194. Emeli Sande – Heaven
Posted: July 13, 2013 Filed under: breakbeat, pop | Tags: a song a day, dance, emeli Sande, heaven, Jess mills, jessie ware, katy b, Olympics, our version of events, pop, rave Leave a comment
For a short moment in time, I got extremely excited by the prospect of Emeli Sande. Not in that way, you cheeky devils, but “Heaven” threatened to be the start of something really special – combining dance, passion and emotion in a way that none of her peers have quite managed to do successfully (Jessie Ware, Jess Mills, Kay B etc.)
Borrowing heavily from Massive Attack’s recipe book, nonetheless “Heaven” felt fresh and exciting and it should be celebrated for just that. No one can doubt or denigrate Sande’s career as she’s gone onto worldwide success but she will always have this incredible work in her locker.
107. John Legend feat Rick Ross – Who Do We Think We Are
Posted: April 17, 2013 Filed under: #hotfor2013, RnB | Tags: a song a day, album, evolver, funk, g.o.o.d, heaven, john legend, Kanye west, love is the future, ordinary people, rick ross, rnb, save room, sony, soul, who do we think we are Leave a comment
Legend’s first album for 5 years “Love Is The Future” is a big point for him – having remained dormant, at least an album artist, since 2008’s “Evolver”, he’s now tasked with proving his worth again outside of producing, writing or featuring for others.
Something about Legend’s voice will always charm me but I feel his star has waned as an artist – he seems incapable of making his sound keep pace with the modern world, even with a feature from hip hop’s ever present Rick Ross. However, there will always be a place for artists like John Legend on numerous rap records and sitting in a good home on Kanye’s G.O.O.D Music (excuse the pun), he won’t be going hungry for a while yet.
Smirking Legend
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