Second half of Amerie is v much a grower (though it's not really the second half as such! I've found that a lot of r&b albums - eg JT last year - get criticised for ballad-heavy second HALVES when it's usually only three or four ballads at the end). But anyway the SECRET AMAZINGNESS on Because I Love It is 'Crazy Wonderful': those sensual swells of bass, and "I wanna kiss you all the time...that's how I go through lipstick" is a BRILLIANT lyric.
The Lily Allen track on Dizz's album is the first time I've thought she was worthwile on anything! I really like the bonus proper grime track at the end. "I like to move it move it. You want beef? Prove it."
'Breakin' Dishes' should be so good, I love the lyrics, the song itself I think is a grimly unfun version of 'Maneater' though :(
The Kelly Rowland album is out next week and I would heartily recommend that. Otherwise my favourite albums this year not so far mentioned are Tori Amos (you might like this! Agitated Fleetwood Mac-esque MOR with gorgeous hooks and mental concepts), Björk (if you don't like her yet this won't change your mind), MIA (the German one - elegant and brittle minimal techno, quite jittery, sounds like the soundtrack to lots of late night city walks).
Some good space disco around now too - the Studio album, and Lindstrom & Prins Thomas's Reinterpretations.
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Date: 2007-06-21 03:55 pm (UTC)The Lily Allen track on Dizz's album is the first time I've thought she was worthwile on anything! I really like the bonus proper grime track at the end. "I like to move it move it. You want beef? Prove it."
'Breakin' Dishes' should be so good, I love the lyrics, the song itself I think is a grimly unfun version of 'Maneater' though :(
The Kelly Rowland album is out next week and I would heartily recommend that. Otherwise my favourite albums this year not so far mentioned are Tori Amos (you might like this! Agitated Fleetwood Mac-esque MOR with gorgeous hooks and mental concepts), Björk (if you don't like her yet this won't change your mind), MIA (the German one - elegant and brittle minimal techno, quite jittery, sounds like the soundtrack to lots of late night city walks).
Some good space disco around now too - the Studio album, and Lindstrom & Prins Thomas's Reinterpretations.
The other MIA's album is going to be REALLY GOOD.