how does she not have a thread, i remember play with the changes got a fair bit of discussion on here somewhere
new album through the wall is perhaps even better though!
― ufo, Wednesday, 1 October 2025 13:33 (eight months ago)
Thanks for the reminder.
― The Luda of Suburbia (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 1 October 2025 13:34 (eight months ago)
It’s good! She’s good in general!
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 1 October 2025 14:12 (eight months ago)
yeah I think previous discussion has been on general threads but there hasn't been much of it. i remember when play with the changes showed up in the albums 77 in 2021 (with my #1 vote!) a lot of people hadn't heard of it before.
i think the new album is pretty great, a very luxurious, enveloping, all-consuming soundscape à la kelela's raven, but the more i listen the more i'm discerning the subtle differences in style between tracks - there's uk funky on "close 2 me", funk-funky on "sweet sensation" (produced by DāM-FunK!), pharrell homage on "get it off", 1991 EP homage on "ladida", etc etc. "the boy" fading out as it does is so egregious, might be my favourite track overall otherwise.
― monotony, Wednesday, 1 October 2025 23:43 (eight months ago)
I had thought of Raven too, and, like that album, I gotta be in the mood for it.
― The Luda of Suburbia (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 1 October 2025 23:46 (eight months ago)
I think it’s an excellent album but maybe I feel that way because I am basically always in the mood
― Tim F, Wednesday, 1 October 2025 23:48 (eight months ago)
they're similar but raven was much less energetic while this is maintaining a groove for pretty much the whole hour. the stylistic diversity is one of the great things about this, she's very effortlessly brought all these subgenres together into a cohesive overarching vibe
― ufo, Wednesday, 1 October 2025 23:58 (eight months ago)
xpost I mean...go with what you know.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 1 October 2025 23:58 (eight months ago)
i'm looking forward to hearing this, i always felt like she was underrated.
― she freaks, she speaks (map), Thursday, 2 October 2025 01:13 (eight months ago)
I love this R&B music indebted to Janet's "Together Again" (Kelela's Take Me Apart for instance, superior to Raven and my album of the year).
― The Luda of Suburbia (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 2 October 2025 20:15 (eight months ago)
this album is great, everyone otm about how it hangs together while still being stylistically diverse. my faves that haven't been mentioned yet are "the boy" (peak kaytranada imo) and "ttw" (feverish, pulsing, deep house groove)
― harper valley paul thomas anderson (voodoo chili), Friday, 3 October 2025 17:38 (eight months ago)
Yeah, this one goes hard.
― Chewshabadoo, Monday, 6 October 2025 16:39 (eight months ago)
o fucking hell this IS good, chords tumbling everywhere, tune after tune
― imago, Wednesday, 8 October 2025 09:37 (seven months ago)
so many awesome production details, so much music!
― imago, Wednesday, 8 October 2025 09:38 (seven months ago)
a bit disappointed that she's really blatantly lip-syncing tonight
― ufo, Friday, 29 May 2026 11:50 (one week ago)
idk like it's just uncanny when she's only singing like half the time
― ufo, Friday, 29 May 2026 12:09 (one week ago)