Melanie Fiona

Lately, I've been seriously obsessed with Melanie Fiona!!
I'm so excited she will be in DC this weekend. I'm definitely trying to go. I wanted to be in Baltimore tonight for her itunes album release party but i couldn't find a buddy to go with me. However....instead i went to her listening party via ustream via globalgrind.com. It was great. She can sang!!! Her album is great from what I've listened to in the last 24hours. Its so refreshing. If she continues she may be one of my favorite female singers!! No one will ever top Aaliyah but Melanie can be up there.

Listening to her, I realized I'm definitely a soul type girl. I can jam to Beyonce or Rihanna (a.k.a. the relevant hoe) or every now and then Alicia Keys (we all know I don't like her at all though....lol) but they don't do it for me.

Who does? Melanie Fiona (of course), India Arie, Heather Headley, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Vivian Green, Amel Larrieux, Jill Scott, ....you see where I'm going!!

But yes...back to the topic at hand. In anticipation for her album, I downloaded a mixtape she did with ?uestlove and the Illadelphonics ...amazing. She did a few new tracks (i suppose they are new) and remixed some of the songs on her album. Because of this I'm having to get used to hearing the album version of a couple of the songs...but they still are the hotness either way. The only one I like much better on the mixtape is "Monday Morning".

Favorite Tracks
-It Kills Me
-Monday Morning
-You Stop My Heart (the way this one sounds just gives me chills)
-Teach Him
-Bang Bang

I mean I like all the tracks those are just the first ones that "spoke" to me. Ask me by the weekend I'll probably be used to the album version of "Ay Yo" and talmbout how "Johnny" is the best song of life or something. lol

Well I'll leave you with a lil' taste of Melanie. A Clip from the Subway Series she did (pls check that out...amazing), her new video for 'It Kills Me' and a few screen shots from the listening party last night.