“Really Love” is the first song in what feels like years from D’Angelo, the NSFW soul singer who’s had his share of bad luck lately (if you need proof that he’s been out of the spotlight too long, this is the first result that comes up when you Google his name). The very chilled-out track–which ?uestlove tongue-in-cheekingly denies leaking–has been streaming for a few days, but The Smoking Section has an MP3:
D’Angelo – Really Love [MP3, link removed]




















Feels like years? Try seven-plus.
Given his production schedule, I did not get nervous until the end of 2005.
Like Voodoo, I assume we’ll hear early tracks that will be remixed or rewritten until their final release.
Sounds like it could have been on Voodoo.
-Beyonce sued for facial hair. (At least that’s what I thought she got sued for.) [HHC]-Biggie’s family can’t stop and won’t stop suing LA [NME]-Hillary Clinton has more friends than Cho Seung-Hui [Radar]-Young Buck will not be selling his G-Unit spinner on eBay anytime soon.
agreed MitchT: this is Spanish Joint, the Questlove Bolero remix.
It’s about damn time D’Angelo put down the McDonald’s straws and get back at it. This makes my day.
The Rawking Refuses to Stop! isn’t kidding around, posting an awesome setlist from a 2002 Belle and Sebastien concert.You know those Lily Allen tickets you’re really psyched about? Tear them up! Her tour has been cancelled. The reason? Drinking a lot and too much work.
Word has it (message boards, nothin official” the album is called “James River”, that it is being coaxed out of him and to be released on Capitol late 2007/early 2008. Considering that Maxwell was supposed to put out a single 6 months ago though, I wouldn’t hold my breath…