Trollheart Listens to Every Album on Wiki's List for 2017

Trollheart · 03-04-2018, 10:10 AM

Album title: Cityof No Reply
Artist: Amber Coffman
Genre: R&B/Soul
Nationality: English
Release date: June 2
Position in Discography: Debut solo
Estimated Rating:

Have I heard of this artist? No, but I may have reviewed an album by her parent band
Average RYM Score: 3.04
The words Dirty Projectors jog a memory, and I'm sure I reviewed their 2017 album here a few months back. If so, then this is the first solo effort from their guitarist and vocalist and it seems to go in a completely (if I remember) different direction to that of her band, being a soul pop record which starts off nicely certainly, and it's pleasant but I wonder is that all it is? Despite its title, “Dark Night” is terribly lightweight, reminds me of the likes of Sheila E or a very substandard Janet Jackson, while the title track is also pretty weak. “If You Want My Heart” is half-decent, but it's about the only one that stands out from a pretty nondescript and pedestrian crowd of songs. A big fat meh right here.
Check out more from this artist? No
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes

Actual Rating:

03-04-2018, 10:10 AM	#10 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Cityof No Reply Artist: Amber Coffman Genre: R&B/Soul Nationality: English Release date: June 2 Position in Discography: Debut solo Estimated Rating: Have I heard of this artist? No, but I may have reviewed an album by her parent band Average RYM Score: 3.04 The words Dirty Projectors jog a memory, and I'm sure I reviewed their 2017 album here a few months back. If so, then this is the first solo effort from their guitarist and vocalist and it seems to go in a completely (if I remember) different direction to that of her band, being a soul pop record which starts off nicely certainly, and it's pleasant but I wonder is that all it is? Despite its title, “Dark Night” is terribly lightweight, reminds me of the likes of Sheila E or a very substandard Janet Jackson, while the title track is also pretty weak. “If You Want My Heart” is half-decent, but it's about the only one that stands out from a pretty nondescript and pedestrian crowd of songs. A big fat meh right here. Check out more from this artist? No Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018