#electro-r&b

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On the 6th of April, sixteen years ago, Christina Aguilera released Not Myself Tonight.

“Not Myself Tonight” is an electro-pop and dance track that embraces bold self-expression and liberation, with Christina Aguilera shedding inhibitions and exploring a more provocative, uninhibited side of her identity over a futuristic, club-driven sound.

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Watch "Beyoncé - Sorry (Video)" on YouTube

Sorry - Beyoncé

"Sorry," is a single from Beyoncé's 2016 visual album, Lemonade. Each section of the album is broken up into different emotions. This single is in the apathy emotion section of the album. In this black and white music video, Serena Williams and Beyoncé are at Madewood Plantation in Louisiana, a place with a dark history for the enslaved inhabitants. There is so much symbolism in this music video and song that I’ll just go with the few that stood out the most. One is in the ending where Beyonce embodies Queen Nefertiti. Another one is, when Beyonce is sitting on the throne, posing in the exact way that Serena Williams was pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated as Sportsperson of the year in 2015. In the lyrics, Beyoncé sings:

Me and my ladies sip my D'USSÉ cup (Sorry, I ain't sorry)

I don't give a fuck, chucking my deuces up

This leads me to believe her engaging in a kind of feigned apathy. She’s clearly thinking about him while pretending not to think about him. Jay-Z is a part owner of D’ussé, so to drink that on her night out with her ladies as an F-you implies more preoccupation than she wants to let on. The bus ride symbolizes the Freedom Riders protests in the 1960’s. I enjoy how the song feels like a micro expression of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s relationship, but the music video brings it to the macro-level of many other social issues. It’s such a complex song and complex album when you take the time to really delve into it. Also, two powerful black women in one music video? I’m here for it.

Song: 9/10

Video: 10/10

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Yesterday was an incredible day for fans of BANKS like us. We counted down the hours till we could hear Jillian Rose Banks’ long awaited return, Gimme, which made its debut by Zane Lowe as World Record on Apple Music’s Beats 1. And it was sure worth the wait! There’s no one out there who can deliver sultry alt-R&B and dark sensuous electro-pop like BANKS. She’s as hypnotic and sexy as ever on the song, of which BANKS says: “‘Gimme’ is a song about getting what you want. It’s about knowing what you deserve, saying it out loud, and demanding it with no apologies. I’m ready to release this into the world and begin a new chapter.” She wrote the song with Buddy Ross (Frank Ocean, HAIM) and joined forces with Hudson Mohawke and BJ Burton to complete her vision. Gimme is the first new song from BANKS since her 2017 single, Underdog. Stream/download incendiary and fierce GImme, here. One new song means more to come, right? We’re hoping so!

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We never want ilo ilo to release us from the magical spell the artist has cast upon us with ‘let me go’, the mysterious producer’s latest brassy aerated, beats skittering future trap and future R&B concoction. ilo ilo lit up our radars last month when we came across debut track ‘wait’, whose island luster and nimble future beats reminded us of both Mura Masa and Cashmere Cat. We get another infusion of ilo ilo’s vibey sophistication on this new complexly constructed, sultry burning electronic jam. Revisit prior track ‘wait’ via our feature, here.

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We’re no strangers to the sonic ecstasy that materializes when Ayelle and Alex Lustig unite. Just a few months ago, Swedish-Iranian artist Ayelle linked up with the Belgian producer on Young, transfixing us with its gossamer flickering warmth and finely textured, much intoxicating electro-R&B. The dynamic duo does it again on recent single Body, a murky winding, sinuous twisting, and foggy churning chill electronica meets sensual future R&B masterpiece. The atmospheric song inundates all our senses. It’s a nebulous, bleary gripping wall of urgent yearning late night passion. 

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July is one of my favorite months of the year. I’m a sucker for warm summer months. And apparently, I’m also a sucker for the lush organics and bass luscious groove that emanates from ‘blue pill’, new label Mammal Sounds Records’ inaugural release. Australian producer JVLY is responsible for the vibing jam, which features golden songstress SARAI on soulful vocals. JVLY’s electronic production is brilliantly textured, a hazy undulating maze of warped synths, buzzing bass, and luxuriant beats. Electro-R&B intertwines with future bass on the giddy yet smooth charmer, whose woozy soundscape is inebriating, to say the least. The single is available now, here.

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There’s no denying that Toronto is a hotbed of R&B soul talent, and one striking duo who’s been a favorite of ours this past year from that Canadian metropolis is enigmatic Always Never. The singer/production project, whom we called an act to watch this year, continue to make their presence known with their latest single, No Good, a moody simmering, cinematic smoldering electro-R&B ballad. Always Never pulls no punches on the weighty tune, which exudes the seductive magnetism of The Weeknd, with elements of ZHU’s electronic lavishness. The self-produced and self-written new Always Never single is available, here.

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Let’s sink back into the dark and haunting, sensual and carnal with Canada’s iamhill and her new single Mouthful of Shotgun. Not only is her voice astounding on this electro-R&B track, but the song’s sinuous winding, serpentine flittering production is breathtaking, too. iamhill is fresh off of releasing her long awaited album Give It A Rest, and she has a new EP lined up for the rest of the year. Her new song is a must for fans of FKA Twigs, Banks, and Kill J. It’s intense and seductive, plus it features a scintillating rap verse by Texas’ ZEALE. Together, they take us to heart stopping precipices and up monumental peaks with the rousing song. Mouthful of Shotgun can also be streamed via Spotify, here.