#noname sundial

[jenkinstheartis]

Noname Sundial

August 11, 2023 | 11 songs ; 32 minutes

so lovely, makes me feel black, pink and pretty. album cover looks ai generated? why?

she’s honing her sound now, perfecting it might i say!

★ = faves

one.black mirror: 8 out 10

so smooth, such a smooth way to pull me in. speaks to me in riddles. even smoother on the way out! sweet lil introduction, i always feel like she’s introducing herself to us at the beginning of her albums.

"am i supposed to feel this different? / like my rent's paid? / the devil's dead"

two.hold me down: 8.7 out of 10

(feat. Jimetta Rose & Voices of Creation)

nothing could compare to a black choir. her voice and alliteration, she kinda bragging on her skills, she's just too good sometimes.

"we too can cause harm, we should really link arms / they already take arms, a factory, fake farms / they killers, why we help them kills us?"

★ three.balloons: 9 out of 10

(feat. Jay Electronica & Eryn Allen Kane)

wanna listen to this while wearing leather and those skinny red sunglasses. and i wanna sit across from you with a cup of tea and over-analyze this song to you. her voice is something real iykyk.

"casual white fans / who invented the voyeur? / fascinated with mourning, they hope her trauma destroy her "

four.boomboom: 6 out of 10

(feat. ayoni)

im not a real fan of her earlier attempts at this genre (montego bae) but i do like this the more I listen to it so it’s an ever growing 6.

"i’m black, i’ve been black, fuck what you thought"

★ five.potentially the interlude: 9 out 10

y’all know jon bap? him and her, just like this <3. the flow of this is strong n slight. i love words and potential is threatening here, my potential is threatening to myself in this mindset. (this song feels slanted, don’t ask)

"if you were just a little bit more pretty / wrote a bit like kenny / you would have a life worth livin"

★ six.namesake: 10 out of 10

futuristic jazz spoken word. dread but encouraging. (jon bap born into this) reminds me of the 20s when they had those short lil bumped bobs and those planes flying over they heads with the smoke and perfectly tailored dresses.

"watch the fighter jet fly high / war machine gets glamorized / we play the game to pass the time / go noname go"

seven.beauty supply: 7 out of 10

great song, one of those that make me go “why do yt people listen to noname” (i know why I’m not stupid). makes me think of all the shitting that was done on the natural hair movement and how we went no where fr. bc it was taken over by yt folks

"cosplay a new identity, same enemy, / me / when I believe i’m prettier with my weave / when i could see the forest behind the trees / i’ll be free"

eight.toxic: 8 out of 10

triumph, healing, prosperity, and noname. what do all these things have in common? this song! this brings me back to window (my fave noname song fr)

"Never again in my new, new life, I treat me well"

nine.afro futurism: 7.5 out of 10

short but sweet. "how can you be getting it and innocent at the same time?" a little ode to the work she does outside of music and why she does it.

"this a dog eat dog world / she got family to hunt"

ten.gospel?: 4 out of 10

(feat. $ilkMoney, billy woods & STOUT)

love that she asked! The answer is no! i mean like her verse eats but the rest isn't for me. it can grow on me but i can't make it pass her verse and if i do i skip the last one. not for me but not everything is!

"wherever black people sleep, pray for them / pray for me, pray for me, pray for me"

★ twelve.oblivion: 10 out of 10

(feat common & ayoni)

okay common! great way to end the album. i love the word oblivion, no one’s around: oblivion, no one’s listening: oblivion. ayoni's voice is also amazing, she has a new fan and we can all thank noname.

"when the world blows up, that’s it / muthafucker I don’t care imma talk my shit / into oblivion."

Final (Serious) Thoughts noname brings attention to the commercial consumption of black people, explicitly black woman at times, in the media and how it feeds into capitalism. she calls out all the musicians in the spotlight profiting off black woe and black sorrow while living lavish, far away from it. she brings light to the destruction of consumerism that's happening within the black community. noname's enemy is capitalism and she's telling us, begging us to make it ours too. overall, this is a very well put together album and was so worth the wait.

lyrics from azlyrics and apple music.

[theartofsupafly]

[ecoamerica]

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[inyourfacex]

Noname - Sundial

[thebowerypresents]

Noname – Brooklyn Steel – November 27, 2023

With just three remaining dates on the North American tour in support of her universally acclaimed second LP, Sundial, rapper-poet-producer Noname headlined Brooklyn Steel on Monday night following an opening set from Stout.

Photos courtesy of Edwina Hay | thisisnotaphotograph.com

[reckonslepoisson]

Sundial, Noname (2023)

Political music is so rarely eloquent, bold and, importantly, not stupid – but Noname is all of those things, a dextrous and insightful artist provocative in ways that intrigue rather than infuriate. Sundial is, for me, her best work yet and a highlight of 2023 hip-hop so far.

Pick: ‘gospel?’

[ecoamerica]

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The American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 broadcast recording is now available on ecoAmerica's YouTube channel for viewers to be inspired by active climate leaders. Watch to find out which finalist received the $50,000 grand prize! Hosted by Vanessa Hauc and featuring Bill McKibben and Katharine Hayhoe!

[fangomusic]

Noname, Sundial

New music Wednesday

In her latest album after a five-year hiatus, the artist from Chicago fearlessly allocates the responsibility for conflict, pointing fingers at everyone, herself included. Her remarkable lyrical delivery maintains its unyielding quality, yet it flows more like a steady trickle of sweetness than an overpowering attack, especially in terms of sound. The innovative and unsettling production continues to transform, offering a continually expanding array of avenues to achieve auditory euphoria.

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[onyxeve]

[loaphers]

“Pussy tasty like fufu” she so real for that.

[jenkinstheartis]

What’s inspiring me…? 

August 08, 2023 - September 08, 2023

forest green. southern gothic. trees. long drives. too many edibles. 

*adventure time seasons 1-6

*shanspere (video essayists) 

*lana del rey lust for life album 

*sundial noname

*lemongrab “a lemon gives by taking” 

*klapp klapp little dragon

*adventure time s6ep42

[theartofsupafly]

Noname

Sundial Tour 🌻

10.23.23

[clemencie]

“hold me down”

by Noname. Sundial (2023), Track #02 © Noname, Inc under exclusive license to AWAL

[inyourfacex]

Noname - Beauty Supply / Sundial

[thelastlife]

Noname just dropped one of the most intentional projects of 2023… thank you…