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Certain Songs #1141: Miguel – “leaves”

February 27, 2018 by Jim Connelly

Album: Wildheart
Year: 2015

For the vast majority of “leaves,” the low-key highlight of Miguel’s 2015 album Wildheart, it’s just Miguel singing about “sweet California” over an sadly echoing guitar, making it yet another Certain Song about the state in which I live.

In this particular case, Miguel is equating California’s relative lack of seasons with his surprise at a relationship gone sour.

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Filed Under: Certain Songs Tagged With: Leaves, Miguel, Wildheart

Certain Songs #1140: Miguel – “Use Me”

February 26, 2018 by Jim Connelly

Album: Kaleidoscope Dream
Year: 2012

What if Prince was influenced by The Jesus and Mary Chain?

That is the question that Miguel seems to be trying to answer with “Use Me,” the shimmering, hazy psychedelic highlight from Kaleidoscope Dream, the second album from one of the more interesting crossover artists of the 21st century.

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Filed Under: Certain Songs Tagged With: Kaleidoscope Dream, Miguel, Use Me

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