K.T.S.E.
| Teyana Taylor
K.T.S.E.
K.T.S.E. (an initialism of Keep That Same Energy) is the second studio album by American recording artist Teyana Taylor. In 2018, it was announced that Kanye West would be producing K.T.S.E. Taylor's and West's efforts resulted in an R&B album that heavily featured soul based productions and sampling. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Teyana Taylor and her tremendous voice are so deft at performing modernist soul with the genre’s forebears as her backdrop, and her album features some of the best Old Kanye beats heard this year.
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Consequence of Sound
Taylor creates an unapologetic record of late-night slow jams that stem from a more mature, experienced perspective.
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Hot New Hip Hop
The young talent manages to place herself in a league of her own, arguably above her more seasoned male colleagues.
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Vulture
Taylor’s new album K.T.S.E. (or Keep That Same Energy) closes out G.O.O.D. Music’s battery of month-long Wyoming projects on a self-assured high note.
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Highsnobiety
Her latest album, Keep That Same Energy, isn’t about changing the formula — it lives and breathes this aesthetic while spritzing in elements of where she could go, if she were to deviate from her style.
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The Guardian
- takes the artfully distorted old-school R&B samples that double as his calling card – the ones that, over the years, he’s rendered increasingly abrasive and jarring – and returns them to a more blissed-out and soulful sound.
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Rolling Stone
Thanks to Taylor’s new direction, K.T.S.E. ends up being the most fun of any of G.O.O.D. Music’s recent releases, existing without the self-seriousness that weighed down the albums from Pusha T, Kid Cudi, Nas and West himself.
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Refinery 29
The album feels intimate, like Taylor is whispering stories from her life and how she lives it into the ear of the listener.
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DJ Booth
The release of K.T.S.E. may be a day late, but it still has the promise to break new ground, positioning Taylor's voice before listeners who were unaware, uninterested, or simply overlooked her debut.
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Noisey
It’s Teyana’s time now, and she’s talented enough to control her own narrative.
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Soul in Stereo
Of all the releases in Kanye West’s deluge of summer albums, Teyana Taylor is by far is the most intriguing.
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Spectrum Culture
A really good left-field pop album that introduces an exciting new singer.
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Rolling Out
Teyana Taylor is an all-world talent — that fact is indisputable.
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Sputnik Music
K.T.S.E. is at its best when Teyana is at the forefront, mixing styles and ideas into one cohesive package. It’s modern and rash at times, but it never forgets where it came from.
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Immortal Reviews
It's all good to be passionately in love, but there's a point in K.T.S.E. where it just crosses a line you never want to get passed.
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Independent
Because Taylor’s releases are rare, she’s not restricted by genre constraints, and K.T.S.E. (Keep That Same Energy) is a pleasant surprise.
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Baller Status
The album itself just was not impressive as it should have been.
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Culture Kings
Overall, the album feels warm and easy to listen to. Kanye has produced her songs with a delicacy that demonstrates her talent and displays her vocal range.
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The Needle Drop
Still lacking a distinct voice as a singer and lyricist, Teyana Taylor is frequently outshined by her collaborators on K.T.S.E.
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Hip Hop N More
With K.T.S.E., it still wasn’t the most graceful of introductions, but it solidifies her as an artist who maybe had it figured out all along and just never got the opportunity to show us.
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The Star
Teyana is a talented soul with quite an awe-inspiring vocal range. Despite all the drama that came with the release of the album, she’s proven to the world that she’s not your average star. She’s a prodigy.
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Exclaim
K.T.S.E. is a strong start with an anticlimactic finish. With a bit of additional time and effort, it could have been so much more.
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Nerdy Scoop
With the genius Mr.West producing, Teyana creates an album with beautiful vocals, sexy tales and shows us that she is more than just a sex symbol.
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The Tung
This is the album that’ll put Teyana Taylor’s name on the map as not just a dancer or reality TV star who can sing, but as a bomb-ass vocalist with multi-facetted talent that transcends several sectors of the entertainment industry.
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Hand Me the Aux
Because this album is so short, it doesn’t have the margin for error that 12+ track albums would have. Still, Teyana should be proud of her efforts.
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Rock NYC
While this is Teyana’s work, it is also a part of what makes the Good Music June albums so special, they work on so many levels without being overbearing for even one moment. They just sound good.
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NZ Herald
K.T.S.E teetered on the edge of greatness but never quite ticked over - but Taylor could and she should.
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Movement
Teyana’s soft melodies are soothing on this project while her lyrical content is explicit and mature.
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A Valid Review
I loved the album and Teyana showed out with her amazing vocal talent and great writing skills.
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Ratings Game Music
Folks, this is a really really good album. I tried to find a flaw in it and felt stupid.
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Please Shut Up
Throughout the album, Teyana’s voice sounds refined and more mature from her last project, she sings with both passion and attitude; she’s heartfelt and gritty in all right areas.
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Thrillist
Despite arriving later than expected and apparently missing some parts, the record doesn't feel rushed. It lets you breathe.
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Keep That Same Energy is not one of the worst album’s I’ve ever heard, but it’s the kind of thing that will not be sticking around on my computer’s hard drive
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GIGsoup
K.T.S.E finally arrives after delays and stalls without disappointing, instead, exceeding all expectations.
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Hip Hop Basement
Taylor is a rare artist that is not bound to one genre, making K.T.S.E a gratifying surprise in comparison to her 2014 album VII.
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Distinction Music Management
Teyana Taylor’s K.T.S.E. (Keep That Same Energy) is a sensual, intimate album that resonates on the same real, down-to-earth frequency with which it entertains
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The Atlantic
But the record itself, a compact eight-track albumette, buzzes with promise.
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Legends Will Never Die
It’s passionate, the vocals are a lot stronger as is the songwriting & it’s WAY better produced than her debut.
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AV Club
What worked for Pusha-T is a disservice to Taylor, who will remain a figure of tantalizingly unfulfilled potential for at least another album.
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Lowkey
The album is an easy listen. Her vocals are put on display and aren’t ruined by overproduction
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Pulse.ng
This is one that strengthens her place on the scene and stands the singer out as one to watch, as a higher place beckons for Teyana Taylor in the coming years.
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The Mix Up Review
I am confident that KTSE will be a hidden gem that many will appreciate at a later time in life.
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Mefeater
It is the album that we never knew we needed. With only 8 tracks to serve, she does not disappoint the fans that have been waiting, impatiently, for Petunia’s sophomore album.
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Danii Gold
I liked the album, but it could’ve been a tad bit longer as far as the length of the songs and the tracks on the album.
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The DJ's List
K.T.S.E . is a pleasant listen. It’s a warm, soulful project that strays from voicing too modern, but is not weighed down by an overabundance of nostalgia.
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