine. You’ve been SUCH an amazing e-friend to me. DEAD @ you already slaying my real brother despite us never having met.
'Vows" was surprisingly excellent. It's one of those albums that are too diverse and eclectic to fit into one genre category. R&B. Soul. Jazz. Pop. Folk. Alternative. Everything from the musical production to the lyricism is brilliant. Kimbra's tone is soulful, yet electric and ringy, yet firey, yet soft.
This album brings back memories of when I went to go visit my aunt in LA this past summer.
FRANK OCEAN Thinking Bout You
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“Thinkin Bout You” creates a gloomy, forlorn atmosphere that will either bore or touch the listener. Frank bemoans a past relationship over a dreary backdrop composed of a slow, throbbing beat, woozy synthesizers and woeful strings. After rambling disingenuously about surviving a hurricane and owning expensive beach properties among other things, Frank ponders if the man he thinks about so much ever thinks about him. During the bridge, an acoustic guitar plays as he proclaims that he’ll never forget this man, despite the fact that he has probably forgotten about him. This track has an air of hopelessness to it that doesn’t fail to depress the listener; it can really make one feel sorry for Frank.
AZEALIA BANKS 1991
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With homages to greats like Aaliyah and Madonna among others and purposefully faded video quality, this video successfully captures the essence of 1990s popular culture.
My other e-brother. Thank you for the flawedless avatars and GIFs. Thank you for laughing at my every corny read. Thank you for entertaining me and ALL my mess. I love your personality and I love talking to you. It was beyond incredible converting you BACK to Beyoncéism and I’m overall just SO glad to have befriended you.
I LOVE ALL ONCE AGAIN
love it!
The production is immaculate and totally different from anything we hear today. Whoever did that **** is a genius. How to combine Country with Hip Hop and Pop. 
No she's not a great vocalist at all, but her I love her tone. Dolly Parton meets Johnny Cash meets Marilyn Monroe (a non-singer) and it fits so amazingly well with the production.
