Solange Knowles

Performing live with Dirty Projectors at Ace Hotel NY Opening.


NYMAG interview (excerpt):
Solange’s version accentuates the original’s R&B leanings, lacing the guitar lick from Dr. Dre’s “Xxplosive” (itself interpolated from Soul Mann & the Brothers' cover of of Isaac Hayes's "Bumpy's Lament") underneath her sterling vocal performance. The response was swift: a small avalanche of Twitter kudos and slobbering blog posts, seemingly rebranding Solange from “pop marginalia” to “fascinating, genre-busting musician to watch.” “I got a gang of e-mails,” Solange says. “I sent it to one friend, who sent it to [Grizzly Bear’s] Chris Taylor, and he sent it to some of my friends in Chairlift, and one of my friends in Chairlift sent it to one of the guys in Dirty Projectors, and one of the guys in Dirty Projectors somehow sent it to” — she takes a pause, then yelps — “Bjöööööörk. And if you write that, you have to make it sing like I just did. And a good friend of mine, [designer] Jeremy Scott, sent me a message saying that Björk sent it to him. So I pretty much did cartwheels for ten hours straight.” -Amos Barshad

Full Interview:
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/04/solange_on_embracing_indie_roc.html#comment_list_bottom