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A Joyride on The Edge (Two Album Reviews)

Joyride - Tinashe

(Genre: Contemporary R&B/Pop)

Back again with Tinashe! I awaited the follow up to Nightride for awhile. I was unsure whether some of the past singles would be present that seemed more on the pop side of the duo. "Player", "Superlove", & "Flame" seemed like high contenders, but over the years in its creation they were left off. When the date was finally announced, I knew we were going to get the true sense of the project with the following singles.

If "No Drama", "Faded Love", and "Me So Bad" isn't enough to let you know what to expect, allow me to break it down for you. This project is Pop/R&B to a T. The production has a lot of danceable beats and simple concepts, yet that doesn't make much of the album mediocre. There's a nice sexiness in songs like "Ooh La La" & "No Contest" and vulnerability from "Salt" & "Fires and Flames". It plays very cohesively as it slides across the spectrum of contemporary R&B and Pop making the Joyride title very warranted.

Overall, I feel this is a solid pop R&B record, although some songs don't quite do it for me like "Me So Bad"'s formulaic feel and "Faded Love"'s Future verse. I know some don't care for her voice, but Tinashe switched up her style a few times that I'm sure a few would find appealing to the masses. For me, I will continue to love "No Contest", "Stuck with Me", and "No Drama". Although, I have come to the conclusion that I actually prefer the denser and darker approach Tinashe took with Nightride. Certainly, give this a listen if you enjoy artists like Rihanna, Jeremih, & Kehlani. If so, you can join me on this Joyride!

The Edge - Mackenzie Nicole

(Genre: Pop)

Being the Strange Music fan that I am, I was excited to see that frequent collaborator and CEO's daughter set to release her first album. Hearing her on features and the leading songs she had on the more recent Strange Music collaboration projects, I loved Mackenzie's voice. With songs "Deleted" and "Actin' Like You Know" showed she had potential to bring her own edge to pop music that Strange Music would be smart to explore.

The sneak peeks into the album like singles "Preview" & "Anxious" had me a little worried, though. The Edge starts off putting her vocals in the forefront with an anthem-like tone asking for "One More" opportunity to share her talent with the world. As we move forward, we are presented more songs that fit the cookie cutter pop mold that the other songs made me believe would happen. The production along with the fellow songwriters presented an early 2010's EDM method of pop music for that "edge", yet it sounds like they still wanted to keep it for teenagers. The Radio Disney-ish approach to creation was disappointing to me, but I know there's a market for this sound.

To summarize, the album does dive into some of the feelings of the young 18 year old, but I feel is still presented with a bit of a filter. This will make the project marketable to more places, but it's still going to be difficult for adults to be invested until they let Mackenzie break out of that clean pop mold. It has fun tracks to jam to and get into your feelings to as well, but only if you can do so when lyrics only reach surface level of those emotions. I'd recommend this to lovers of singers like Katy Perry. As the first full-length Strange Main LP to be released, right now they still don't have me on The Edge of my seat. Hopefully, with more time, they can get there.

Triple Boy Love Feature

For 3 months, I will be doing public livestreams to get a chance to interact with my followers (readers/viewers) and to give a glimpse of all the awesome things I offer on my Patreon. The Triple Boy Love Feature will be Vassalord, Gravitation: Lyrics of Love, and Ai no Kusabi.
When: Tuesday, April 24 at 7:30 pm CST
Where: Rabb.it via mikosuzahiru18

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(Genre: Hip Hop/Trap Rap)

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Angelo's Faith to Follow Live LiveStream

For 3 months, I will be doing public livestreams to get a chance to interact with my followers (readers/viewers) and to give a glimpse of all the awesome things I offer on my Patreon.
When: Tuesday, April 17 at 8:00 pm CST
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Vash is My Spirit Anime

I don't share stuff from my personal channel much, but I felt this was appropriate enough to share with you all. This is all about my love for Trigun and Vash the Stampede as a character. He really is an embodiment of me as a person, just more BA! The video above will explain why and I hope you enjoy!!

Triple Scare Feature

For 3 months, I will be doing public livestreams to get a chance to interact with my followers (readers/viewers) and to give a glimpse of all the awesome things I offer on my Patreon.
When: Tuesday, April 10 at 7:30 pm CST
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My Oni-Con XI Con Report & Ganglion Giveaway

Here are some pictures from the live and of the autographed clear folder, which are clickable:

Netflix's Dear White People Marathon (2-Day Event)

For 2 months, I will be doing public live streams to get a chance to interact with my followers (readers/viewers) and to give a glimpse of all the awesome things I offer on my Patreon.
When: Tuesday, April 3 (episodes 1-5) at 7:30 pm CST & Friday, April 6 (episodes 6-10) at 7:30 pm CST
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