"John Redcorn" is worth the price of admission here, that price being an album that recycles everything established in the first half of the record. To me its similar to Rapsody's "Eve" record that released last week as SiR is an artist who shines best with a featured artist, when he is alone things become predictable.
This record then, is caught in the loop of leaving and returning to LA, and the casual-relationships that occur when you're in the "wrong place at the ... read more
I was not tapped into SiR…..now I am and I can’t stop listening, how is this guy not more talked about in r&b conversations, this is a truly fantastic album and probably one of the most overlooked of the last couple decades
Every now and then, there's an album that feels like everyone in a certain scene is trying to make. Sometimes even a few people from outside. I feel like that was (and continues to be) the case with the alt-slash-neo-soul-infused R&B album that sounds a little like it's on a cassette from decades ago, but at points also talks like it could be ripped straight out of a tweet or instagram caption, sounds just the right amount obscure perhaps only by virtue of coming from a relatively newer ... read more
Favorite Tracks: LA Lisa, That's Why I Love You, Still Blue, LA
Least Favorite Track: Lucy's Love
| 1 | Hair Down 3:37 feat. Kendrick Lamar | 87 |
| 2 | John Redcorn 3:07 | 94 |
| 3 | You Can't Save Me 2:54 | 84 |
| 4 | LA Lisa 3:40 feat. Smino | 80 |
| 5 | Fire 2:33 | 79 |
| 6 | New Sky 3:11 feat. Kadhja Bonet | 85 |
| 7 | Lucy's Love 3:07 feat. Lil Wayne | 70 |
| 8 | That's Why I Love You 4:01 feat. Sabrina Claudio | 80 |
| 9 | Touch Down 2:55 | 74 |
| 10 | Wires in the Way 2:10 | 78 |
| 11 | Still Blue 3:05 feat. Jill Scott | 79 |
| 12 | Mood 3:11 feat. Zacari | 84 |
| 13 | The Recipe 2:58 | 89 |
| 14 | LA 5:10 | 77 |