music news Pitchfork drags Texas Hold 'Em; calls it "car-commercial music"

[GraceRandolph]

On 2/13/2024 at 11:59 AM, Archetype said:

Maybe they laid off the people who were on Beyoncé’s payroll.  6 months ago, they would have called claimed “Beyoncé innovates new country RnB pop fusion in groundbreaking new song”.

Why is this so accurate?

[GraceRandolph]

On 2/12/2024 at 11:44 AM, KatyPrismSpirit said:

Wtf? This track is full of personality and paying homage to her roots. this is not radio filler at all. pitchfork coming through with their shitty opinions again

What's personal about it exactly? It might be her most generic song in recent memory.

[Zefierce]

9 hours ago, GraceRandolph said:

What's personal about it exactly? It might be her most generic song in recent memory.

It goes back to Beyoncé’s early roots of being a cowgirl, doing the hoe-down, drinking whiskey at divebars, doing the boogie, etc.

[Nippy'sReceipts]

On 2/12/2024 at 7:31 PM, El Nino said:

I'm confused about people saying this is for the fans. What Beyoncé fans asked for a country album?  Isn't country one of the least liked genres by black people despite them creating genre? I doubt Beyoncé is going to change that, especially with these two songs. 

 

 

Beyonces strength is R&B. All her memorable Songs like Cuff It, Plastic of the Sofa, the 4 album, Bday album, Dangeorusly in Love, Destiny Fulfilled. She can experiment all she wants with house, country, rock,  Afrobeat, trap whatever but her most natural home and classic songs will always be the R&B catalog 

Edited February 15 by Nippy'sReceipts

[El Nino]

9 hours ago, Nippy'sReceipts said:

Beyonces strength is R&B. All her memorable Songs like Cuff It, Plastic of the Sofa, the 4 album, Bday album, Dangeorusly in Love, Destiny Fulfilled. She can experiment all she wants with house, country, rock,  Afrobeat, trap whatever but her most natural home and classic songs will always be the R&B catalog 

I get that 100%. However, I understand why Beyonce won't do a full R&B album again. She simply can't get away with doing traditional R&B without failing to meet expectations. She knows that her fans won't support that the way they do Grammy bait. That is why she has been on this think-outside-of-the-box rampage since 4. She pigeonholed herself; I don't blame her because traditional R&B simply doesn't work for today's consumer. 

 

 

[Monkey_Juice]

I thought it was just me...It's trash

 

 

[Lose My Breath]

20 minutes ago, Monkey_Juice said:

I thought it was just me...It's trash

 

 

Just you and pitchfork, it seems 

 

let’s not pretend you aren’t always hating on her music though 

Edited February 17 by Lose My Breath

[Kristie Kuwa]

38 minutes ago, Monkey_Juice said:

I thought it was just me...It's trash

 

 

Just like your fav, constantly bitter and jelly of Bey and her success

 

[Kristie Kuwa]

On 2/15/2024 at 6:51 PM, Nippy'sReceipts said:

Beyonces strength is R&B. All her memorable Songs like Cuff It, Plastic of the Sofa, the 4 album, Bday album, Dangeorusly in Love, Destiny Fulfilled. She can experiment all she wants with house, country, rock,  Afrobeat, trap whatever but her most natural home and classic songs will always be the R&B catalog 

Bey is still, in her essence, the soulful RnB girl that we got to know 20 years ago as evidenced by this mashup

 

 

 

The harmonies and vocal layerings on Texas are still very reminiscent of RnBey

[WeWon]

16 Carriages is superior

[superben]

I guess they changed management?
 

 

[Temporal]

I mean I like the song but I think it's a valid criticism lol

 

16 Carriages is >>>

[brraap]

To a non US person it sounds like this 

 

16 carriages sounds way better