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DuranDuran said:
here it is
finally!February 23rd
(no cover yet)
Neo-soul survivor Erykah Badu is set to follow up her dark funk opus New Amerykah, Part I: 4th World War (which placed on our Best Albums of the Decade list) with New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ankh on February 23 courtesy of Universal Motown. The album features production from J Dilla, 9th Wonder, James Poyser, and Madlib, and drumming from the Roots' ?uestlove.
We were lucky enough to hear the record at a listening session last week and can report that Part II is a bit more lighthearted than the ominous and political Part I. As song titles like "Love", "Fall in Love", and "Umm Hmm" suggest, Erykah's in a more contented mood this time around.
"Get Money" features an interpolation of Sylvia Striplin's "You Can't Turn Me Away", which was sampled on the Junior M.A.F.I.A. [ft. the Notorious B.I.G. and Lil Kim] track of the same name. Another song, "Jump in the Air", is said to feature rappers including Lil Wayne and Andre 3000, according to Billboard, but it may not make the final album, possibly due to the fact that an unfinished version was leaked online. And yeah, this is a funky album; it's an Erykah Badu record.
Erykah is set to play a New Year's Eve gig in Hollywood and will tour with this summer's revived Lilith Fair.
tracklist:
01 20 Feet Tall (produced by 9th Wonder)
02 Window Seat (produced by Erykah Badu and James Poyser)
03 Agitation (produced by Shafiq Husayn)
04 Get Money (produced by Erykah Badu, James Poyser, Karriem Riggins and Thundercat)
05 Don't Be Long (produced by Ta’Raach)
06 Love (produced by J Dilla)
07 Umm Hmm (produced by Madlib)
08 Fall in Love (produced by Karriem Riggins)
09 Incense (produced by Madlib)
10 Out My Mind Just in Time (Part 1) (Undercover Over-Lover) (produced by James Poyser)
11 Out My Mind Just in Time (Part 2) (produced by Georgia Anne Muldrow)
Possible bonus track: Jump in the Air [ft. Lil Wayne, Andre 3000, Bilal, and others]
http://pitchfork.com/news/37382-erykah-badu-announces-new-album/
ERYKAH ON THE NEW ALBUM:
"I called it Part II: The Return of the Ankh because this album is the sister of the left side of my brain - it is the right side. Part I was the left side of my thoughts - it was more socially political and my thought process was more analytical. This time there wasn't anything to be concerned with - the album is more emotional and flowy and talks about feelings. With Part I, I was standing at an apex, looking at what was going on around me politically, socially, and economically. With Part II, I’m hovering over me, looking at what’s going on inside of me. It reminds of the days of Baduizm - this is just about beats and rhymes in a cipher. I feel how I felt when I released Baduizm. This is my therapy. New Amerykah Pt. 1 [had a more] digital feel. This time I wanted to have more live instruments. I like how my voice sounds when I'm singing with a piano. I'm glad I don't have to use Auto-Tune. My voice is my gift. But if I had to use [Auto-Tune], I would. We used a lot of analog instruments—harps, strings, drums, piano, and even a Theremin—to give the album that sonic feel. There’s a strong undercurrent of bottom, a rumbling to these songs that feels good to me. It feels like a hug.”
February's gonna be a good month in music
