Over at PopMatters, I've got a review of Estelle's Shine. Unfortunately, it's not laced with 12 "American Boy" singles as I anticipated, but it's still pretty damn good in an age of really shitty R&B.
A point the article didn't get to, but bears mentioning: "More Than Friends" is a smooth lament that a lifelong buddy has not taken their relationship to the next level. Specifically, Estelle asks "Why must we pretend?/ Why can't we be more than friends?" My guess? Perhaps, it's because later on in the song she tells him he's a "bitch" who "sound like shit like you're taking a piss". After such endearing words, who wouldn't want to take things further?
Unrelated, I have long since stopped my old blog and am rather embarrassed by much of the shit that still lingers on it. I had planned on taking it down for good, so I made my final post. I shit you not when I say this is completely unplanned: According to the blogger counter, the final post on the site is post #555. Freaking weird.
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