Thursday, December 26, 2013

BOUND: The Albums, 2013.


07/Justin Timberlake/The 20/20 Experience, Pt. 1

When JT and his league of extraordinary gentlemen get to it and let the groove get in, they easily make it seem like their peers and competition in the game are doing it wrong, and this is how you do it. That this is how music should sound, and how rhythm & blues should expand. That sometimes showing and proving can also allow for room to just let the beat build and the music breathe. And it's all done without a wink or a nod, or a better than thou air. It just is, and it's just done.

Caught up in the rapture of love, The 20/20 Experience, Pt. 1, from the opening number on down, pulls up a chair for you, and luxuriates in the power of love. Love for a girl, love for a genre, and love for the art of creation. And, of course, love for its audience on the other end. The album may be inspired in part by or for the love of Mr. Timberlake's life, but it's also for us, as Justin, Timbaland and company bring their A game, ensuring that we too get caught up in the rapture, and keep our backs up off the wall. It's a soulful, tireless effort that never lets up on this tip, and makes it all seem too easy. Real love in full effect. What an experience.
KEY TRACKS: Pusher Love Girl/Spaceship Coupe/Mirrors

08/Janelle Monae/The Electric Lady

09/Chance the Rapper/Acid Rap

10/Haim/Days Are Gone

11/Danny Brown/Old

12/Deerhunter/Monomania

13/Foxygen/We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic


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