RAYE - My 21st Century Blues + General Discussion

[Duppe]

Had to go ahead and order the vinyl after my listen through today. I love how it captures you from the get go, an album that deserves your attention from start to finish.

Hard Out Here is definitely my favourite song but Five Star Hotels is a close second.

 

[blaze_dave]

Had to go ahead and order the vinyl after my listen through today. I love how it captures you from the get go, an album that deserves your attention from start to finish.

Hard Out Here is definitely my favourite song but Five Star Hotels is a close second.

The vinyl packaging is stunning too and yes plays beautifully.

 

[HypersonicSupernova]

Raye’s confirmed for Glastonbury - this year really is shaping up to be perfect for her.

 

[Jacques]

I hope she gets booked for Glastonbury, I can see it having a huge impact on her career.

Here we go!!!

 

[RainOnFire]

God, Black Mascara is just immaculate

The final breakdown sends me into orbit every time.

 

[vinegar-tits]

Does anyone have a spare ticket for tomorrow in Manchester please?!
Been trying Twickets for weeks and they always go before I can get there when I get an alert.

 

[jawow_]

 

[B.A.D.]

 

[jawow_]

Can't wait to see her tonight. It'll be my third time seeing her after her 2021 gig in Shepherd's Bush and The Story So Far late last year.

 

[aidjamalbhoy]

I'm still getting so much mileage out of these songs a month later. Outside Escapism, my holy trinity is Flip a Switch, Five Star Hotels and Black Mascara. The production on the album is just so satisfying and leans so much into great pop albums from the early 2000s. She needs to go ahead and release Flip a Switch as a single RIGHT AWAY. IMO it's the perfect next step after Escapism.

Also, the live version of Escapsim she's been doing on tour, with the beefed-up horns and drums, goes hard. I think it's a hard song to translate live but it's great.

 

[happiestgirl]

If anyone wants a free ticket to her SF show tonight lmk! I can't go with all the flooding/storms.

 

[drewsky]

If anyone wants a free ticket to her SF show tonight lmk! I can't go with all the flooding/storms.

Damn it I wish I'd seen this a few hours ago, I forgot it was this week.

 

[Island]

Anyone seeing her in Chicago this weekend?

 

[Laurent]

“Flip a Switch” seems to be picking up steam. Started at 100K a day during release week and has steadily built on that. Could be her next big hit.

 

[CaliDevotion]

Seeing her in LA tonight. If anyone knows what time she's been going on please let me know!

 

[Laurent]

Seeing her in LA tonight. If anyone knows what time she's been going on please let me know!

She pretty much started at exactly 8.30 pm for us. That was in Europe though.

 

[soratami]

Do you like bops? Have a proclivity for bangers? Are you a believer that music should slap?

If the answer is yes, then you are invited to join the ♦★♦ bops, basically ★♦★ rate, a brand new versus rate featuring RAYE and eleven other boptastic chanteuses.​

Disclaimer: This rate was conceived several months ago and, as you can probably tell by the title, leans more on RAYE's older material than 21st Century Blues (though Black Mascara. is also there).

 

[CaliDevotion]

She pretty much started at exactly 8.30 pm for us. That was in Europe though.

Thank you. The venue released the set times and she is on at 9 PM today in case anyone here is going.

 

[Mr.Arroz]

I just know them royalty checks are HITTIN right now.

 

[CaliDevotion]

The show last night was surreal. What an absolute star she is.

She was honestly so overwhelmed with the love the crowd was giving and rambled for minutes on end in between each song. We got so much insight into her career, the meaning behind each song on this album, and there was so much crowd interaction. Honestly one of the most memorable shows I've ever been to, and she would have stayed there for 5 hours if they let her.