♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫

♫ Ciara feat. The Dream – Keep Dancing (full) – listen
I was expecting something a little different from a song called “Keep Dancing,” but then again, why? The only thing I’ve really heard from the Ciara project that I’ve liked so far are “High Price” (that took forever to grow on me) and “Echo.” I expected the Ciara’s collaborations with The Dream would be phenomenal, and even though Ciara’s not a stellar vocalist, I don’t even like her delivery on this one. I was behind Ciara full force last time with The Evolution. But I’m not loving anything from this yet…

♫ Estelle feat. Sean Paul – Come Over (Remix) (full) – listen
Check out the new single from British R&B songstress, Estelle. I really love this girl’s voice, it’s like water over the track. I thought that Sean Paul was coming out with a new album as well? I don’t remember, but did he have a single out at one time? I think they sound good together, I like the chemistry. I can’t wait to see what Estelle is going to do with her second US release. She has a good buzz, so she’s gotta keep it coming.

♫ Electrik Red – Drank (full) – listen
Meet the new Def Jam girl group, Electrik Red. Apparently, this group has been one of the industry’s best kept secrets, but honestly, I’m not all that impressed with this new single, “Drank,” produced by The Dream. LA Reid claims that this is the best album he’s heard in a long time, and insiders have told me that the entire album sounds like the female version of The Dream’s Love/Hate. I was so excited about this group, but now I’m just disappointed.

♫ Kanye West – Love Lockdown (full) – listen
Here is the official, mastered version of Kanye’s new single, “Love Lockdown,” from his forthcoming fourth album, 808′s & Heartbreak. For some reaosn, I have a feel that this new album is going to be one of my favorites from him, especially if this is direction that he’s taking. It’s been said that Kanye has said that this is one of his favorite songs to date. I’m excited.

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91 Responses to ♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫

  1. MissMarcJacobs

    I heard Ciara’s song, for jus a brief second & it sounds jus like
    Ciara!

    Anywho, Mo’ Power 2 Her!!!

    Jeeze!

  2. LAYLA

    I love Ciara but she’s been letting me down. this song does nothing for me

    I am really diggin that Kanye track. he’s a genius!

    Estelle is a breath of fresh air me!

  3. MissMarcJacobs

    Oh’ & Yezieeeeeee “Love Lockdown”, sounds like Yezie!

    Love u Yez…Free Yezieeeeeee, if not free’d already!

    Jeeze!

  4. SHAROD

    THIS SONG IS NOT CALLED KEEP DANCING ITS CALLED LOVERS THING

  5. Shawn

    Eleckric Red may make it because there are no R&B girl groups out right now.

  6. NUDARKAQUA

    SOUNDS LIKE FANTASY RIDE GONNA BE GARBAGE…I SEE WHY SHE GOT BUTT NAKED FOR VIBE…GOTTA DO SOMETHING TO SELL SOME UNITS!!!

    ALREADY HEARD LOVE LOCKDOWN…SOMEONE MISSED ALEXIS

    NOT INTERESTED IN ANYTHING…BEYSUS IS COMING TO SAVE OUR SOULS IN NOV AND MATTY KNOWLES WILL MAKE SURE THE HOLY ONE WILL BE FRONT AND CENTER!!

    SO GOOD LUCK TO ANYONE COMING OUT OCT-2009…YOUR GONNA NEED IT!!!

  7. KANYE sAID IT BEST.iM gOOD

    Feeling dat new Kanyezzzzzzz

    Dat Sh*T Hot Crack

    K!ll M03!!!!!

  8. Lovin Estelle I can really see myself dancing in the club to that…lol

    Sorta feeling the Kanye…maybe if i hear it a couple of times

  9. dale23

    RELAX PPL…SHE RECORDED AN AVERAGE OF LIKE 20 SONGS WITH THE-DREAM & TRICKY STEWART FOR THE NEW ALBUM AND STUFF JUST HAPPENS TO BE LEAKING…

    BUT NOTCE ALL THE LEAKS ARE KINDA CRAPPY AND UNFINISHED…

    NO WAY IN HELL THAT ONE ISGONNA BE ON HER ALBUM!

    THE ONLY “HALF-COMPLETE” SONGS THAT WERE LEAKED WERE:

    -ECHO
    -YEARBOOK
    -LOVER’S THING

    …AND CHANCES ARE IF THEY MAKE THE ALBUM CUT…THEY WILL BE EDITED SOME MORE.

  10. J_ALAN

    of course Estelle and Kanye were great!!!

    Ciara is just blah………..like a hit or miss with me somethimes she will come out with a great song sometimes its just whateva

    Electrik Red = The Dream and we don’t need two of them sorry
    and i prey that L.A. Reid is not losing his ear for talent if he is backing them 100%

  11. SdotCarter

    CIARA NEEDS TO FIND SOMETHING TO DO…SHE IS JUST NOT “IT”

    ESTELLE HAS POTENTIAL TO DO GREAT THINGS IF SHE KEEP HER FACE OUT THERE

    ELECTIK RED IS GARBAGE….THEY ARE A BUNCH OF EX BACKGROUND DANCERS WHO ALWAYS TRIED TO STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT OFF OF THE ARTIST THEY DANCED WITH…THE FILIPINO ONE SARAH IS DIDDY’S EX BUST IT BABY WHO HE REPLACED WITH CASSIE… LESLIE WAS AN EX BEYONCE DANCER WHO COULDNT TAKE THE FACT THAT THE SPOTLIGHT WASNT ON HER..THE MIXED ONE GOES AROUND ACTIN LIKE MIXED GIRLS ARE BETTER THEN EVERYONE ELSE AND I DONT KNOW WHO THE OTHER ONE IS BUT HAVE SEEN ON ON STAGE WITH A BUNCH OF ARTISTS…THEY ARE NOT SINGERS AND I DONT LIKE THE SONG..IT SOUNDS GHETTO

    KANYE IS TRYING SOMETHING NEW….STILL TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT…

  12. helloo

    ciara should go and sit her tired ass down!! she sounds like shit.. she should go eat a burger.. all muscle skinny nasty ass.. lord 4give me… ciara leave that hollywood shit alone..

  13. Dame(Hiding from Ike)

    Ciara *hangs head low*

    This my girl but I only like Supernatural. After multiple pushbacks it just seems like her cd will be not good. I am hoping for a different outcome I’ll keep my fingers cross. I will buy it because I am a fan.

  14. helloo

    BEYONCE IS DROPPING TOO..wtf ciara i want u 2 win u just stay with that same boring shit

  15. shellyann

    i like kanye west new sound ,and i’m feeeling estelle but electrik red is wack try again def jam, there will be no more girls groups doing it for a while, its’s a lil wayne and neyo,rihanna and chris brown world right now ………and for criara please i don’t like any songs of her that has been previewed for her new album…….

  16. Prince of Soho

    YO BRIAN , WASSUP WITH THIS NEW JAZMINE SULLIVAN SONG I HEARD UP HERE YESTERDAY ………SOMETHING ABOUT “BUSTIN WINDOWS” IT SOUNDED TIGHT

    I listen to all the words in Kanye song yesterday as well,I feel him on every single werd …that song is reall talk , I love the Estelle joint also Sean Paul gives it a nice flavor.
    Electric who cares, dont get me wrong the beat is tough and flow is tight but they sound okay = boring and the LYRICS made me gag,seriously my nephew could have wrote that…. DRANK? I know im not the only one sick of dumbass songs like this

  17. Lanette

    Ciara: they can do better than that, everything I have heard has been a disappointment
    Estelle: sounds dated, good to see Sean Paul back
    Electik red: Garbage, they aint no en vogues! it wont be enough to look good, deliver vocally or u aint gettin no ones money
    Kanye: I feelin this one!

  18. dale23

    Notice the whatever leaks is from Ciara by mistake is pretty weak because artists tend to hold on to the tracks that they don’t want released prematurely. “High Price” was just a slip up on Jive’s part…

    “ECHO” – is pretty solid though. Produced by Danja and co-written by The Clutch…very good lyricism in this song….and notice how she repeats (or “ECHOES”) the last word in every other line to tie in with the theme of the song’s title??? THAT’S CREATIVITY.

    “WORK” – Doesn’t sound finished but is a potential solid hit. I feel like Danja hasn’t finished putting his more complex touches on the beat.

    “YEARBOOK” – Produced by Scyience (Jay-Z f. Beyonce – Hollywood), and possibly co-written by Ne-Yo, because he and Scyience tend to work together a lot nowadays…lyricism is on point here too and you can tell the similarities in the beat of this song and “Holywood” even though it doesn’t get annoying. This song really makes you think…and that’s a GOOD thing in this case. Pretty good vocal delivery here too…

    “LOVER’S THING (f. The-Dream)” – Produced by LOS da Mystro (J. Holiday-Bed, Usher-Trading Places)…Written by…The-Dream obviously, lol. The beat is pretty relaxing and Ciara’s vocals here are pretty impressive as she clearly can out-sing The-Dream on her worse day.

    “KEEP DANCING (f. The-Dream)” – I’m not even speaking on this one because its not even making the album cut. Sorry, but this one is possibly Ciara’s weakest DEMO yet! lol

  19. Prince of Soho

    oh yeah the Ciara song lol …that says alot , but her voice sounded nice …take off the Dream and it might be one of those songs that i listen too without realizing that im listening to it …u know, one of those joints

  20. nevacontent

    Ciara – The song would sound decent if the The Dream was not on it. So far, the best song is “Echo”. If she releases that quickly, then she will see some decent sales.

    Kanye – I don’t know why he has decided to sing. It might sound better if Andre 3000 was singing? Just my opinion.

  21. Nothing But Love

    Ciara – BOOOOO!!!!! what the hell is all this nosense that shes been puttin out recentley?? umma need for her to take a seat because all the songs i’ve heard from her have been WACK!!!

  22. CIFAN

    all the songs that are leaking by ciara are demos
    most likely they wont even be on the album.
    the only songs that will prolly be on the album are “Echo”, “Work”, and “High price”

  23. SHA BOOGIE

    Prince of Echo: Yeah, that song by Jazzmine Sullivan, I heard it up when I was in the DMV area last week….need to post that one ASAP!!!

  24. DA UNDACOVA BROTHA

    I FLIPPIN LOVE DAT ESTELLE & SEAN PAUL SNG….i can see myself doin the nastie on the dance floor to this

  25. SHA BOOGIE

    my bad* Prince of Soho*

  26. cree

    Most of those Ciara songs ARE demos…this is one of them. Won’t make the final cut though definitely…

  27. .TRILLA

    IM LOVING THE TRACK WITH CICI & THE-DREAM!!!
    FIYAH
    AS FOR THAT “DRANK” SONG. THE-DREAM SHOULD BE BEATEN WITH A HOT BAD FOR THAT TERRIBLE SONG.

  28. NiciZdakewlness

    Ciara keeps making hits and misses with me personally. I love the work she in with the song “Yearbook” and i can definitely see it being a potential single, Keep Dancing is something different but I like how her vocals have progressed even further than before. But i definitely see where you’re coming from Brian. I love CIara to death but some of these songs aren’t really doing it for me.

  29. me

    i love keep dancing yall crazy

  30. imsotsired

    how is ciara considered R&B? she should be in the POP singer catagory. the song is ok.

  31. lea

    ciara played herself with the airbrushing her penis deal ew.

  32. Khristopher

    Can you say style biters, they are not original——This Elektrik Red group is not really needed in the industry I mean this track could have been have done by Cherish.

  33. d

    ciara is the sh*t. the song is hot and addicting. lol @ brian. this from the dude who like energy by keri hilson. sorry son, you and your gang of haters need more people

  34. renee

    love or hate ciara’s the most talked about out of the bunch. it must be a hit

  35. Dre

    Str8 up YAWN for newly titled DooDooChick (after that Vibe MESS)

    Kanye always pushes everyone to accept new music, love that.

    Estelle, Brandy, and Jasmine Sullivan should run the winter / spring. Maybe Keri if Timbo gets off his a** and does more marketing w/ her.

  36. *Sigh*

    The state of music is so depressing.

    Ciara’s song is so weak. She needs better producers and writers if she expects to have a nice solid album. All these producers are overpaid & overrated.

    I wasn’t feeling Estelle’s song. It sounds like Jazmine S’s song, the one w/ Missy.

    OMG @ Electrik Red…wtf type of shyt is this? L.A is seriously losing his dayum mind if he thinks this pieces of shyt is hawt! It’s the same bullshyt that’s in the clubs..and that shyt is not selling! This is why music is never progressing, executive keep trying to recycle new bullshyt and calling it innovative.

    Love ‘Ye song. It’s different and fresh.

  37. Mrs. Jones

    Love Lockdown – why does the live version sound so much different and better? The timing is different and the delivery is different on the studio track. The timing on the chorus annoys me. He really let go when he did it live and it sounded amazing.

  38. MZA

    i like that ciara song…but you shoulda put her other song called LOVERS THING on here. i think “lovers thing” has that old school rnb vibe…just like promise. you guys would love that song!! oh and haters go check her out on youtube! lol

  39. Prince of Soho

    @ Sha Boogie

    lol i thought u said u heard it in the Division of Motor Vehicles @ first read lmao ,…i was about to say damn your DMV gangsta … had to reread lol.

    is she from that area? i like that song first time i heard it …just like the one “i need u bad” ….i couldnt find the new one on limewire (but then again idk what the song is called lol)

  40. Prince of Soho

    @ 35

    So true , so so true ……i dont like the way they are handle Keri at all , u almost get the vibe that no one cares really……all these talented females better get on there grizzly because the artist who i shall not name for comment sake is droppin 4th Quarter and she is a BEeAST at outshining people.

  41. MUSIC LOVA

    AM I THE ONLY ON WHOSE EARS STILL WORK???

    Kanye’s song is HORRIBLE!!!

    HE is off KEY, the T-Pain vocal effects can’t even fix it.

    It’s not creative, it’s just a simplistic, repetitive song with an annoying background track!!!

    Innovative, new, pushing boundaries?? NOT the case,

    Don’t pee on my leg and tell me it’s raining!!!

    I know his song is heartfelt and sincere, which i applaud but that doesn’t make it anywhere near listenable or even on the right pitch!!

  42. hood_shit

    I’m starting to HATE this feature.. its ALWAYS a bunch of bullshit…. AND Kanye mentally-fragile ass singing does not make for BRILLIANCE!

  43. Toons

    The production on Kanye’s track is amazingly sick. He’s always one step ahead of the game on some new sh*%. I respect him for that. However, I am not feeling the synthesizer or vocalizer, whatever it’s called, it’s annoying to listen to throughout the entire song. He should’ve rapped that instead of singing.

    There’s something I like about the Ciara song. It’s different for her, not the usual crunk music she loves to make.

    I like the Estelle Song

    Elektric Red, Danity Kane already did that.

  44. VIOLETTA

    Ciara – break out of the box ma’, get away from that formulaic R&B/ Hip HOP !!! your voice although not strong can be used in a more interesting way.
    Estelle- Do your thing girl Forget about what people say about your looks your voice is golden!
    Elektic Red WHO?sounds like some slowed down old ciara stuff.
    Kanye- I’m feeling where you are evolving to musically!

  45. TRUTHFULLY CUTE08

    ALL IS GARBAGE EXCEPT FOR KANYE AND ESTELLE!!

  46. Jamie872006

    I don’t like none of them

  47. Toriano

    I was hardly impressed:

    Ciara is off to a bad start. I think she is a little lost as to where her spot is in the industry being as though her crunk segment of music is already out-dated and a memory in the industry. Evidence of the fact that Lil’ Jon and his “cult” following are nowhere to be found. Every song CiCi has leaked features another artist, prominently. She needs to go back to the drawing board before the album drops…

    As for the Kanye track….I AGREE that his LIVE performance on the VMA’s sounded so much better than his studio delivery. I honestly can hardly manage to get through the entire mastered version because the auto-tune mixed with Kanye’s off key voice is quite annoying. The flow of the live version was so much better…

    Eletrik Red represents another lackluster Dream production. I am perplexed as to why, with a group of four girls, the entire song sounds like Kelis from 2 years ago. Furthermore, Dream is the prominent background voice and often I couldn’t distinguish his falsetto from the girls….Another dissapointment.

    Estelle’s: I already loved the entire Shine album…adding Sean Paul will make a few more people pay attention and his addition is interesting since it creates dialogue between he and Estelle. Nice job. I am so happy to see Estelle breaking through little by little.

  48. Richaay

    Eletrik red’s track is ok actually.. but I agree with what someone else said, Cherish cudda done it… cus it aint all that good, but better than most of their album.

    ciara new one a bit bleerrrr

  49. kate

    ALL THESE LEAKS

    I REPEAT

    ARE SAMPLE SAMPLES SAMPLES…
    NOT NOT NOT THE REAL THINGS,

    “WORK” SOUNDS TOTALLY DIFFERENT ON A YOUTUBE CLIP OF HER IN THE STUDIO..

    SO SHUT THE HELL UP
    CIARA WILL BLOW YOU ALL AWAY WHEN YOU HEAR THE OFFICIAL ALBUM

  50. Stephanie

    Toriano^^^I don’t know about the Lil Jon…he’s got production on Ciara,Britney,and Monica’s new albums

  51. Reality

    Ya’ll so fake on this site, if anybody else dressed like Kanye yall would be on some ol’ “help me Jesus” crap but Kanye wears a suit 3 sizes to small and Payless boat shoes and you love it, “ohh he’s killin it” “he’s original” This song is garbage and you know it if anybody else submitted this song yall would laugh and have a field day with it, but Kanye did it and its “some of his best” I bet his and his crew are somewhere laughing at you fools like “I told you fam, they will like anything I do!!”. He just won a $20.00 bet on you clowns.

  52. nick

    I like it all, BUT def agree wth u on KANYE-this will b my fav album frm him, if he keeps this direction goin, SIMPLY AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  53. kate

    I FEEL YOU REALITY…I DONT SEE THE BIG FUSS…

  54. lali

    ok brian you are an idiot or you just hate ciara.
    this song is not finish yet.
    west song is banger.

  55. ldsk

    I love keep dancing and lovers thing…they would have been better without the dream in my opinion but ciara sounds so beautiful on both…I heard kanye’s song during the vma’s and I didn’t like it then

  56. Keri Hilson's Release Date

    I absolutely love love love Lover’s Thing. It’s got that addictive Promise vibe whcih took me a while to get into.

    Echo and Work are fire too. Keep dancing would sound better with a different male singer..maybe Neyo or Mario.

    Kanye’s song is blah to me. So overrated. Trying too hard to be different.He needs to go into therapy he sounds stressed and depressed.

    Estelle’s song is cute but a bit generic.

  57. Keri Hilson's Release Date

    Oh and Brian just stop. You’re so predictable and transparent.

  58. tia

    umm i dont know what you talking bout but that ciara track is tight. actually its the only one i’ve liked alot since high price…..work was ok but this is way better,regardless of dreams mediocore vocals it makes everything sound better if you ask me and his album bangs!

    i also like the electric red joint,it does sound like something off dream album….and i loved his album so yeah,they cool wit me

    this version of lld sounds the very same to me,love it still though

    didnt listen to estelle,i like her style but i aint that big a fan of her music,american boy was cool

  59. Danni

    Ye’ I Love Lockdown.. but I like the live version better, it put me in a zone and made me wanne hollar the lyrics out loud with him.. hope i can find the live version somewhere..

  60. mary

    This is the most hatin ass site I’ve seen yet when it comes to Ciara. This track is tight and so are the ones that have been leaked. Work and Echo are fiyah. Ciara and Dream recorded quite a few tracks together so like everyone else says, this could just be demos and unfinished from a production stand point.

    Oh and co-sign on Energy. Track was aight but where did it chart again? Oh yeah, it stalled in the 30′s on the R&B charts. Hmmmm….

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