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Oct 15, 2021 · Amazon. Music. Spotify. 20. Still Woozy - If This Isn't Nice, I Don't Know What Is. August 13, 2021. Bedroom Pop, Indie Pop, Alternative R&B.
- A List of Today’S Best Alternative R&B Artists
- Who Are The Best Up-And-Coming Alternative R&B Artists Right Now?
- April + Vista
- Blk Odyssy
- Dreamcastmoe
- Ibeyi
- Mattie
- Maylee Todd
- MMYYKK
- Peyton
Alternative R&B is a sub-genre spearheaded by artists like Erykah Badu, D’Angelo and Frank Ocean, whose experiments pushed R&B into new directions. Inherently restless and often hard to pin down, alternative R&Bmarks a stylistic shift that you know when you hear it. It’s music that can’t be put in a box, more experimental than it’s traditional R&B ...
For me, alternative R&Bis a distillation of the best parts of what I like about R&B as a genre. In the interest of expanding your musical horizons, here’s a rundown of some of today’s best-kept secrets in the field of alternative R&B. While many remain underground and under the radar, I think they’re poised for big things in the near future. Relate...
April + VISTA is a Washington D.C-based duo that toggles between wildly disparate worlds: April George’s classically trained violin and piano skills are met head-on with mattVISTA’s production chops, creating lush soundscapes that fuse string arrangements with dense textures and captivating storytelling. Their 2021 album, Pit of Dreams, was one of ...
The title of Sam Houston’s debut album under his BLK Odyssy moniker is a nod to the influence that old soul has had on his music. BLK VINTAGE taps into a potent combination of politically-charged anthems, party-ready funk jams, and top-down, head-bobbing beats that’s an incredibly impactful blend. From the opening track to the last, Houston bursts ...
Washington D.C. native dreamcastmoe is quickly becoming one of the DMV’s most exciting up-and-coming artists, using his unique falsetto to craft spacey, electronic-inflected R&B music with enough bounce for weekend warehouse raves. His sound is filled to the brim with lush vocals underpinned by music that combines boogie bass lines, upbeat rhythms ...
Ibeyi is an Afro-French-Cuban musical duo consisting of twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz. Their music draws on African cultural influences, fusing elements of Yoruba, French, and Afro-Cuban music with jazz, beats, and samples from traditional instruments. Ibeyi’s 2022 album, Spell 31, has a subtle, visceral and compelling kind of power that ...
Dallas-based artist MATTIE’s music is a bass-heavy, nocturnal slice of contemporary lo-fi that entrances and then unsettles. Hand picked from the darker side of a moonlit Dallas night, MATTIE’s debut EP, Jupiter’s Purse, is a fearless and uncompromising exercise in sonic expression. Featuring trip-hop textures and thick, sludgy beats supplied by Da...
Beloved in Toronto’s alternative R&B scene for her commitment to experimentation, Maylee Todd is not your average singer-songwriter. She’s a musician and technophile who challenges audiences as she pushes boundaries creatively and lyrically. Her 2022 album, Maloo, is her most unbound work yet — a futuristic virtual reality concept album that explor...
MMYYKK (pronounced “Mike”) is a man of many sounds. He blends his love for experimentation into music that explores the intersectionality of R&B and funk as well as lines that are straight out of the crooning playbook. His music is uniquely eclectic and forward-thinking, syncing analog synthesis with neck-breaking rhythms amalgamated with sonic alc...
PSA, the debut album of Houston-based singer-songwriter Peyton, is a musical tribute to both her Texan roots and her grandmother—the Grammy Award-nominated gospel composer Theola Booker. The album blends Peyton’s love for pop music with the sounds of modern R&B, hip-hopand gospel. Her music, built around layered drum beats and synths, is a cleverly...
- Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, 'Jam & Lewis: Volume One' For the first joint album in their 40-year career, Jam & Lewis called on prior collaborators to record an impeccably produced, melodic set that conjures up nostalgic and contemporary R&B/soul vibes.
- Jorja Smith, 'Be Right Back' After the breakout success of Jorja Smith’s debut studio album, 2018’s Lost & Found, her fans have been clamoring for more for a few years.
- Charlotte Day Wilson, 'ALPHA' Charlotte Day Wilson, Billboard’s June R&B/Hip-Hop Rookie of the Month, followed the honor in early July with ALPHA, an 11-track soother that excites as the Canadian singer’s first full-length.
- Masego, 'Studying Abroad: Extended Stay' From an interpolation of 112’s “Anywhere” on the track “Bye Felicia” to rhythmic jam “Mystery Lady” featuring Don Toliver, Masego thoroughly captivates listeners with his progressive style of R&B.
It’s another strong offering from one of UK R&B’s finest emerging acts. Zilo first released “Tell Her” and “Water Me” as singles in Apr 2020 and May 2021. The Alternative-Soul scene can gratefully welcome this album as one of its strong points of 2021. Combining groove and sexy tempos – this is a must-play R&B album of 2021 ...
- Hiatus Kaiyote – Mood Valiant [Brainfeeder / Ninja Tune] When Naomi “Nai Palm” Saalfield, Hiatus Kaiyote‘s lead vocalist, sings in “Red Room”, “It feels like I’m inside a flower,” she does so with a lilt and sway that’s beguiling, intriguing, and enticing.
- Ray Blk – Access Denied [Island] After listening to Ray Blk‘s first full-length studio release, Access Denied, it’s clear that it was worth the wait.
- serpentwithfeet – DEACON [Secretly Canadian] Josiah Wise’s new album DEACON is an exhilarating listen. The artist – known as serpentwithfeet – has created a soulful, beautiful record that gives listeners an intimate glimpse into his romantic, sentimental heart.
- Georgia Anne Muldrow – VWETO III [FORESEEN Entertainment / Epistrophik Peach Sound] The latest iteration of Georgia Anne Muldrow‘s VWETO series (meaning “gravity” in Kikongo) builds on the success of the previous two with a 17-track clinic on creating rhythmic frameworks that wow you with their complexity and propel you into movement.
SZA. Alternative R&B, as its name suggests, is a subgenre that represents unconventional R&B music. The term was originally used in the 1990s to market artists like D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, and Maxwell, who are now categorized as neo soul. However, in recent years, alternative R&B has been used to describe a new sound of non-traditional ...
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