Ciara's 'Promise' is probably going to be my no 1 single of the year

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

yet the ilx thread seems to consist of about three people and I want to rhapsodise about it without feeling like I'm just talking to myself!

I talked about it here, there is also a link to the video (a dancing video! for a ballad!). Stuff I didn't pick up on until I'd heard the full quality mp3: wonderfully tactile bass, awesome Daft Punk-esque vocodered backing vocals, light sensual breathing used as part of the percussion. This song is astonishing and I am completely obsessed with it.