Soulful rock-pop crooner Res releases an absolutely breathtaking single about once every 5-10 years before disappearing back into the ether. After her 2001 debut album (produced by Santigold!) titled How I Do, she fell off the map to my and many other fans' disappointment. Chalk it up to radio & pop music's segregation at the time, which is less a problem today but now there's a much bigger problem: there's just no market for quality "adult" music with deep lyrics or talented singers like Res. Tragically.
In the 2010s she popped back up as half of the duo Idle Warship with now-enemy Talib Kweli, who she's since accused of sexual harassment & general career fuckery. Bummer, as I enjoyed their work together. Actually I was just stoked she was working & putting out music on a consistent basis--some of my faves from that era are "Go Brooklyn" from the 2009 Party Robot mixtape and "Steady" which is set to the beat from "Sweet Dreams" by the Eurythmics. And the 2nd to last track on 2009's solo Res album Black.Girls.Rock! entitled "So What Am I (Sunday Nite Res)" is one of my all-time fave songs by any artist.
Unfortunately NONE of these songs is available on Spotify and few can be found on other streaming sites like Soundcloud. Thankfully there are devoted fans who have shared rarities like the song above on Youtbe to listen to for free. "Say You Will" makes a great break-up jam & fits nicely in any general depression-themed playlist lmao. Enjoy. 🖤
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