What is commercial success
What is critical acclaim
What is truth if truth is subjective
When you have
Oh, and don't you dare not drowning me with tons and tons of questionable commentary. Or you'll get my very own version of
You have approx 6 weeks from now, meaning August 13, 23:59 BST to impress me and save yourself from elimination (and skull-dragging). Good luck, and don't
****
it
up!
...
You thought you had seen the last of me?
OPTIONAL MINIGAME: THE INTERLUDE EDITION (what a tragic ass title but it's 2:32 AM lemme live!)
So, I said we weren't gonna rate the interludes right? I was lying! Well, to be fair, we aren't going to rate them in the main game. But they're definitely an essential part in Tinashe's work, making their first appearance as early as In Case We Die. Taking into account we're pretty much all hunties here, and we'd rate all our relatives using the Eurovision system if only we could, I presnt yu da rulz:
What is a Grammy
What is critical acclaim
What is regular release schedules
When you have
The most important thing of all
PJ's universal goodwill
Where to begin from? Tinashe Kachingwe, AKA Tinashe, AKA Godnashe, doesn't need no introductions. She's one of the most talented, brilliant, hard-working singers/songwriters/producers of the next generation, with a great ear for tunes and a good eye for aesthetics. She's also everybody's favorite Bubbling Under Queen by the way.
Sooooooo, which better way to celebrate all that than a brutal fight to the death? The reason I've gathered you all here on this lovely day is not because the dungeon started stinking (well, also that, it's not a good look for the neighbours, y'know?), but because you have to rate this incredible young woman's complete solo catalogue she's worked on in the course of just over 5 years, and crown one track the ultimate Tinashe song for eons to come until the next rate takes place sometime in 2019.
We'll go through everything, our journey encompassing: starting the guided tour from her first three mixtapes (In Case We Die; Reverie; Black Water); making a stop at her first major label studio album (Aquarius); driving through the highway of her fourth mixtape (Amethyst); stopping to pee at her numerous feature ventures (don't make me list them plz); and stepping off the bus when we get to Nightride, just before the vehicle mysteriously goes up in flames (
).
I could have decided to do it all by myself, but no, in the name oflikes democracy, I'm going to share this responsibility with y'all, with a warning: it's gonna be a tough and thankless job, so take part at your own risk (but still take part, Haus of @Kuhleezi have some dragons that need feeding). Without further ado, here's the list of all our contestants:
IN CASE WE DIE
1. The Last Night on Earth
2. My High
3. Let You Love Me
4. That
6. Boss
7. I Tried
8. Another Season
9. This Feeling
10. Stumble
11. Crossing the Cosmo
13. Biding My Time
15. Chainless
DatPiff link (free download) | YouTube link (full album)
Where to begin from? Tinashe Kachingwe, AKA Tinashe, AKA Godnashe, doesn't need no introductions. She's one of the most talented, brilliant, hard-working singers/songwriters/producers of the next generation, with a great ear for tunes and a good eye for aesthetics. She's also everybody's favorite Bubbling Under Queen by the way.
Sooooooo, which better way to celebrate all that than a brutal fight to the death? The reason I've gathered you all here on this lovely day is not because the dungeon started stinking (well, also that, it's not a good look for the neighbours, y'know?), but because you have to rate this incredible young woman's complete solo catalogue she's worked on in the course of just over 5 years, and crown one track the ultimate Tinashe song for eons to come until the next rate takes place sometime in 2019.
We'll go through everything, our journey encompassing: starting the guided tour from her first three mixtapes (In Case We Die; Reverie; Black Water); making a stop at her first major label studio album (Aquarius); driving through the highway of her fourth mixtape (Amethyst); stopping to pee at her numerous feature ventures (don't make me list them plz); and stepping off the bus when we get to Nightride, just before the vehicle mysteriously goes up in flames (
I could have decided to do it all by myself, but no, in the name of
IN CASE WE DIE
1. The Last Night on Earth
2. My High
3. Let You Love Me
4. That
6. Boss
7. I Tried
8. Another Season
9. This Feeling
10. Stumble
11. Crossing the Cosmo
13. Biding My Time
15. Chainless
DatPiff link (free download) | YouTube link (full album)
REVERIE
2. Stargazing
3. Yours
4. Slow
5. Another Me
6. Come When I Call
8. Reverie
9. I'm Selfish
10. Ecstasy
11. Who Am I Working For?
DatPiff link (free download) | YouTube link (playlist)
BLACK WATER
1. Black Water
3. Vulnerable
4. Secret Weapon
6. Midnight Sun
7. 1 for Me
9. Fugitive
10. Stunt
11. Just a Taste
12. Middle of Nowhere
DatPiff link (free download) | YouTube link (playlist)
AQUARIUS
1. Aquarius
2. Bet (featuring Devonté Hynes)
3. Cold Sweat
5. 2 On (featuring Schoolboy Q)
6. How Many Times (featuring Future)
8. Pretend (featuring ASAP Rocky)
9. All Hands on Deck
11. Far Side of the Moon
13. Feels Like Vegas
14. Thug Cry
16. Bated Breath
17. Wildfire
19. Watch Me Work
Spotify link (bar Watch Me Work)
AMETHYST
1. Dreams Are Real
2. Wrong
3. Something to Feel
4. Looking 4 It
5. Wanderer
6. Worth It (featuring Iamsu!)
7. Just the Way I Like You
DatPiff link (free download) | YouTube link (playlist)
NIGHTRIDE
1. Lucid Dreaming
2. C'est La Vie
3. Sunburn
5. Sacrifices
6. Company
7. Soul Glitch
8. You Don't Know Me
9. Spacetime
11. Ride of Your Life
12. Party Favors
14. Touch Pass
15. Ghetto Boy
Spotify link
RANDOMS
Can't Say No
Drop That Kitty (with Ty Dolla Sign and Charli XCX)
Player
All My Friends (with Snakehips and Chance the Rapper)
Just Say (with KDA)
Superlove
All Caught Up (with GTA)
Freal Luv (with Far East Movement and others)
Text From Your Ex (with Tinie Tempah)
Quit You (with Lost Kings)
Flame
All links to YouTube videos
A few clarifications:
3. Yours
4. Slow
5. Another Me
6. Come When I Call
8. Reverie
9. I'm Selfish
10. Ecstasy
11. Who Am I Working For?
DatPiff link (free download) | YouTube link (playlist)
BLACK WATER
1. Black Water
3. Vulnerable
4. Secret Weapon
6. Midnight Sun
7. 1 for Me
9. Fugitive
10. Stunt
11. Just a Taste
12. Middle of Nowhere
DatPiff link (free download) | YouTube link (playlist)
AQUARIUS
1. Aquarius
2. Bet (featuring Devonté Hynes)
3. Cold Sweat
5. 2 On (featuring Schoolboy Q)
6. How Many Times (featuring Future)
8. Pretend (featuring ASAP Rocky)
9. All Hands on Deck
11. Far Side of the Moon
13. Feels Like Vegas
14. Thug Cry
16. Bated Breath
17. Wildfire
19. Watch Me Work
Spotify link (bar Watch Me Work)
AMETHYST
1. Dreams Are Real
2. Wrong
3. Something to Feel
4. Looking 4 It
5. Wanderer
6. Worth It (featuring Iamsu!)
7. Just the Way I Like You
DatPiff link (free download) | YouTube link (playlist)
NIGHTRIDE
1. Lucid Dreaming
2. C'est La Vie
3. Sunburn
5. Sacrifices
6. Company
7. Soul Glitch
8. You Don't Know Me
9. Spacetime
11. Ride of Your Life
12. Party Favors
14. Touch Pass
15. Ghetto Boy
Spotify link
RANDOMS
Can't Say No
Drop That Kitty (with Ty Dolla Sign and Charli XCX)
Player
All My Friends (with Snakehips and Chance the Rapper)
Just Say (with KDA)
Superlove
All Caught Up (with GTA)
Freal Luv (with Far East Movement and others)
Text From Your Ex (with Tinie Tempah)
Quit You (with Lost Kings)
Flame
All links to YouTube videos
A few clarifications:
- Tinashe is the true Multiplatform Queen, which means there isn't a single place where you can find her whole discography. You'll just have to suck it up and flip between DatPiff (100% legal btw)/YouTube/Spotify/iTunes/whatever you please
- The numbers are all messed up because I've deleted all the interludes, as it would be completely unfair to rate them against fully-formed songs
- Re: the Extras section. My criterion was relevancy, which means only songs released after her departure from the Stunners, released as standalone "singles" (no album tracks like Dollar Signs) where she has a significant enough part (no background vocals nonsense à la Body Language), and she's crucial in the existence of the song itself (= no remixes whatsoever, including, gasp, Slumber party)
Oh, and don't you dare not drowning me with tons and tons of questionable commentary. Or you'll get my very own version of
You have approx 6 weeks from now, meaning August 13, 23:59 BST to impress me and save yourself from elimination (and skull-dragging). Good luck, and don't
****
it
up!
...
You thought you had seen the last of me?
OPTIONAL MINIGAME: THE INTERLUDE EDITION (what a tragic ass title but it's 2:32 AM lemme live!)
So, I said we weren't gonna rate the interludes right? I was lying! Well, to be fair, we aren't going to rate them in the main game. But they're definitely an essential part in Tinashe's work, making their first appearance as early as In Case We Die. Taking into account we're pretty much all hunties here, and we'd rate all our relatives using the Eurovision system if only we could, I presnt yu da rulz:
- Choose your 10 favourite interludes and rate them using the Eurovision scale (12 to your favourite, then 10, then 8-1)
- This side game is OPTIONAL: if you decide to take part, send me your votes (together with the main votes or not, doesn't really matter) by August 13 at noon BST (so that on closing night I'll reveal the minigame results and the proper rate will get started the next day)
- To qualify as an interlude a song needs to be under 2 minutes and/or being "chorusless" (a song, however short, having a chorus repeated at least twice is automatically excluded from this and considered a proper song)
-
The Will to Survive
Fading
Heaven
Fear Not
Illusions
Before the Storm
Video Tapes
Daybreak
Ain't Ready
Nightfall
What Is There To Lose
Indigo Child
The Calm
Deep In The Night
The Storm
Binaural Test
High Speed Chase
You Can Stay Here Tonight
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