DVSN: "A Muse In Her Feelings"

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dvsn is an R&B duo made up of singer Dan Daley and producer Nineteen85. They're on Drake's OVO Sound label.

Their debut album came out earlier this year and is definitely worth listening to in full.





My favorites are "Hallucinations," "Do It Well," "Too Deep," and "Angela" but honestly every track is stellar.

They're also featured on Drake's new album Views on the track "Faithful."

[Zeebz]

Haven't had a chance to listen to their album yet, but I really enjoyed "Hallucinations" and I've heard nothing but good things about them. Will do soon!

[B-Boy]

It's a solid album. "Too Deep" is giving me late 90s R&B. Those harmonies are ridiculous. "Hallucinations" and "Do It Well" are great tracks.

[Live Your Life]

A very solid album, indeed. They need to go ahead and give "Hallucinations" to Usher though.

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May 7, 2016 22:19:30 GMT -5 B-Boy said:

"Too Deep" is giving me late 90s R&B.

Yea! It's like Ginuwine meets Dru Hill.

[tamed09]

I love it! It's amazing!

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Here's a solid article outlining the dvsn timeline and identity:

On an OVO Sounds listening party on Beats 1 Thursday night, Drake finally dropped Views (formerly known as Views From The 6). Aubrey Drake Graham is all about the family thing, and his new album features all his talented friends from OVO Sound and beyond, including Rihanna, Future, PARTYNEXTDOOR, and an artist you may not have heard of — but who now you won't stop hearing about — dvsn. But who exactly is dvsn, who is featured on "Faithful"?

The R&B duo's identity was kept under wraps until pretty recently. Dvsn was signed to Drake's label OVO Sound at the end of February. Producer and OVO co-founder Noah "40" Shebib posted a photo of the dvsn logo, you guessed it, a division sign — or as he called it, "the line with two dots" — on his Instagram to mark the occasion, as Rap-up notes. Though dvsn's identity was ambiguous, the efficient sleuthing of the Internet narrowed suspicions down, pinpointing OVO Sound producer Nineteen85 and vocalist Daniel Daley as the dudes behind the divide.

The alt-R&B duo made waves with the release of their songs "The Line" and "With Me" back in September 2015; specifically, on September 5, 2015. In December, dvsn put out two more songs "Hallucinations" and "Too Deep." And just after they signed to OVO Sound in March, they announced their debut album, Sept. 5th, which was released on March 27.


Nineteen85, real name Paul Jefferies, is the producer behind some of your favorite Drake tracks: "Hotline Bling," "Hold On We're Going Home," and "One Dance." And though it isn't Drake's track, I have to give him a shout out for producing one of my favorite songs of any genre of all time: "Truffle Butter."

Daley is less well-known, though that's obviously changing quicky now that he is part of the OVO Sound family. The young vocalist was an up-and-comer in the Ontario hip-hop and R&B scene back in 2010, according to Complex. However, he was known to have worked with Nineteen85 even then.

If you haven't bought Views yet and are still waiting for Drake's album to become available for streaming, you can check out dvsn's tracks on SoundCloud. They are a great new addition to the OVO Sound family, and probably won't be going anywhere for a while — not only because of their talent but because Aubrey takes care of his Own.

[Agent Yoncé]

Is this album on Soundcloud?

[Linnethia Monique]

DEBUT TOUR 2016
June 8 – Vancouver
June 10 – San Francisco
June 13 – Los Angeles
June 15 – Houston
June 17 – Atlanta
June 19 – Chicago
June 21 – Washington
June 23 – Boston
June 26 – New York
June 28 – Montreal
June 30 – Toronto

Tickets go on-sale this Friday morning!

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Back in the studio!

[Linnethia Monique]

Can't wait! I was just bumping With Me and Hallucinations in my car wanting more from them.

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Apr 18, 2017 13:26:13 GMT -5 Linnethia Monique said:

Can't wait! I was just bumping With Me and Hallucinations in my car wanting more from them.

Jams! This is probably my most listened to album of the past year, in constant rotation since this time a year ago. I think over time my two favorites have become "With Me" and "In + Out."

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A new single "Think About Me" was released today. It picks right up where the last album left off.

This (probably/hopefully) means we'll have a new album this summer.

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Their sophomore album is titled "Morning After" and will be released this fall.

"Think About Me" is in my top 5 songs of 2017 and "Don't Choose" is great as well.

[newpower]

This is coming October 13. Pre-order is up in iTunes

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The album trailer is gorgeous.


Unfortunately the third song we've heard from this album, "Mood," is the first song by them that I'm not feeling at all.

[allow that]

Another beautiful and cohesive album from them. They're definitely my favorite current R&B act.

[Agent Yoncé]

This is a major step up from their debut. While I'm not a huge fan of the singer's falsetto, this is a really nice album to vibe to. My faves are:

P.O.V.
Mood
Can't Wait
You Do
Nuh Time/Tek Time

[Linnethia Monique]

Run Away came out of nowhere with that Timbaland-esque kick and snare combo!

Pitchfork Review:

dvsn: Morning After

[Hurricane Lee]

I put this on last night at my friend's place in Brooklyn while he was wife and kid were asleep. We had about 3 pot brownies throughout the course of the day (before Blade Runner and then back at the apt). I was sold on this and needed to buy instantly. Need another undistracted, listen but I am feeling what you guys are feeling.
Edit: Physical copy will be released in December so I will wait but I will still listen to it on Apple Music.

[newpower]

Morning After is so much better than the first one.
P.O.V. sounds like something Jodeci would do if they were still active and the title track is a bop.

[Hurricane Lee]

Think About Me is my new sex jam and this album overall is just dripping with sex. Good for smoking too. I love it.

[SHOOTER]

Debuts at #38 on Top 200 and #6 on R&B Albums with 13k SPS (3.3k sales).

Sept. 5th peaked at #133 on the Top 200 with 5.5k sales.

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Disappointing there was no follow-up to "Mood" after it went Top 5 Urban AC.

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Jul 25, 2018 19:33:11 GMT -5 @jazzysoul47 said:

Disappointing there was no follow-up to "Mood" after it went Top 5 Urban AC.

"Think About Me" (though it was technically the first single?) and the title track are both R&B smashes in a perfect world. But lbr, OVO never really backs their artists other than Drake himself.

[newpower]

I like the title track a lot, one of my favorites.

I also think P.O.V. is great. It's like an updated Jodeci sound for current times. It's probably not single material though.

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I guess promo hasn’t ended after all. They just released a telenovela of a video for the title track.

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New single from A Muse In Her Feelings, which is due out April 17th, with Snoh Aalegra. Samples Usher's "Nice & Slow".

This is my favorite of anything they've released after "Mood".

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Third album A Muse In Her Feelings is out today. It features PARTYNEXTDOOR, Jessie Reyz, Future, Ty Dolla $ign, Buju Banton, Popcaan, Summer Walker, Snoh Aalegra, and Shantel May.

As much as I loved their first two albums, this one is almost completely disposable to me. They got caught up in the guest stars instead of artistry this time. Many of these songs sound cheap and lack the rich textures and strong hooks of their previous work, but I guess there are a few cute moments.

[thegreatdivine]

A Muse in Her Feelings is by far their best album yet. It improves on everything they needed to touch on in their two previous offerings. The general reception of the album has also been entirely positive. I hope that carries over to widespread critical acclaim.