Npr Music's Favorite Songs Of 2014 : Npr

Ann Powers Disclosure feat. Mary J. Blige, "F For You" News of this collaboration blew people's minds. Looking back, we should have seen it for what it was: a natural fit. Otis Hart FYFE, "For You" Paul Dixon, a British experimental musician, flirts with rhythm & blues on this heart-palpitating journey through the trials of commitment. Kiana Fitzgerald Funky discombobulations and titillating, heart-pounding desire. Kiana Fitzgerald J. Cole, "Be Free" A stunning, raw response to the national crisis that's arisen after the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, this song from North Carolina rapper Cole is this year's "Strange Fruit." Ann Powers Kelis, "Bless The Telephone" This calm take on Labi Siffre's simple love song is the sweet center the soul singer's adventurous collaboration with TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek. Ann Powers Kelis revs up a soul revue with some perspective on love lost and lessons learned. Lars Gotrich Little Dragon, "Pretty Girls" A non-single in the middle of an album on which Yukimi and the gang continue their quest for musical identity, "Pretty Girls" is a bona fide mid-tempo R&B gem. Bobby Carter Low Leaf, "Set Me Free" The genre-bending, Filipina, one-woman-band packs a lifetime of sounds and epiphanies into 2 minutes and 12 seconds of bliss. Kiana Fitzgerald Mary J. Blige, "Therapy" The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul takes a detour across the pond on her new album. The result, heard here, is the refreshing sound of liberation.



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