Loose Thoughts (豆瓣)

表演者: Masego
流派: 放克/灵歌/R&B
专辑类型: 专辑
介质: CD
发行时间: 2016-07-27
出版者: TrapHouseJazz
唱片数: 1

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　　It’s a special thing when someone uses their birthday to give gifts rather than to receive them. Masego has been raking in blessings in multitudes this year, so it was only right that for his 23rd birthday, he share a little bit of the positivity back with his fans via some new music. Enter Loose Thoughts, a compilation of tracks that have been floating in and out of select M... (展开全部) 　　It’s a special thing when someone uses their birthday to give gifts rather than to receive them. Masego has been raking in blessings in multitudes this year, so it was only right that for his 23rd birthday, he share a little bit of the positivity back with his fans via some new music. Enter Loose Thoughts, a compilation of tracks that have been floating in and out of select Masego performances and Twitter videos with no formal home. Until now, that is.
　　Kanye West’s birthday twin (who’s also one of Sego’s inspirations, see: Pink Polo EP), self-diagnosed himself WebMD style with “demo-itis.” The remedy? To gift-wrap loosies, EP and LP rejects and finished freestyles in one package before they didn’t have the chance to see the light of day. “This is just the stuff that if they don’t come out now, they’ll never come out,” he says over the phone. “This is like the B-squad. The cut squad ain’t varsity but they can all still dunk.”
　　The oldest song on Loose Thoughts goes back to his freshman year at Old Dominion University in 2011 and the newest addition joined the project’s ranks as late as this morning. The 11-track jambalaya of sounds flexes all parts of his multi-hyphenate being. “Do you play the keys? I can play that/Do you play the sax? I can play that/Do you play the marimba? I can play that/Do you play the cymbals? I can play that,” he sings confidently, not boastfully, on “I DO EVERYTHING!” And that barely scratches the surface. He takes the reins on most of the production. Vocally he’s stronger, showcasing just how much he can stretch his rasp and falsetto to enhance a song. So is his rapping. The metaphors are more sophisticated and the topics have matured.
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　　“The premise for the whole thing is to come out with a project that does the same thing that Frank Ocean’s [The Lonny Breaux Collection] did,” he says. “It felt very demo-ish but it shows [his] full capabilities and was a really cool introduction to someone.”
　　Whereas his Pink Polo EP was predominantly high-energy, youthful fun, Masego is a little older and wiser now. Loose Thoughts reflects that. The project is not only a marker of the transition into his Jordan year, but his sonic evolution as an artist and timeliness with the summertime season. “This whole project is just how I’m feeling,” he says. “I made the first half of the tape the old me. ‘Girls That Dance’ and similar songs. Pure fun. Great energy and vibe. The second half starting with ‘Small Talk’ gets into the new me.” After Masego went to DJ Jazzy Jeff’s house for his annual mentorship retreat, he left with a recharged energy. “My songwriting got better, and I was able to dig a lot deeper and tell some stories. I think this does a better job at getting my fans to the new me.”