thanks for noticing.

In the summer of 2011, this is more typical than surprising. For years now, more and more indie musicians have been eager to engage with modern R&B, whether by sampling it, remixing it, singing it, or just claiming it as an influence. Funnily enough, plenty of R&B artists have been coming from the other direction, taking up the cultish style usually associated with indie artists. The acts in between aren’t ­exactly a genre; every last one of them seems to have a different agenda and a different frame of reference. But there are fans out there, surfing the cross­currents and drawing lines between things—from bedroom experimentalists like How to Dress Well to quirky soul singers like Solange Knowles and Janelle Monáe. (via)

i scooped the shit out of nymag. by 5 months. just wanted to brag about that. you're welcome.

i do commend them for coining the term PBR&B, though. that's cute.