September 23rd, 2022

Singles:

 

 

 

Fascination is song of the year 

So excited for this!! I'm seeing him Saturday in Chicago too. 

1 minute ago, sweetblindness said:

So excited for this!! I'm seeing him Saturday in Chicago too. 

I'm seeing him next week in Seattle! I'm so excited 

@pierreleswiftie threaded as requested 

5 hours ago, James_Dean said:

@pierreleswiftie threaded as requested 

Thanks  for doing this. I can't wait to hear it. 

Can't wait for midnight 

too stripped and first half devours b-side in all aspects. 'fascination' is only upbeat and 'sunflower' princess herself angèle blows my wig away

adore his attempt on 'A Drop of Blood' too, genuinely decent. worth listens for intimate experience    

1 minute ago, Polgg48 said:

too stripped and first half devours b-side in all aspects. 'fascination' is only upbeat and 'sunflower' princess herself angèle blows my wig away

adore his attempt on 'A Drop of Blood' too, genuinely decent. worth listens for intimate experience    

Dang. I was hoping for more Fascinations on the album  i can't wait to hear for myself

I used proton vpn to put myself in Japan yesterday. A drop of blood is my favourite, I like the closing track also. I am disappointed, I expected so much more. His debut was stellar.

OMG Cinnamon is gorgeous 

 

This album is a lot more stripped down than Amir, but I'm very much enjoying it 

On 9/19/2022 at 3:03 PM, sweetblindness said:

So excited for this!! I'm seeing him Saturday in Chicago too. 

Hey! How was his show? Did he have an opening act? Did you get a chance to meet him? 

I forgot this was coming out last Friday can't wait to listen tomorrow morning!

On 9/26/2022 at 2:28 PM, James_Dean said:

Hey! How was his show? Did he have an opening act? Did you get a chance to meet him? 

The show was phenomenal, he played for an hour but all the songs sounded exactly like the studio versions. His opening act was local to Chicago and it's my understanding the opening act for each show is local to the city the show is in. I didn't get a chance to meet him but I didn't stay after the show hoping to anyways.

 

On the album -- it is a minor step down from Amir, but I still love it. I'm only slightly disappointed compared to some others I think.

7 hours ago, sweetblindness said:

The show was phenomenal, he played for an hour but all the songs sounded exactly like the studio versions. His opening act was local to Chicago and it's my understanding the opening act for each show is local to the city the show is in. I didn't get a chance to meet him but I didn't stay after the show hoping to anyways.

 

On the album -- it is a minor step down from Amir, but I still love it. I'm only slightly disappointed compared to some others I think.

That's so great! I'm glad you enjoyed the show.

I'll be seeing him tonight, so I look forward to experiencing the epicness as well  i''m gonna try to get him to sign my Amir vinyl afterwards

I have the same sentiments on the album... I quite enjoyed it despite it not having as many highs as Amir

Saw his show last night- he was AMAZING  his live voice literally sounds like the cd. I am in love with him!!

 

I had to wait a bit over an hour to meet him outside the venue, but it was worth it since he signed my vinyl 

3 hours ago, James_Dean said:

Saw his show last night- he was AMAZING  his live voice literally sounds like the cd. I am in love with him!!

 

I had to wait a bit over an hour to meet him outside the venue, but it was worth it since he signed my vinyl 

I am SO jealous

This is still on heavy rotation. Sunflower is golden  

omg I was just listening to sun may shine and wondered what happened to him & I see this on his Spotify  I’ll listen to it once I get home 

 

also is the title sahar or sa7ar? maybe you’re not an Arabic speaker I just wanted to know cause it could be two different Arabic words but the English spelling doesn’t differentiate :/

29 minutes ago, ameerah said:

omg I was just listening to sun may shine and wondered what happened to him & I see this on his Spotify  I’ll listen to it once I get home 

 

also is the title sahar or sa7ar? maybe you’re not an Arabic speaker I just wanted to know cause it could be two different Arabic words but the English spelling doesn’t differentiate :/

Yay another listener  come back and post your thoughts when you have a chance

 

It's spelled Sahar. That's how it's spelt on streaming platforms and in his news letter 

Just got done with it  it’s definitely not as instant as Amir nor as cinematic and grandiose but it’s a respectable effort, cute for the fall time. I also could never know what he’s talking about in his songs  but I kinda like it this way, it adds another layer of mystique to his music so I’m not gonna Genius them. I do wish he’d have amped up the Arabic instruments/melodies/vocalization to the same level of the debut, it’d be a pleasant & unique shtick to have even if some people might find it one-note, no one is really doing it and the few artists of Middle Eastern origin who attempted it simply don’t have Tamino’s talent or cultural prowess to execute it as well as he does. Will revisit later to really digest it. Top 3: The First Disciple, A Drop of Blood, and Fascination