Before: E,W, & F are legendary! They were the first artist I ever put on my little white iPod nano in sixth grade, eight years ago. I placed the headphones in my ears, laid down under a chair (didn't have many antisocial sitting options because it was my parents' dinner party or something), and let the crooning of the soulful fellows chilllllllll me out until I wasn't under that chair anymore. I was in FUNK LAND.
After: This is a group whose vocals smoothly slide along the scales. No sound comes near sounding off-key. Sometimes, their sound reminds me of upwardly rising corkscrews- the vibrato just evaporating once it's been let loose. They sound like they have total command of the music they're making. Or, on the complete opposite, perhaps they're letting the music take total control of them. Either way, it sounds masterfully crafted. It's quapital Q Quality music.
There's so much conviction in this music. The singers are confident in their roles, whether it be to generate supportive chords, enunciate spoken sections, or croon their hearts out. Actually, every single one of them does that.
It's so satisfying to listen to the singer in "All About Love". It's like when you're in between sleeping and being awake, drifting into and out of consciousness, hearing a conversation, catching parts of it, analyzing specific pieces that wouldn't necessarily resonate if you were awake. And you might repeat it over and over in your head- unconsciously, that is- because it sounds so nice. Or is that just something I do?
The final remark: They're REAL. The REAL DEAL. This is quality music, people!
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