Tag: alternative R&B
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Archie – 613 [EP]
Archie’s 613, her second release, does everything a great pop EP does, focusing on a style while keeping the variety fresh and the quality control tight.
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Spectreview: FKA twigs – MAGDALENE
FKA twigs’ MAGDALENE is all raw nerve and emotional nudity, fashioned with the confidence and exacting care of a truly great artist.
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Spectreview: Sudan Archives – Athena
Sudan Archives’ first full-length is top-notch conscious alt-R&B with dazzling violinistic flourishes.
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Spectreview: Blood Orange – Angel’s Pulse
Blood Orange’s new mixtape, an epilogue to 2018’s Negro Swan, is a AC-cooled drive by the ocean that’s perhaps less intricate than his full-lengths but no less thoughtful.
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Spectreview: Jai Paul – Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)
Jai Paul’s rereleased collection of mostly unfinished R&B songs, leaked back in 2013, are still as forward-thinking and auteur-like as before.