Overload

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Like Nina Simone and Sun Ra, Georgia Anne Muldrow is one of those artists who manifests more as an attitude than a sound. She’s made hip-hop, she’s made soul, she’s made jazz (or something like it); she may have—through her guest spot on Erykah Badu’s 2008 track “Master Teacher”—helped warm the culture up to the word “woke.” Executive-produced in part by Flying Lotus (and released on his Brainfeeder label), <i>Overload</i> is easily one of the most concise albums of her career. It’s proof that while Muldrow’s presence (earthy but avant-garde) and range (generous, limitless?) remain her deepest philosophical offerings, she can squeeze herself into songs, too: the slanted hip-hop of the title track, the zero-gravity R&B of “Canadian Hillbilly,” the wonky ragtime of “These Are the Things I Really Like About You.” Lotus, yes, Solange, yes, Kendrick, yes—but <i>Overload</i>, too. In 2019, the album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album, presumably because the culture has nowhere else to put it.

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