AlternativeR&B
Transient
Douban
Gaelle genre: 放克/灵歌/R&B
release date 2004-09-20 publisher: Naked Music
专辑曲风:R&B 专辑介绍: 看来喜好R&B的爱乐者又有耳福了! “ 以纽约为基地的独立厂牌Naked Music Records以盛产优质的夜店旋律而闻名全球,旗下的诸多女声都拥有一把性感撩人的嗓音,让人难以自持。正经来说,Naked Music之所以闻名遐迩,其统一的风格和独特的定位,是最大最得意的招牌。尽管这是一个舞曲厂牌,却为大力推广Deep House进行了不懈的努力,从而造就如今的成绩。至于Deep House这种风格,虽然是House的一个分支,听起来反而更像黑人音乐。没错,简单来讲,Deep House的主要特征,便是黑人灵魂女声,搭配融合R&B、Soul元素的舒缓House舞曲。正因如此,Naked Music把自家出产的音乐,更倾向于称之为广义的Urban音乐。 Gaelle作为Naked Music的王牌女歌手,首张专辑《Transient》绝对代表了Deep House的最高水准,可以这么说,Gaelle充分且完美的将Deep House的一切优点展示出来,让人流连忘返。作为沙发音乐的一种,《Transient》非常称职的将取悦身体、取悦精神放在了第一位。专辑以一种 R&B的姿态,表现Deep House的柔缓,节奏迷人曼妙,令情绪不再沉闷或疲惫,却也没有急躁和烦乱的不适。编曲可谓异常精细,每一个细节都是放松神经的好办法,在多变与细腻中保证惊喜持续,让身体每一个毛孔都深深呼吸。 深陷在沙发中,品味《Transient》的曼妙香气,着实是一种享受。当然,用来调情也很不错,至于更搭配的听法,相信无需多说,诸位自知。Gaelle的绝美声线代表Naked Music的整体方向,厚实磁性的声音诱人性感,却成熟的毫不妖艳俗烂,仿若颇具年头的醇美葡萄酒,以现代化的手法包装,给人时髦的听感。当然,歌词题材也基本围绕男女交会展开,不同之处在于场景的区别。风格的高度统一,向来都是Naked Music的特征所在。 如果迷恋紫罗兰精油熏香,那么《Transient》绝对是极佳的搭配。整张专辑散发着令人筋骨舒软的迷幻气息,摇摆闪烁的键盘使人从头晕目眩中得到不断的快感。颇具新意的特效处理,以独特的韵律敲打神经,获得难以言喻的愉悦。Gaelle的出色表现,让《Transient》如紫色香气般围绕身边,二人赤裸相拥,在翻腾中冲破世俗的压抑,升华至灵魂的高度。也许,这便是Naked Music所希望的效果吧,毕竟它将直率与开放的观念深入到每一个人的身边。”(来源於爱不释耳 ( ))
Division
Douban
★ 8.1 10 ratings
Jenevieve genre: 放克/灵歌/R&B
release date 2021-09-03 publisher: Joyface Records
Division is the upcoming debut project by American singer-songwriter Jenevieve, via JOYFACE Records label. In a June 2021 interview with Refinery29, the Miami native talked about what is coming up for her this year before announcing the project, scheduled to be released on September 3, 2021.
Freetown Sound
Douban
★ 8.9 52 ratings
Blood Orange genre: 放克/灵歌/R&B
release date 2016-06-28 publisher: Domino Records
Freetown Sound is the third album from Devonté Hynes aka Blood Orange. Written and produced by Hynes, Freetown Sound is a tour de force, a pastiche of Hynes’ past, present, and future that melds his influences with his own established musical voice. For well over a decade, Devonté Hynes has proven himself a virtuoso of versatility, experimenting with almost every conceivable musical genre under a variety of monikers. After moving to New York City in the mid-2000s, Hynes became Blood Orange, plumming the oeuvres of the city’s musical legends to create a singular style of urgent, delicate pop music. Freetown Sound, which follows 2011’s Coastal Grooves and 2013’s breakthrough Cupid Deluxe, builds upon everything Hynes has done as an artist, resulting in the most expansive artistic statement of his career. Drawing from a deep well of techniques and references, the album unspools like a piece of theater, evoking unexpected communions of moods, voices, and eras. Freetown Sound derives its name from the birthplace of Hynes’ father, the capital of Sierra Leone. Thematically, it is profoundly personal and unapologetically political, touching on issues of race, religion, sex, and sexism over 17 shimmering songs.
Caution
Douban
★ 8.0 43 ratings
Mariah Carey genre: 放克/灵歌/R&B
release date 2018-11-16 publisher: Columbia Records/Sony
On her 15th album, the R&B singer celebrates her ultimate-diva status by sticking to her core pop-soul aesthetic, despite collaborators like Poo Bear, Dev Hynes, and Skrillex.
SOS
Douban
★ 7.5 71 ratings
SZA genre: 放克/灵歌/R&B
release date 2022-12-09 publisher: Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
SOS is the upcoming second studio album by American singer-songwriter SZA. The album is scheduled to be released on December 9, 2022, through Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA Records. It features guest appearances from Don Toliver, Phoebe Bridgers, Travis Scott, and Ol' Dirty Bastard.
channel ORANGE
Douban
★ 8.7 143 ratings
Frank Ocean
release date 2012-07-10 publisher: Def Jam
《Channel Orange》目前获得的评价都十分积极。《娱乐周刊》的梅丽莎·马尔斯(Melissa Maerz)称赞了该专辑中的情歌,并认为他的音乐完美地攫取了话题的关键。[10] 《时代》的梅丽莎·洛克(Melissa Locker)则称奥申为“一颗冉冉升起的演奏家新星”,并称他的歌词“将该专辑从一张仅仅是好过一般水准的节奏布鲁斯唱片提升为一张充满才华[...]的成熟专辑,特别是考虑到它的创作者却如此年轻”。[11]AllHipHop.com的乔·加西亚(Jon Garcia)批评一些人将关注点放在围绕奥申的争议上,而不是关心他的音乐所表达的信息,“弗兰克·奥申通过《Channel Orange》,将自己置于音乐流派区隔和身份标签之上。这不是一个夏季休闲音乐,也不是深刻的音乐,亦不是灵乐,也不是奇怪的音乐,更不是同志音乐”。[12]The Lantern则在点评该专辑时称,“《Channel Orange》是性感的,我如果要形象的描述,它就像是80年代城市的夜晚。这就是它给我的感觉。‘Sierra Leone’就是一个好例证……我在韦斯特2010年的巨著《My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy》之后,还从未被如此感动过”。评论者给给专辑的评级是“A”。[13]Billboard.com发表的专辑评论也趋向正面,表示“……无论在该专辑中奥申是怎样的情绪,这些歌曲听起来都太棒了。标准化的音乐制作流程并没有扼杀歌手那多变的声线,这些声音绕梁三日,给听者以前所未有的感受,《Channel Orange》中没有一首烂歌,尽管有些时候奥申可以把持的更好。”评论者表示“Pyramids”是该专辑的中流砥柱,并且盛赞了它的结构。
PANG
Douban
★ 8.6 54 ratings
Caroline Polachek genre: Pop
release date 2019-10-18 publisher: Columbia Records
流行组合Chairlift前成员Caroline Polachek全新专辑Pang将于10月18号正式发布
Blonde
★ 8.7 196 ratings
Frank Ocean genre: 放克/灵歌/R&B
release date 2016-08-21 publisher: Boys Don't Cry
On February 21, 2013, Ocean confirmed that he had started work on his second studio album, which he confirmed would be another concept album. He revealed that he was working with Tyler, The Creator, Pharrell Williams, and Danger Mouse on the record.He later stated that he was being influenced by The Beach Boys and The Beatles. He stated he was interested in collaborating with Tame Impala and King Krule and that he would record part of the album in Bora Bora. In April 2014, Ocean stated that his second album was nearly finished. In June 2014, Billboard reported that the singer was working with a string of artists such as Happy Perez (whom he worked with on nostalgia, ULTRA), Charlie Gambetta and Kevin Ristro, while producers Hit-Boy, Rodney Jerkins and Danger Mouse were also said to be on board.[5][6] On November 29, 2014, Ocean released a snippet of a new song supposedly from his upcoming follow-up to channel ORANGE called "Memrise" on his official Tumblr page. The Guardian described the song as: "a song which affirms that despite reportedly changing labels and management, he has maintained both his experimentation and sense of melancholy in the intervening years". On April 6, 2015, Ocean announced that his follow-up to channel ORANGE would be released in July, as well as a publication, although no further details were released. The album was ultimately not released in July, with no explanation given for its delay. The publication is rumored to be called Boys Don't Cry, and the album is slated to feature the aforementioned "Memrise". On July 2, 2016, he hinted at a possible second album with an image on his website pointing to a July release date. The image shows a library card labeled Boys Don't Cry with numerous stamps, implying various due dates. The dates begin with July 2, 2015 and conclude with July 2016 and November 13, 2016. Frank's brother, Ryan Breaux, further suggested this release with an Instagram caption of the same library card photo reading "BOYS DON'T CRY #JULY2016".On August 1, 2016, a live video hosted by Apple Music showing an empty hall was launched on the website boysdontcry.co. The website also featured a new "boysdontcry" graphic. The video marked the first update on the website since a "date due" post from July. On August 1, 2016, a video appeared that showed Frank Ocean woodworking and sporadically playing instrumentals on loop. That same day, many news outlets reported that August 5, 2016, could be the release date for Boys Don't Cry. The video was revealed to be promotion for Endless, a 45-minute long visual album that began streaming on Apple Music on August 19, 2016.[16] The following day, Frank posted a new picture on his website advertising four pop-up stores in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and London. Later in the day, the album went up on iTunes.
And Yet It's All Love
Douban
Fatima genre: 放克/灵歌/R&B
release date 2018-09-28 publisher: Eglo
It's been four years since Eglo Records' Fatima released 2014's Blue Note-approved, critically acclaimed debut Yellow Memories. This September, the London- via -Stockholm, Sweden songstress, returns with her second album, And Yet It's All Love — an emotional, yet entertaining trip through the full cycle of a romantic relationship, told in Fatima's now-familiar soulful style. From first singles "Somebody Else” and "Caught In A Lie" to "Waltz" and "Just To Hold You" — listeners are transported from first meet, the blinding honeymoon period and struggle right through to the break-up and eventual fallout. Once again, she calls on a talented array of producers and instrumentalists to paint that picture; from Stones Throw's MNDSGN, J.D Reid (Mabel, D Double E), Purist (Daupe), Taz Arnold (Kendrick Lamar), Swarvy and regular collaborator, Natureboy Flako. Early support has already come from the likes of Gilles Peterson (BBC 6Music/Worldwide FM), Benji B (Radio 1 / 1Xtra), Toddla T, NTS Radio, Crack Magazine, Pitchfork and Resident Advisor. Up-and-coming San Francisco-based illustrator, sculptor and painter, Monica Kim Garza crafts the album artwork, placing one of her powerfully intimate nude paintings at its centre. For the uninitiated, Fatima, has earned a reputation as one of the UK's most respected vocalists. Her debut LP Yellow Memories featured heavyweight collaborations with Floating Points, Theo Parrish and Anderson Paak producer Knxwledge. It was met with critical acclaim winning Gilles Peterson's 'Album Of The Year' at the 2014 Worldwide Awards as well as ranking No.10 in Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 20 R&B albums of the year before being re-released by the legendary Blue Note records.