r&b
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inc. is the musical project of Andrew and Daniel Aged, and their debut full-length, No World is set for a Feb. 19th release on 4AD. This inaugural track is a subtly funk piece of smooth R&B with some great chord changes and sensual vocals.
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Yeah, I wasn’t that huge on Jessie Ware’s new album. So sue me! However, I do love this stellar cover Ware executes with the help of BenZel right here. The track was originally performed by Brownstone, which is a musical act I haven’t thought about in years,
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On his second full-length album as How To Dress Well, singer and producer Tom Krell shows some stellar improvements in his production techniques, delivering a set of much clearer songs that sound almost heavenly. If you’re down for some adventurous, R&B-influenced dream pop, try it out. WATCH
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The experimental, dreamy R&B project known as How To Dress Well hasn’t always been a favorite of mine. If I remember correctly, my review of its debut album was pretty negative. If there was anything I came away liking from the album, it was the musical vision
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Stream: Delicate Steve- “Afria Talks To You” After drumming up some impressive buzz for the release of their 2010 record Wondervisions, the Brooklyn psych-pop group Delicate Steve have a new album out called Positive Force. The single “Afria Talks To You” (no, that’s not a typo) was debuted a
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After making a splash with his first mixtape, Frank Ocean is killing it in the world of contemporary R&B with this new album. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Stream: Passion Pit- “Constant Conversations” Passion Pit have been steadily dropping new tracks over the past few months in anticipation of their sophomore LP Gossamer. The latest is “Constant Conversations,” a relaxing mid-tempo piece that seems to take a rather heavy influence from R&B. Michael Angelakos doesn’t
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R&B singer and Odd Future member Frank Ocean is having a big month. Last week, admitting to having a sexual orientation other than hetero made Frank the subject of numerous articles around the blog-o-sphere, and while I’m skeptical of the placement of this announcement, it is pretty
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THEESatisfaction releases a video for the track “QueenS,” which is the lead single from the experimental soul and hip hop duo’s latest album, awE naturalE. Catch a glowing review of the album right here.
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With Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys producing, the new Dr. John album sees the New Orleands R&B legend revitalized with a dark and rustic aesthetic. WATCH THE REVIEW
