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c71
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"Alex Isley - tiny desk (Ernie's daughter - Present day Neo-Soul)"


  

          

https://youtu.be/DqgdNk9DCck?si=c8MTMGsuWEVN9fN0

  

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Had to FFWD to "Into Orbit"
Jun 23rd 2025
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you buggin’ on the studio version
Jun 24th 2025
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why is she so slept on amongst young folks into new soul artists?
Jun 24th 2025
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She seems to be up there with Cleo Sol, Snoh Aalegra
Jun 24th 2025
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      the young folks ive asked know Cleo Sol, Snoh Aalegra
Jun 24th 2025
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damn! thats Muhsinah singing background
Jun 24th 2025
4
Ah! Dope
Jun 24th 2025
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Great voice, but I feel like she needs better tracks
Jun 24th 2025
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you're not wrong. i'm a big fan of hers, have been for years.
Jun 25th 2025
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R&B in general today is severely lacking in the songwriting
Jun 25th 2025
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Good point.
Jun 26th 2025
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RE: she has a powerful voice
Jul 04th 2025
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She’s definitely a vibes singer
Jun 28th 2025
12

JFrost1117
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1. "Had to FFWD to "Into Orbit""
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I don't care much for the studio version, but she kills the acoustic version every time.

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seasoned vet
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3. "you buggin’ on the studio version "
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seasoned vet
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2. "why is she so slept on amongst young folks into new soul artists?"
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Tue Jun-24-25 09:45 AM by seasoned vet

  

          

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c71
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6. "She seems to be up there with Cleo Sol, Snoh Aalegra"
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Seems that, this new era of Neo-Soul is exclusive to a certain crowd - moreso than the first wave of Neo Soul.

  

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seasoned vet
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7. "the young folks ive asked know Cleo Sol, Snoh Aalegra"
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Tue Jun-24-25 12:36 PM by seasoned vet

  

          

but not Alex Isley

shiit, i had to trick Pandora into giving me an Alex Isley station because she didnt have one. Cleo Sol and Snoh been had one though. Alex has one now but didnt for too long

  

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seasoned vet
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4. "damn! thats Muhsinah singing background"
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i thought she looked familiar

  

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DJR
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8. "Ah! Dope "
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She added a lot to the F.E. - Leave It All Behind album, which is one of my favorite albums.

  

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spades
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Tue Jun-24-25 10:20 AM

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5. "Great voice, but I feel like she needs better tracks"
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Of the songs I've heard from her ( I am in no way an expert on her) I walked away with the impression that all her shit sounds the same.

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PROMO
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9. "you're not wrong. i'm a big fan of hers, have been for years."
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but i do think i'm a big fan because of the potential, as much as the actual music she's released.

her voice is incredible, but the actual songs can get repetitive.

in fact, i THINK that it might be because of this that i tend to gravitate more to her feature work, or where she might not be the feature but has a song on like, a producer's album.

maybe she just needs better collaborators.

  

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Teknontheou
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10. "R&B in general today is severely lacking in the songwriting"
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department.

Most of them don't know how to do it, despite having good voices.

Alot of the songs wander with no particular destination over two-bar harmonic loops. It's Hip-Hop beats with random singing on top of it.

  

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spades
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11. "Good point."
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I think this is why true song writers stand out so much.

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Ray_Snill
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13. "RE: she has a powerful voice"
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but like most of the singers nowadays she does that breathy low soft singing WAY too much and it does make it sound like all her songs sound the same. seen her live once and was shocked she can flatfoot belt when she wants too




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3CardMolly
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12. "She’s definitely a vibes singer"
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Sings within the music. Not on top and doesn't lead it. Very safe. Great for a few songs but after a while I’m just listening to the production.

  

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