Not too long ago, a new song from R. Kelly came out. A new R. Kelly song in early summer is a very auspicious thing, right?
No. 1 by R. Kelly

The song’s okay, but it lacks the moments of insane clarity (lyrics-wise) that I so love about R. Kelly. Sort of like how Flannery O’Connor referred to the “luminous detail” in her writing. I think R. Kelly knows something about luminous details — the buttered rolls in “Sex In the Kitchen” come to mind. Anyway, this song doesn’t really have any of those, and it’s too bad.