Today, you must understand by now that we couldn'' t end the show without talking about Beyonce. Her most recent release, “” Renaissance,”” went down the other day and also has been gathering rave testimonials. We asked songs writer as well as movie critic Kiana Fitzgerald to stroll us via several of her favored tracks until now.
( SOUNDBITE OF TUNE, “” VIRGO'' S GROOVE”)
BEYONCE: (Singing) Infant, come by.
KIANA FITZGERALD: So “” Virgo'' s Groove” is simply a fantastic little nugget of dance, nightclub, residence, funk, spirit. Like, it'' s simply all incorporating of all things that many individuals like, especially me. I enjoy all the aspects that she included right here. As well as it'' s just as much Mary Jane Girls as it is Donna Summer. And by that, I imply, you understand, there'' s, like, this extremely amorphous sensation of, you understand, just wanting to express herself as well as wanting to get to a place where she can just be cost-free and be as liberated as possible. And also I assume both of those acts represent that. This song is one of my favorites. I seem like as soon as I, you understand, listen to this album repeatedly and also again, it'' s going to be the one that I return to. On the whole, this tune is magnifique.
( SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “” VIRGO'' S GROOVE”)
BEYONCE: (Vocal Singing) Right here, right now, iced up, bite down, baby, secure right now. I want it right here, now, cuddled up on the sofa, motorboat, child, swerve about, slow-mo comin' ' out my blouse. I want it right below, right now. Child, come. I can be the one that take you there. I can be the one that takes you there on this magic flight.
FITZGERALD: It'' s extremely apparent that she is indebted to this songs. And also she, I think with this album, just came right out and also claimed, this is who I am, this is who I'' m affected by. And also I want you people to listen to the elegance and also what I see as beautiful also.
( SOUNDBITE OF TUNE, “” PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA””)
BEYONCE: (Vocal Singing) It'' s the means you use your emotions on both of your sleeves, oh, to the face you make when I inform you that I need to leave.
FITZGERALD: “” Plastic Off The Sofa”” is pure love as well as spirit. And also it'' s so'apparent that she ' s singing to her guy, Jay-Z, and also she'' s simply having such a wonderful time enjoying her love for him and also savoring her love of him as well as also in her adoration of herself. This song is kind of a lively tribute to their connection. So I think this sort of sticks out from the remainder because I think this set is more of an emotional rhythm. As well as she certainly uses this to its max capacity in order to, like, allow people recognize just how much she'' s in love.( SOUNDBITE OF TUNE, “” PLASTIC OFF THE COUCH””)
BEYONCE: (Vocal singing) We don'' t need the world'' s acceptance. They'' re as well hard on me. They ' re also hard on you, child. I'' ll always be your ace in the hole in your collection, your collection.
FITZGERALD: So her 2016 cd, “” Lemonade,”” which directly concentrated on her kind of problems that she was facing in her connection then, I really feel, is globes away from where we are today, not only as a result of all the things that have actually taken place considering that 2016 to now yet also due to the fact that they'' ve recovered, and also they'' ve come together. So for her to find out with this cd, you know, in 2022 years later and seem like, you understand, she'' s definitely head over heels in love as well as she seems like she has a lot to reveal in terms of amorous love and all these blurry sensations within, I seem like she'' s offering us consent to forgive and also offering us consent to also go on.
( SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “” PURE/HONEY””)
BEYONCE: (Singing) It'' s pure. Poor, negative, bad to the. Money, money to the right. You can both, meet in the middle, dance all night. Take it all off or simply a little, if you such as. It'' s pure. It must set you back a billion to look this excellent.
FITZGERALD: So “” Pure/Honey”” is all ballroom every little thing. This is such a commitment to Black as well as brown queer culture. She samples a Kevin Aviance tune subtitled “” The Really feeling,”” and it'' s just an ultimate queer home track.
( SOUNDBITE OF TUNE, “” PURE/HONEY””)
BEYONCE: (Singing) Bossy B, bisous, best then left cheek, mwah, future, renaissance, research my technique, all the pretty children to the flooring.
BEYONCE: This is really her minute to just allow totally free and also allow us do the exact same. As well as I feel like the song is type of the core of what she'' s accessing with this whole cd, which is she'' s paying tribute to a neighborhood and a society that loves her. And also currently she'' s finally, like, reciprocating that love in a very, very concrete way.
CORLEY: That was songs writer and doubter Kiana Fitzgerald discussing Beyonce'' s new album “,” “Renaissance,” which is out now. As well as if you'' d like to listen to even more of Kiana'' s thoughts, song into NPR'' s Popular culture Pleased Hr. They'' ll be doing a deep dive on Beyonce'' s cd in a forthcoming episode. You can find that anywhere you obtain your podcasts.
( SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “” PURE/HONEY””)
BEYONCE: (Vocal singing) The evil one'' s on my shoulder, as taboo as you want it, unpleasant is my guilty satisfaction, nasty, nasty woman, if you give this a squeeze, child, it'' s pretty …
KIANA FITZGERALD: So “” Virgo'' s Groove” is simply a remarkable little nugget of dancing, disco, residence, funk, spirit. Like, it'' s simply all including of all the points that lots of individuals love, particularly me. As well as it'' s just as much Mary Jane Girls as it is Donna Summer season. As well as by that, I indicate, you understand, there'' s, like, this very amorphous sensation of, you know, just desiring to reveal herself and wanting to get to a place where she can just be cost-free and also be as liberated as feasible. And it'' s so'evident that she ' s singing to her guy, Jay-Z, and she'' s simply having such a wonderful time reveling in her love for him as well as reveling in her love of him and also also in her adoration of herself.
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