I'm mostly in agreement with that. In some cases, I don't mind if an artist with a really powerful voice only lets it shine on occasion because that restraint can make those moments all the more enjoyable, but this is too restrained

She sounds like a docile kitten when she's capable of so much untapped power. She showed more promise on her debut

Album Rating: 3.0

I mean yeah it also kinda depends on what kind of vibe you're going with, e.g. if you go for a much darker vibe restraint might me more appropriate. Especially when you hear the live stuff where her voice is much stronger.



But for this kind of vibe and with the voice she's got I just feel she could do more with that. I mean even if we venture outside of the pop realm there's plenty of vocalists who deliver "very powerful" performances (both with and without restraint).

Album Rating: 3.5

i find her pretty versatile vocally. not Bjork versatile but not dull or lacking power. that FKA Twigs record rides the same vibe vocally for 40 minutes and people are going nuts over that

Album Rating: 3.5

and i think it's about on par with Vows but fairly different. Vows has a couple of good standout tracks

Album Rating: 3.0

It's not about versatility it's more about giving her voice a different framework in which it would be more powerful. As I said, I quite enjoy her live performances due exactly that fact.

Relating to this style of music, janelle comes to mind more so than other artists. She lets the full range or her voice be heard on tracks like Cold War but also shows restraint where needed

Kimbra could do a lot more with her voice for sure and she teases that at several points but she never delivers. The gospel backing vocals that are featured in so many choruses on the album really steal her thunder and become formulaic after a few tracks in. I've only listened to it twice mind you, but I didn't like it any more on my second play through

That fka twigs album is actually pretty great, despite having some sleep-inducing tracks. Pendulum is another perfect example of just the right amount of release and restraint

Album Rating: 3.5

i agree that Janelle is stronger in that department and she's a pretty good comparison for this album/sound. Vows was different.



I also think Stevie Wonder far outshines Janelle Monae in those kind of Cold War moments but they're all more than competent enough for it not to affect my enjoyment of the music.

Album Rating: 3.5

yeah not trashing FKA Twigs, just saying she sits in that similar kind of delivery vocally to alot of rnb singers over the last two decades or so. it's good - I liked Lights On alot.

Album Rating: 3.0

Yeah but different contexts and so on. I mean Idk how you roll but my standards for music change with the genre/context.

Album Rating: 2.5

damn i think i'm starting to like this more.. prob gonna 3.5 it :_0)):D

Album Rating: 3.0

greg would you recommend this to a regular pop peon like myself

could I handle the difficult intricacies of this? or should I warm up my palate with some Black Sabbath cover bands first?

Album Rating: 2.5

the beat on Everlovin Ya is so bad tho

Album Rating: 2.5

I'll agree that the FKA Twigs LP is in the same arena vocally, but it fits the down-tempo theme, imo.



There is an overall cohesion to the album...



this just sounds like she had a whole bunch of different songwriters, shits all over the place.

"this just sounds like she had a whole bunch of different songwriters"

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

that FKA Twigs record rides the same vibe vocally for 40 minutes and people are going nuts over that

There is an overall cohesion to the album...

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

thank you tempest

Album Rating: 5.0





"greg would you recommend this to a regular pop peon like myself"



^Go for it





"this just sounds like she had a whole bunch of different songwriters, shits all over the place"



^I don't think it's really a bad thing... I tend to dig records that are all over the place. That FKA Twigs LP is one-dimensional for me even though I really like some tracks off it.