BRANDY (with Naomi Zeichner)

Published: April 4, 2024, 7:01 a.m.

Critic and writer Naomi Zeichner joins Pop Pantheon to explore the career of the \u201cvocal bible,\u201d Brandy. Louie and Naomi unpacked Brandy\u2019s self-titled 1994 debut, released when she was just 15, her landmark acting roles as Moesha and Cinderella, and 1998\u2019s Darkchild-assisted Never Say Never, which reimagined her at the vanguard of R&B futurism and became one of the signature blockbusters of the decade. They then discuss 2002 adventurous electropop-R&B fantasia Full Moon, 2004\u2019s deeply personal Afrodisiac and her later period output, like 2012\u2019s Two Eleven, which kicked off a cultural and critical reappraisal of her work. Finally, Louie and Naomi rank Brandy in the Official Pop Pantheon.
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