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Track List
01) Adorn
02) Don't Look Back
03) Use Me
04) Do You...
05) Kaleidoscope Dream
06) The Thrill
07) How Many Drinks?
08) Where's the Fun in Forever
09) Arch & Point
10) Pussy Is Mine
11) Candles in the Sun
12) Gravity
13) ...All
01) Adorn
02) Don't Look Back
03) Use Me
04) Do You...
05) Kaleidoscope Dream
06) The Thrill
07) How Many Drinks?
08) Where's the Fun in Forever
09) Arch & Point
10) Pussy Is Mine
11) Candles in the Sun
12) Gravity
13) ...All
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2012
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Kaleidoscope Dream is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Miguel, released on September 25, 2012, by RCA Records. After attaining commercial standing with his 2010 debut album All I Want Is You, Miguel wanted to play a larger creative role in his music and principally produced and wrote Kaleidoscope Dream. He recorded most of the album at Platinum Sound Recording Studios in New York City and MJP Studios in Los Angeles, and worked with producers Warren "Oak" Felder, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, and Salaam Remi, among others.
An idiosyncratic album, Kaleidoscope Dream features sparse production, eccentric details, thick bass lines, buzzing synthesizers, and hazy, reverbed sounds. Its music incorporates R&B, pop, funk, rock, and soul styles, as well as electronic flourishes, psychedelic textures, and funk rock guitar. Lyrically, the album generally discusses sexual and romantic themes, with existential subject matter on some songs. Miguel titled Kaleidoscope Dream as a metaphor for life and sought to represent his own lifestyle and personality with its music and lyrics.
Prior to its release, the album's songs were previewed virally through a series of free digital EPs released by Miguel. It was also promoted with three singles, including Miguel's highest charting single "Adorn", and his touring in North America and Europe during 2012 to 2013. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 71,000 copies and, as of January 9, 2013, has sold 271,100 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Kaleidoscope Dream received rave reviews from music critics, who praised its eccentric style and Miguel's singing and songwriting, and was named one of the best albums of 2012 in several publications' year-end lists.
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It's difficult to argue against 2012 being the year of RnB. From Frank Ocean's star-making channel ORANGE, a return to yearning for The xx and the continuing rise of The Weeknd: the big stories have revolved around interesting mutations of the genre.
By comparison, straighter-laced RnB singer Miguel has flown under the radar a little. But Kaleidoscope Dream makes a compelling case for him to sit comfortably alongside those aforementioned artists.
The record is his fourth release for the year, tying together the loose ends of a trilogy of EPs titled Art Dealer Chic Volumes 1-3. Those tracks were rough and sometimes pretty off-the-cuff; but despite an occasional sense of incompleteness, they still ranked as an exciting step up from Miguel's 2010 debut, All I Want Is You.
Kaleidoscope Dream continues that improvement, highlighting an artist in a real purple patch of songwriting. His biggest American hit to date, Adorn, opens, popping with electric melodies and charm. It's one of the most gorgeous pop songs so far this decade, deceptively simple and alluringly confident.
Do You… is another warm-hearted highlight, opening with the line "Do you like drugs?" before later switching playfully to, "Do you like hugs?". This humour and light-touch makes Miguel above all things likeable, capable of a sense of humility that eludes some of his peers.
While Miguel shows his humble side often on Kaleidoscope Dream, when it comes to his singing there's no holding back. It's here that he really shines, from the stunning rounds in the title track to moments like in How Many Drinks? where he swoons into falsetto, practically lifting off. On this evidence Miguel is one of the finest pop vocalists of the moment.
It's tough to find much at fault with Kaleidoscope Dream. On a bad day you might wonder if Miguel is capable of the type of narrative depth some of the year's best LPs display. He's a terrific songwriter, but not yet a great lyricist. His music is strangely traditional in its ambition and Kaleidoscope Dream is, above all, a collection of great pop songs.
But that it encourages this sort of nitpicking is probably a very good sign. So enjoy Kaleidoscope Dream for the rarity that it is: an unerringly consistent, very good pop record.
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Kaleidoscope Dream is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Miguel, released on September 25, 2012, by RCA Records. After attaining commercial standing with his 2010 debut album All I Want Is You, Miguel wanted to play a larger creative role in his music and principally produced and wrote Kaleidoscope Dream. He recorded most of the album at Platinum Sound Recording Studios in New York City and MJP Studios in Los Angeles, and worked with producers Warren "Oak" Felder, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, and Salaam Remi, among others.
An idiosyncratic album, Kaleidoscope Dream features sparse production, eccentric details, thick bass lines, buzzing synthesizers, and hazy, reverbed sounds. Its music incorporates R&B, pop, funk, rock, and soul styles, as well as electronic flourishes, psychedelic textures, and funk rock guitar. Lyrically, the album generally discusses sexual and romantic themes, with existential subject matter on some songs. Miguel titled Kaleidoscope Dream as a metaphor for life and sought to represent his own lifestyle and personality with its music and lyrics.
Prior to its release, the album's songs were previewed virally through a series of free digital EPs released by Miguel. It was also promoted with three singles, including Miguel's highest charting single "Adorn", and his touring in North America and Europe during 2012 to 2013. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 71,000 copies and, as of January 9, 2013, has sold 271,100 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Kaleidoscope Dream received rave reviews from music critics, who praised its eccentric style and Miguel's singing and songwriting, and was named one of the best albums of 2012 in several publications' year-end lists.
User Album Review
It's difficult to argue against 2012 being the year of RnB. From Frank Ocean's star-making channel ORANGE, a return to yearning for The xx and the continuing rise of The Weeknd: the big stories have revolved around interesting mutations of the genre.
By comparison, straighter-laced RnB singer Miguel has flown under the radar a little. But Kaleidoscope Dream makes a compelling case for him to sit comfortably alongside those aforementioned artists.
The record is his fourth release for the year, tying together the loose ends of a trilogy of EPs titled Art Dealer Chic Volumes 1-3. Those tracks were rough and sometimes pretty off-the-cuff; but despite an occasional sense of incompleteness, they still ranked as an exciting step up from Miguel's 2010 debut, All I Want Is You.
Kaleidoscope Dream continues that improvement, highlighting an artist in a real purple patch of songwriting. His biggest American hit to date, Adorn, opens, popping with electric melodies and charm. It's one of the most gorgeous pop songs so far this decade, deceptively simple and alluringly confident.
Do You… is another warm-hearted highlight, opening with the line "Do you like drugs?" before later switching playfully to, "Do you like hugs?". This humour and light-touch makes Miguel above all things likeable, capable of a sense of humility that eludes some of his peers.
While Miguel shows his humble side often on Kaleidoscope Dream, when it comes to his singing there's no holding back. It's here that he really shines, from the stunning rounds in the title track to moments like in How Many Drinks? where he swoons into falsetto, practically lifting off. On this evidence Miguel is one of the finest pop vocalists of the moment.
It's tough to find much at fault with Kaleidoscope Dream. On a bad day you might wonder if Miguel is capable of the type of narrative depth some of the year's best LPs display. He's a terrific songwriter, but not yet a great lyricist. His music is strangely traditional in its ambition and Kaleidoscope Dream is, above all, a collection of great pop songs.
But that it encourages this sort of nitpicking is probably a very good sign. So enjoy Kaleidoscope Dream for the rarity that it is: an unerringly consistent, very good pop record.
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