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| 3.5 great | Doublez38 | December 11th 19 |
Essentials is a small treasure that takes up the R&B influences of the 80s and 90s (Sade etc.) and often merges them with baroque elements. Erika de Casier's beautiful voice is convincing enough to complete what for me is the greatest quality of this album: the instrumentation. Erika has the talent to develop and refine her sound and style, and I think she will very soon be able to make a great album, or so I hope
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| 4.0 excellent | Erwann S. STAFF | November 25th 19 |
Breezy R&B mixed with 90s pop nostalgia. Kudos for the kinda spacey production, it gives an even sexier feeling to an already sexy album. In fact, it's more sensual than explicitly sexy (vs. Slayyyter for example), and I thus find it less blundering and more delicate. Songs to have sexy time to.
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| 4.0 excellent | Bedex | November 23rd 19 |
Super fun, sexy and cozy album that would be perfect for a night car ride back home. The
run from 1-7 is pretty much flawless with every track being successful. The record
navigates many genres and influences (trip-hop, RnB, female The Weekend, Sade) and often
calls back to 90's and 00's music without it being gimmicky. The clearest jam and perhaps
most interesting track is the opener, but really all the other tracks are really sweet -
just wish 7 didn't sample that iPhone screenshot sound though. 8 is the first weak track
with a somewhat silly beginning and not much else to it. 9 and 10 are nice in a vacuum but
fail to bring you back into the album. Makes you wish the album was a shorter EP and brings
it down a point. Thankfully 11 picks it up in the home stretch and closes the album nicely.
The remix doesn't really count but actually fits surprisingly well as a soft jungle take on
5, could very well be an original track. Overall 4.0
Edit: a bit underserved by lyrics in places, but still lovely and night time sensual.
Jammest jams are 1, 4-7, 11 sorta. Still 4.0
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| 3.5 great | ellagos | November 19th 19 |
A collection of soft, breezy R&B tunes with late 90s early 000s inspired vocal harmonies, has some occasional moments of sugary brilliance.
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| 4.0 excellent | jlsg | July 31st 21 |
| 3.5 great | Let | May 21st 21 |
| 5.0 classic | alamo | August 4th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Haelaeif | December 31st 19 |
| 3.5 great | NBA | December 23rd 19 |
| 3.5 great | Wolfe | December 12th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Ewgads | December 12th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | November 23rd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | TwigTW | July 8th 19 |
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