Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Lizzo playing James Madison's flute, Usher's thirst traps, and more.
The Spotify algorithm showed me a really good R&B album probably about two weeks ago, and since I discovered it, I haven't put it down. It's an album that came out in January of this year calledShe has this wonderful kind of low R&B, raspy voice in the spirit of Toni Braxton or T-Boz from TLC. And it's paired with these wonderful neo soul throwback, chill, almost ambient R&B sounds. It's so beautiful.you can play from the top to the bottom, and it all just works.
" It is wonderful R&B for a Sunday afternoon, and it's quickly becoming my favorite album of the year after Beyoncé'sThis is one of those things that made me say,"Hey, maybe the Spotify algorithm is good, because I would have never discovered Amber Mark without the algorithm." So kudos to Amber Mark and I guess thank you, Spotify.What's making me happy is very, very simple, basic and carnal.
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