Well, as far as her voice goes, I just don't care for it. I'm really not a fan of the style as a whole, I never cared for R&B or anything closely resembling it. OLD soul - Marvin Gaye and stuff, I can get down on that. But this new crap? Nope.

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You know, the homeless make desperate, passionate lovers. But they will rob you blind.

in no particular order :

LCD Soundsystem > Vampire Wknd > Yeasayer > Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings > My Morning Jacket > RJD2 > The Bees > Mark Ronson > Thievery Corp

to name a few

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If Bruce Springsteen's the "Boss," who's Tony Danza?

New Jack Swing could have been the salvation of R&B (and "soul," which you appear to define exclusively as "Motown," is definitely a flavor of R&B; its other main '60s flavor was Memphis, and there were also niche flavors like New Orleans R&B), but it drowned under a wave of hip-hop.

All I can say is "somethin' somethin' just ain't right."

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Sandy Smith, Exile on Market Street, Philadelphia
"Jazz and blogging are both intimate, improvisational, and individual -- but also inherently collective. And the audience talks over both." --Andrew Sullivan, "Why I Blog," The Atlantic, November 2008

Sandy - EXACTLY. It just feels to me like hip hop is permeating everything, and in my opinion, hip hop has been nothing special for a really long time now. The latest incarnation of R&B is way too hh-infused for me to even be able to stomach it.

Phillyrudeboy - my best friend sent me a link to one of Vampire Weekend's videos, and I just got around to listening to them the other day. I really like them.

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You know, the homeless make desperate, passionate lovers. But they will rob you blind.

I feel ya, arlee.

You might be surprised to hear what some -- okay, make that a few -- hip-hop pioneers have been up to lately, though.

In particular, I suggest you check out Queen Latifah's The Dana Owens Album if you haven't heard it.

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Sandy Smith, Exile on Market Street, Philadelphia
"Jazz and blogging are both intimate, improvisational, and individual -- but also inherently collective. And the audience talks over both." --Andrew Sullivan, "Why I Blog," The Atlantic, November 2008

re: vamp wknd - I waited in line to see them last thurs - no dice, show was sold out way in advanced, I thought I could
"finagle" my way in, haha, guess not... but, they are blowing up right now, reviews have been very good throughout their tour, I love their sound...reminds me of Graceland, yep, I said it...

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If Bruce Springsteen's the "Boss," who's Tony Danza?

Just got this in last week, Carolina Funk. My 2 yo loves dancing and singing to Funky Soul Brother.

Good find...I might pick it up.

I'm listening to Siouxsie's new album. I found out about an hour too late that she was playing in new york this weekend.

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Peter Cetera:
Sometimes I just forget
Say things I might regret
It breaks my heart to see you crying

One of the greatest albums in existence, in my opinion at least.

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You know, the homeless make desperate, passionate lovers. But they will rob you blind.

i've been really into eisley lately.