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Post by Active Aggressive on May 4, 2022 21:26:20 GMT -5
K.
Decided to order the autographed CD from her website. Hopefully, it comes before the end of the year because I am waiting until it comes to hear this. In the meantime, I can keep vibin' to her last album.
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Post by Active Aggressive on May 18, 2022 20:55:50 GMT -5
2 weeks later (take that, Taylor and Cudi...making me wait almost a year for basic, non-autographed physical versions of albums), I got this CD. I'm glad I spent the money on the autographed copy. Also, when I read the Happy Perez credits, I was not shocked because those songs sounded very Miguel to me. I actually thought Altar was done by HP too, but that was Pop. Anyway, this is excellent and her best work so far. Deserving of the critical acclaim.
Melt Altar Everything More Than I Should Wish I Never Up At Night Get Me Started Any Given Sunday Tangerine Shooter Interlude Wondering/Wandering Little Story Everything Interlude
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Post by Ling-Ling on May 20, 2022 12:13:00 GMT -5
I somehow missed her last album completely. Not sure what the hell was going on, lol. Let me check this out, I see folks with taste in here giving it praise.
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Post by Active Aggressive on May 20, 2022 13:56:42 GMT -5
I somehow missed her last album completely. Not sure what the hell was going on, lol. Let me check this out, I see folks with taste in here giving it praise. Same thing happened to me with her album before this one! Looking fwd to your thoughts!
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Post by kimberly on May 20, 2022 14:26:01 GMT -5
I somehow missed her last album completely. Not sure what the hell was going on, lol. Let me check this out, I see folks with taste in here giving it praise. if I'm not mistaken that came out right when the world was starting to crumble in Spring 2020. it was a quarantine soundtrack for me but can easily see how someone might have missed it. Toxic Can I Hate the Club F&MU are my favorites.
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Post by Ling-Ling on May 20, 2022 14:40:12 GMT -5
I'm only two listens in and Kehlani did that. One thing I appreciated about SSS is that it had tempo. I'm all about vibey R&B and slow jams, but it feels like 90% of R&B is barely taking it above a level 5 these days (in R&B's defense, it's not the only genre that's been inflicted by that). But SSS still felt like a fledging artist album, in a very youthful/cute way though. This is grown Kehlani, the production is more organic, personality is still there but more mature. And she's serving a variety of tempos and textures (and do not get me started on all of those 90's R&B influences). This is definitely a winner, let me get to her last album too, lol.
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Post by Active Aggressive on May 20, 2022 15:50:45 GMT -5
I'm only two listens in and Kehlani did that. One thing I appreciated about SSS is that it had tempo. I'm all about vibey R&B and slow jams, but it feels like 90% of R&B is barely taking it above a level 5 these days (in R&B's defense, it's not the only genre that's been inflicted by that). But SSS still felt like a fledging artist album, in a very youthful/cute way though. This is grown Kehlani, the production is more organic, personality is still there but more mature. And she's serving a variety of tempos and textures (and do not get me started on all of those 90's R&B influences). This is definitely a winner, let me get to her last album too, lol. YESSSSSS! I literally had just bought and listened to her last CD a few weeks before getting this so it's been a time!
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Post by SHOOTER on May 25, 2022 19:11:01 GMT -5
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Post by vithor on Jul 11, 2022 22:10:27 GMT -5
Her Grey Goose In Bloom concert is up. Incredible
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Post by Ty on Jul 14, 2022 2:14:41 GMT -5
She's gone viral.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Jul 15, 2022 9:59:34 GMT -5
"Altar" remains a career highlight.
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Post by wavey.✨️ on Jul 27, 2022 19:43:34 GMT -5
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 5, 2024 15:36:29 GMT -5
RIAA.com:
KEHLANI WHILE WE WAIT February 3, 2024 ATLANTIC RECORDS ALBUM Gold
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KEHLANI RPG (FEAT. 6LACK) February 3, 2024 ATLANTIC RECORDS SINGLE Gold
KEHLANI NIGHTS LIKE THIS (FEAT. TY DOLLA $IGN) February 3, 2024 ATLANTIC RECORDS SINGLE 3x Platinum
KEHLANI FOOTSTEPS (FEAT. MUSIQ SOULCHILD) February 3, 2024 ATLANTIC RECORDS SINGLE Gold
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Post by wavey.✨️ on Apr 11, 2024 16:17:33 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on May 15, 2024 13:01:13 GMT -5
Kehlani XCX incoming.
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Post by wavey.✨️ on May 15, 2024 13:35:49 GMT -5
They ATE!
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Post by andrebra on May 15, 2024 16:30:24 GMT -5
The Charli rip-off… girl what
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Post by Ling-Ling on Jun 14, 2024 18:29:25 GMT -5
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Post by wavey.✨️ on Jun 14, 2024 19:22:29 GMT -5
Love everything with this era!
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Post by bat1990 on Jun 16, 2024 16:22:32 GMT -5
Imagine if Charli wrote or produced for this
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jun 24, 2024 1:49:30 GMT -5
![:dead:](http://ruadventures.com/forum/Smileys/animated/smiley_resurrect_grave.gif) Crickets in here and the album dropped Friday.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jun 25, 2024 0:41:14 GMT -5
In love with the album! Them and Normani gave me exactly what I needed when it comes to R&B.
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Post by wavey.✨️ on Jun 25, 2024 21:40:52 GMT -5
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Post by gbaby on Jun 26, 2024 9:28:03 GMT -5
Been meaning to play this one! I like Kehlani, I think there's something special about her.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jun 26, 2024 13:12:37 GMT -5
Ugh...first, I get suckered by Tyla, who omitted the song with Tems from the physical edition of her album and now...I take a take a chance on Kehlani's new album, purchase the vinyl (which came today), only to find it's missing What I Want, which was one of my favorites from the clips I heard. I'm considering sending it back to Amazon. It's so fucking frustrating. If you think a sample won't clear or you are still tinkering with the album, wait until it's completely ready before pressing the vinyl and giving fans incomplete versions of the album smh.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jun 27, 2024 23:15:38 GMT -5
Eh, the album stands on its own, even though What I Want is excellent (well, the back half anyway), but this is probably their best album. I feel like most of their stuff, except for maybe their debut, has to creep up on me, but the vast majority of this was instant. My top 8 is better than the majority of their discography combined and I consider myself a fan. The album loses steam a little In its final act, but it ends on a solid note. B+
8 (This is SUCH a bop! It recalls their debut, but much spicier. Speaking of that album...wow, it's like they are a completely different artist over these last few albums. Here for it.) Better Not (Whyyy is this better than the majority of country songs I have heard in a while and they have NEVER tread these waters before. Sounds great and somehow natural.) Sucia (Sooo hot, wow. Mrs. Corazon.) Tears (Dragggg 070 Shake on a song that sounds like it could actually come from 070 Shake herself. Brilliant.) What I Want (Thank you, Apple Music! This is sexy and I love the switch-up.) Crash (Their Love On The Brain. Brilliant.) Next To You After Hours Vegas Groovetheory (A little chaotic, but I like it ultimately.) Lose My Wife Chapel Deep
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Post by Ling-Ling on Jun 28, 2024 18:19:28 GMT -5
I gave this a spin over my vacay and my first thought was it was a mess. But I loved blue water road, so I was like, let me give this a spin when I can really concentrate on it. Yeah... it's a mess, lol. It's ambitious, but sonically all over the place and it just doesn't gel for me as a body of work. It all feels like a bunch of disparate ideas and sounds patched together. Also, the mix and production, so much of it is noisy/abrasive and well... ugly. "After Hours," "Crash," "8," "Better Not," "Sucia" and "Tears" are the keepers for me. I like the throwback girl-group portion of "Groovetheory" and I like the slow jam part as well, but they make no sense together. It just comes off as cacophonous. I wish we had gotten two fully fleshed out songs. The same goes for "What I Want." I don't like the production on "Next 2 U," "Deep" and "Vegas." Just loud and busy. And the two ballads at the end are both eh.
I'm kinda mystified by WTF happened here tbh.
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Post by Ty on Jul 30, 2024 20:06:47 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 31, 2024 12:37:24 GMT -5
She was so nervous, but also so sweet. Funny how she declined Tiny Desk in the past because she didn't feel like she had TD-worthy songs...and then sings all the old stuff lol I love her.
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 21, 2024 12:49:08 GMT -5
Perched.
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