Cranes In The Sky

on A Seat at the Table

by Solange

First Played: 10/01/2016 01:23 AM
Last Played: 04/13/2023 06:10 AM
Total Plays: 164

Play history

• 04/13/2023 06:10 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
  “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://bit.ly/3rpxoDL If you or someone you know needs help and support for addiction, here is a list of resources that may be helpful: https://www.kexp.org/musicheals/addiction/resources/ **************** Video: https://youtu.be/S0qrinhNnOM https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 03/30/2023 06:42 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
  “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://bit.ly/3rpxoDL Video: https://youtu.be/S0qrinhNnOM https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 03/21/2023 04:50 PM: Kevin Cole  
  “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://songexploder.net/solange Video: https://youtu.be/S0qrinhNnOM https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 02/17/2023 05:39 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
  “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://bit.ly/3rpxoDL Video: https://youtu.be/S0qrinhNnOM https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 02/15/2023 06:28 PM: Kevin Cole  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://bit.ly/3rpxoDL https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 01/19/2023 12:18 AM: Hans  
   
• 01/04/2023 04:07 PM: Kevin Cole  
  This came in at #491 on your KEXP listener voted best albums of the last 50 years! New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://bit.ly/3rpxoDL https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 11/10/2022 05:21 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
  “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://bit.ly/3rpxoDL Video: https://youtu.be/S0qrinhNnOM https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 10/25/2022 06:20 PM: Kevin Cole  
  #491 on your KEXP listener voted best albums of the last 50 years! New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://bit.ly/3rpxoDL https://www.solangemusic.com/ https://www.kexp.org/donate/
• 10/17/2022 12:28 PM: Cheryl Waters  
  #491 on your KEXP listener voted best albums of the last 50 years! New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://bit.ly/3rpxoDL https://www.solangemusic.com/ https://www.kexp.org/donate/
• 09/30/2022 05:33 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://bit.ly/3rpxoDL https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 08/11/2022 06:26 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
  As mentioned in the interview with Jarv Dee, Blue engineered both Jarv's latest work and your favorite albums from Solange, Blood Orange, Empress Of, Hollis and so many more. New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://bit.ly/3rpxoDL https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 05/16/2022 02:02 PM: Larry Mizell, Jr.  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://bit.ly/3rpxoDL https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 04/19/2022 04:43 PM: Kevin Cole  
  Celebrating 50 years of KEXP! - https://kexp.org/50/ -- New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://bit.ly/3rpxoDL https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 04/14/2022 11:06 AM: Eva Walker  
  We’re grooving to the music of 2016 & celebrating 50 years of KEXP! - https://kexp.org/50/ -- New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://bit.ly/3rpxoDL https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 04/13/2022 10:49 PM: Hans  
   
• 04/13/2022 12:16 PM: Cheryl Waters  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://bit.ly/3rpxoDL https://www.solangemusic.com/ We’re grooving to the music of 2016 & celebrating 50 years of KEXP! - https://kexp.org/50/
• 04/13/2022 03:09 AM: Abbie  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 04/12/2022 04:38 AM: Mike Ramos  
  Still one of my favorite records from 2016 New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 04/07/2022 05:08 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
  Music Heals: Addiction and Recovery, a day of programming dedicated to the power of music and the part it plays for those struggling with addiction and recovery. From 5 A.M. to 7 P.M. TODAY, we’ll share stories from listeners and artists about their personal experiences with addiction, and play songs that helped on their journey to recovery. If you’d like to share part of your story or your experiences and how music plays a part in your process, email stories@kexp.org today. Made possible with support from NAMI Washington https://www.kexp.org/events/kexp-events/music-heals-addiction-and-recovery/
• 04/05/2022 04:38 PM: Kevin Cole  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 03/06/2022 05:37 AM: Reeves  
   
• 03/01/2022 10:33 AM: Cheryl Waters  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” : https://songexploder.net/solange -- In the song’s video, we see Solange alone and with fellow black women in grand, gorgeous spaces; the background’s scenic beauty is a vital component of the song’s persistent message. With Raphael Saadiq on bass, the beat is remarkably spacious, giving Solange plenty of room to detail her truth.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0qrinhNnOM
• 03/01/2022 05:51 AM: DJ Miss Ashley  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 01/12/2022 12:38 AM: Kennady Quille  
  Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 11/30/2021 06:36 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
   
• 11/11/2021 05:10 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
  Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 11/06/2021 01:21 PM: Morgan  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 11/02/2021 04:42 PM: Kevin Cole  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 10/20/2021 02:00 AM: Abbie  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 10/12/2021 04:30 AM: Mike Ramos  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 09/30/2021 05:31 PM: Kevin Cole  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 09/30/2021 06:37 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
  Album-versary of Solange's beautiful 'A Seat at the Table'. The New Orleans-based artist wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on the album. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” Video: https://youtu.be/S0qrinhNnOM https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 09/09/2021 11:10 AM: Cheryl Waters  
  Thank you for sharing this day! I'm hoping you can work Solange Cranes in the Sky into your set. It always helps me when I'm feeling anxious or need to have perspective about something I've gone through. ~ Anastasia
• 08/27/2021 05:44 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
  If you or someone you love is struggling with alcohol or drugs - Please! - reach out for support - you are not alone! We cannot lose any more loved ones. https://www.aa.org/ https://www.na.org/meetingsearch/ https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
• 08/24/2021 02:11 AM: Mike Ramos  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 06/24/2021 04:41 PM: Kevin Cole  
  Celebrating Solange, who turns 35 today! "Cranes" had been written eight years ago after a break-up with her son’s father. "It was a really rough time," Solange revealed. "We were junior high school sweethearts, and so much of your identity in junior high is built on who you’re with. You see the world through the lens of how you identify and have been identified at that time. So I really had to take a look at myself, outside of being a mother and a wife, and internalize all of these emotions that I had been feeling through that transition." Solange said that once when she was seeking "peace and refuge" in Miami, she found the inspiration for the song with help from new properties being developed all over the city. "I remember looking up and seeing all of these cranes in the sky. They were so heavy and such an eyesore, and not what I identified with peace and refuge. I remember thinking of it as an analogy for my transition—this idea of building up, up, up that was going on in our country at the time, all of this excessive building, and not really dealing with what was in front of us. And we all know how that ended. That crashed and burned. It was a catastrophe." https://bit.ly/3gQiJdD
• 06/12/2021 05:46 AM: Greta Rose  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 06/10/2021 05:29 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder: “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 06/02/2021 02:53 AM: Abbie  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on the wonderful 'A Seat at the Table'. -- “Cranes” was written eight years ago when Solange was fresh out of her relationship with her child’s father and battling feelings of self-doubt, self-pity, and a sense of emptiness. The singer says she was working on music in Miami and felt the city was something of a “refuge” for “peace” for her. However, at the same time, condos were being built left and right because of a real estate boom. “I remember looking up and seeing all of these cranes in the sky. They were so heavy and such an eyesore, and not what I identified with peace and refuge,” Solange explained in this interview: https://uproxx.com/music/solange-beyonce-interview-cranes-in-the-sky-meaning/
• 05/25/2021 03:31 PM: Larry Mizell, Jr.  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on the wonderful 'A Seat at the Table'. -- “Cranes” was written eight years ago when Solange was fresh out of her relationship with her child’s father and battling feelings of self-doubt, self-pity, and a sense of emptiness. The singer says she was working on music in Miami and felt the city was something of a “refuge” for “peace” for her. However, at the same time, condos were being built left and right because of a real estate boom. “I remember looking up and seeing all of these cranes in the sky. They were so heavy and such an eyesore, and not what I identified with peace and refuge,” Solange explained in this interview: https://uproxx.com/music/solange-beyonce-interview-cranes-in-the-sky-meaning/
• 05/25/2021 11:24 AM: DJ Miss Ashley  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on the wonderful 'A Seat at the Table'. -- “Cranes” was written eight years ago when Solange was fresh out of her relationship with her child’s father and battling feelings of self-doubt, self-pity, and a sense of emptiness. The singer says she was working on music in Miami and felt the city was something of a “refuge” for “peace” for her. However, at the same time, condos were being built left and right because of a real estate boom. “I remember looking up and seeing all of these cranes in the sky. They were so heavy and such an eyesore, and not what I identified with peace and refuge,” Solange explained in this interview: https://uproxx.com/music/solange-beyonce-interview-cranes-in-the-sky-meaning/
• 05/12/2021 06:29 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder, “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 05/04/2021 01:01 PM: Larry Mizell, Jr.  
  Solange explains the meaning of this song: As it turns out, “Cranes” was written eight years ago when Solange was fresh out of her relationship with her child’s father and battling feelings most women in their 20s face: self-doubt, self-pity, and a sense of emptiness. The singer says she was working on music in Miami and felt the city was something of a “refuge” for “peace” for her. However, at the same time, condos were being built left and right because of a real estate boom. “I remember looking up and seeing all of these cranes in the sky. They were so heavy and such an eyesore, and not what I identified with peace and refuge,” Solange explains in the interview. Read the full article here: https://uproxx.com/music/solange-beyonce-interview-cranes-in-the-sky-meaning/
• 03/28/2021 05:12 AM: Reeves  
   
• 03/23/2021 04:55 AM: Mike Ramos  
   
• 03/19/2021 11:33 PM: DJ Yaddy  
   
• 03/17/2021 06:24 PM: Kevin Cole  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange, is heavily influenced by Motown girl groups and says that her first passion is songwriting - she wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder, “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 02/23/2021 04:26 AM: Mike Ramos  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange, is heavily influenced by Motown girl groups and says that her first passion is songwriting - she wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder, “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 01/29/2021 05:15 PM: Kevin Cole  
  Solange explains the meaning of this song: As it turns out, “Cranes” was written eight years ago when Solange was fresh out of her relationship with her child’s father and battling feelings most women in their 20s face: self-doubt, self-pity, and a sense of emptiness. The singer says she was working on music in Miami and felt the city was something of a “refuge” for “peace” for her. However, at the same time, condos were being built left and right because of a real estate boom. “I remember looking up and seeing all of these cranes in the sky. They were so heavy and such an eyesore, and not what I identified with peace and refuge,” Solange explains in the interview. Read the full article here: https://uproxx.com/music/solange-beyonce-interview-cranes-in-the-sky-meaning/
• 01/21/2021 12:27 AM: Hans  
   
• 01/08/2021 10:34 AM: Cheryl Waters  
  Solange explains the meaning of this song: As it turns out, “Cranes” was written eight years ago when Solange was fresh out of her relationship with her child’s father and battling feelings most women in their 20s face: self-doubt, self-pity, and a sense of emptiness. The singer says she was working on music in Miami and felt the city was something of a “refuge” for “peace” for her. However, at the same time, condos were being built left and right because of a real estate boom. “I remember looking up and seeing all of these cranes in the sky. They were so heavy and such an eyesore, and not what I identified with peace and refuge,” Solange explains in the interview. Read the full article here: https://uproxx.com/music/solange-beyonce-interview-cranes-in-the-sky-meaning/
• 12/27/2020 02:42 AM: Kennady Quille  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange, is heavily influenced by Motown girl groups and says that her first passion is songwriting - she wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder, “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 12/24/2020 06:24 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange, is heavily influenced by Motown girl groups and says that her first passion is songwriting - she wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table'. In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder, “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 12/12/2020 04:49 AM: Greta Rose  
  In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder, “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 12/01/2020 06:19 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
  In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder, “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 11/12/2020 05:28 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
  In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder, “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 10/25/2020 04:57 AM: Reeves  
   
• 10/07/2020 05:08 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
  In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder, “I’ve had an extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.” https://www.solangemusic.com/
• 09/18/2020 08:52 PM: Michele Myers  
  Practical suggestion for climate change: Support wildlife! Hike and camp responsibly, and support wildlife orgs. https://www.worldwildlife.org/species
• 09/08/2020 04:49 AM: Mike Ramos  
  Solange wrote "Cranes in the Sky" eight years before the album's release, in the aftermath of her break-up with the father of her child–whom she had been with for five years, since age seventeen. In 2008, producer and singer Raphael Saadiq handed Solange a CD with a few instrumentals on it. One consisted simply of drums, strings, and bass. Two months later, Solange wrote "Cranes in the Sky" while listening to the instrumentals in a Miami hotel. In 2016, when she had finished writing and creating A Seat at the Table in New Iberia, Louisiana, Solange revisited "Cranes in the Sky"—shortly after which she called Raphael and asked if he would help produce a few other songs on the album. Lyrically, the song explores the idea of attempting to avoid the elephant in the room. It describes a person looking to distract themselves in various ways from an unaddressed sadness.
• 09/02/2020 07:37 AM: John Richards  
  In a breakdown of this track, Solange told Song Exploder that, “I’ve had a extremely difficult relationship with meditating and trying to silence my brain, which is what so much of this song is about.”
• 08/31/2020 06:13 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
   
• 08/13/2020 05:39 PM: Kevin Cole  
  "Cranes" had been written eight years ago after a break-up with her son’s father. “It was a really rough time,” Solange revealed. “We were junior high school sweethearts, and so much of your identity in junior high is built on who you’re with. You see the world through the lens of how you identify and have been identified at that time. So I really had to take a look at myself, outside of being a mother and a wife, and internalize all of these emotions that I had been feeling through that transition.” Solange said that once when she was seeking “peace and refuge” in Miami, she found the inspiration for the song with help from new properties being developed all over the city. “I remember looking up and seeing all of these cranes in the sky. They were so heavy and such an eyesore, and not what I identified with peace and refuge. I remember thinking of it as an analogy for my transition—this idea of building up, up, up that was going on in our country at the time, all of this excessive building, and not really dealing with what was in front of us. And we all know how that ended. That crashed and burned. It was a catastrophe.” https://bit.ly/3gQiJdD
• 08/12/2020 06:28 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
  Solange wrote "Cranes in the Sky" eight years before the album's release, in the aftermath of her break-up with the father of her child–whom she had been with for five years, since age seventeen. In 2008, producer and singer Raphael Saadiq handed Solange a CD with a few instrumentals on it. One consisted simply of drums, strings, and bass. Two months later, Solange wrote "Cranes in the Sky" while listening to the instrumentals in a Miami hotel. In 2016, when she had finished writing and creating A Seat at the Table in New Iberia, Louisiana, Solange revisited "Cranes in the Sky"—shortly after which she called Raphael and asked if he would help produce a few other songs on the album. Lyrically, the song explores the idea of attempting to avoid the elephant in the room. It describes a person looking to distract themselves in various ways from an unaddressed sadness.
• 07/17/2020 04:21 PM: Kevin Cole  
  Solange wrote "Cranes in the Sky" eight years before the album's release, in the aftermath of her break-up with the father of her child–whom she had been with for five years, since age seventeen. In 2008, producer and singer Raphael Saadiq handed Solange a CD with a few instrumentals on it. One consisted simply of drums, strings, and bass. Two months later, Solange wrote "Cranes in the Sky" while listening to the instrumentals in a Miami hotel. In 2016, when she had finished writing and creating A Seat at the Table in New Iberia, Louisiana, Solange revisited "Cranes in the Sky"—shortly after which she called Raphael and asked if he would help produce a few other songs on the album. Lyrically, the song explores the idea of attempting to avoid the elephant in the room. It describes a person looking to distract themselves in various ways from an unaddressed sadness.
• 06/21/2020 12:11 PM: Larry Mizell, Jr.  
  Solange wrote "Cranes in the Sky" eight years before the album's release, in the aftermath of her break-up with the father of her child–whom she had been with for five years, since age seventeen. In 2008, producer and singer Raphael Saadiq handed Solange a CD with a few instrumentals on it. One consisted simply of drums, strings, and bass. Two months later, Solange wrote "Cranes in the Sky" while listening to the instrumentals in a Miami hotel. In 2016, when she had finished writing and creating A Seat at the Table in New Iberia, Louisiana, Solange revisited "Cranes in the Sky"—shortly after which she called Raphael and asked if he would help produce a few other songs on the album. Lyrically, the song explores the idea of attempting to avoid the elephant in the room. It describes a person looking to distract themselves in various ways from an unaddressed sadness.
• 05/30/2020 02:39 PM: Morgan  
  Solange wrote "Cranes in the Sky" eight years before the album's release, in the aftermath of her break-up with the father of her child–whom she had been with for five years, since age seventeen. In 2008, producer and singer Raphael Saadiq handed Solange a CD with a few instrumentals on it. One consisted simply of drums, strings, and bass. Two months later, Solange wrote "Cranes in the Sky" while listening to the instrumentals in a Miami hotel. In 2016, when she had finished writing and creating A Seat at the Table in New Iberia, Louisiana, Solange revisited "Cranes in the Sky"—shortly after which she called Raphael and asked if he would help produce a few other songs on the album. Lyrically, the song explores the idea of attempting to avoid the elephant in the room. It describes a person looking to distract themselves in various ways from an unaddressed sadness.
• 05/09/2020 04:58 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
   
• 04/29/2020 05:48 PM: Kevin Cole  
  Solange wrote "Cranes in the Sky" eight years before the album's release, in the aftermath of her break-up with the father of her child–whom she had been with for five years, since age seventeen. In 2008, producer and singer Raphael Saadiq handed Solange a CD with a few instrumentals on it. One consisted simply of drums, strings, and bass. Two months later, Solange wrote "Cranes in the Sky" while listening to the instrumentals in a Miami hotel. In 2016, when she had finished writing and creating A Seat at the Table in New Iberia, Louisiana, Solange revisited "Cranes in the Sky"—shortly after which she called Raphael and asked if he would help produce a few other songs on the album. Lyrically, the song explores the idea of attempting to avoid the elephant in the room. It describes a person looking to distract themselves in various ways from an unaddressed sadness.
• 03/01/2020 05:08 AM: Mike Ramos  
   
• 02/07/2020 08:50 PM: Michele Myers  
  Track with production assistance from Raphael Saadiq. KEXP article anticipating her latest release as well as the video for this track. https://www.kexp.org/read/2018/10/16/solange-releasing-new-album-fall/
• 12/28/2019 02:58 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
• 12/24/2019 03:52 PM: Gabriel Teodros  
• 12/18/2019 04:21 PM: Kevin Cole  
  http://www.solangemusic.com/
• 11/17/2019 04:55 AM: Mike Ramos  
  Going back to 2016 with Solange's third studio release.
• 11/13/2019 02:54 PM: Kevin Cole  
  http://www.solangemusic.com/
• 09/29/2019 08:19 PM: Gabriel Teodros  
• 05/30/2019 03:35 PM: Kevin Cole  
  Solange wrote "Cranes in the Sky" eight years before the album's release, in the aftermath of her break-up with the father of her child–whom she had been with for five years, since age seventeen. In 2008, producer and singer Raphael Saadiq handed Solange a CD with a few instrumentals on it. One consisted simply of drums, strings, and bass. Two months later, Solange wrote "Cranes in the Sky" while listening to the instrumentals in a Miami hotel. In 2016, when she had finished writing and creating A Seat at the Table in New Iberia, Louisiana, Solange revisited "Cranes in the Sky"—shortly after which she called Raphael and asked if he would help produce a few other songs on the album. Lyrically, the song explores the idea of attempting to avoid the elephant in the room. It describes a person looking to distract themselves in various ways from an unaddressed sadness.
• 02/28/2019 05:12 PM: Kevin Cole  
  Solange will release a new album tonight at Midnight! Titled "When I Get Home" Solange has been teasing the new album for a few days first announcing new music over social media platform called Black Planet, then sharing a photo of a 19-song track list today on Twitter.
• 02/22/2019 04:49 PM: Kevin Cole  
• 02/03/2019 03:31 AM: Mike Ramos  
• 01/27/2019 04:42 AM: Mike Ramos  
• 01/08/2019 03:47 PM: Kevin Cole  
  According to the New York Times, a new Solange album is imminent. (We sure hope so!!!) Until then, read this insightful feature on the polymathic cultural force that is Solange: https://nyti.ms/2OYytAr
• 11/30/2018 11:17 PM: Stas THEE Boss  
  Listen to more music from Solange on http://www.solangemusic.com.
• 11/07/2018 07:39 AM: Kevin Cole  
• 10/07/2018 08:41 PM: Gabriel Teodros  
• 10/01/2018 11:40 PM: Gabriel Teodros  
  Check out the Kaytranada mix of 'Cranes In The Sky': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzkYb5MuMLY
• 09/26/2018 04:12 PM: Kevin Cole  
  KEXP works hard to champion bands big and small. Help us keep KEXP listener powered!
• 09/12/2018 07:07 AM: Morgan  
  This was the first single from Solange's third album, 'A Seat at the Table' and won the Grammy for Best R&B Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.
• 09/11/2018 03:25 AM: Greta Rose  
• 08/21/2018 02:46 PM: Kevin Cole  
  Solange explained the meaning of this song in an interview with Beyoncé, “I remember looking up and seeing all of these cranes in the sky. They were so heavy and such an eyesore, and not what I identified with peace and refuge. I remember thinking of it as an analogy for my transition—this idea of building up, up, up that was going on in our country at the time, all of this excessive building, and not really dealing with what was in front of us." https://bit.ly/2zZvKM9
• 07/27/2018 04:38 PM: Kevin Cole  
• 07/16/2018 09:53 PM: DJ Riz  
• 06/20/2018 03:56 PM: Kevin Cole  
  Solange is a singer/ songwriter hailing from Houston, Texas. Since her debut, she has released two studio albums along with one EP and has worked with everyone from Lil' Wayne and Chromeo to The Lonely Island and Boards Of Canada.
• 04/27/2018 04:47 PM: Kevin Cole  
  "[A]s far back as I can remember, our mother always taught us to be in control of our voice and our bodies and our work, and she showed us that through her example. If she conjured up an idea, there was not one element of that idea that she was not going to have her hand in. She was not going to hand that over to someone. And I think it’s been an interesting thing to navigate, especially watching you do the same in all aspects of your work: Society labels that a control freak, an obsessive woman, or someone who has an inability to trust her team or to empower other people to do the work, which is completely untrue. There’s no way to succeed without having a team and all of the moving parts that help bring it into life." More from an in-depth interview with Solange, as conducted by Beyonce: https://bit.ly/2zZvKM9
• 03/31/2018 03:14 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
• 03/17/2018 02:43 AM: Gabriel Teodros  
• 03/08/2018 03:31 PM: Kevin Cole  
  Harvard Foundation just named Grammy winner Solange, their artist of the year for her work as an artist, song writer, and visual artist after her album A Seat at the Table.
• 02/13/2018 02:42 PM: Kevin Cole  
  Check out The Stranger's coverage of Solange's life-affirming set at last year's Bumbershoot: http://bit.ly/2EnhijB
• 01/18/2018 04:27 PM: Kevin Cole  
  Instant-classic track from Solange's instant-classic LP. Check out the gorgeous video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0qrinhNnOM
• 01/17/2018 01:43 AM: Abbie  
  Have you seen the music video? No? watch- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0qrinhNnOM yes? watch-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0qrinhNnOM
• 01/15/2018 10:12 PM: DJ Alex  
• 01/01/2018 01:25 PM: Gabriel Teodros  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange, is heavily influenced by Motown girl groups and says that her first passion is songwriting - she wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on 'A Seat at the Table' - her first full-length album in eight years.
• 12/23/2017 03:46 AM: Evie  
• 12/22/2017 05:39 PM: Kevin Cole  
  "I was actually homeschooled from eighth grade, and I didn’t go to college. I learned to be a student through the world and through my experiences, through traveling, and meeting people. Sometimes I didn’t necessarily have the language to express myself. I knew I had all of these intense feelings and opinions on things, but i didn’t have the language. Constantly reading and trying to challenge the way I articulated things was a huge part of the writing process of this album." http://bit.ly/2dGT1bA
• 12/01/2017 11:29 PM: Michele Myers  
  www.solangemusic.com/
• 11/29/2017 10:12 PM: Hans  
• 11/23/2017 10:51 PM: Guest DJ  
• 11/22/2017 04:06 PM: Kevin Cole  
• 11/11/2017 04:10 AM: Guest DJ  
• 10/28/2017 01:04 PM: Morgan  
• 10/14/2017 01:49 AM: Guest DJ  
• 10/12/2017 02:46 PM: Kevin Cole  
  Sometimes I don’t wanna feel those metal clouds either, and this song lifts me and reminds me we all have complex emotions and ways of coping with them. I love the poetry in the way cranes are used to symbolize both the heaviness of pain and the weightlessness of a bird flying across the sky. -Leisa
• 09/30/2017 02:55 AM: Guest DJ  
  Released one year ago today!
• 09/02/2017 12:41 PM: Morgan  
  Solange will be performing on the (Bumbershoot) Main Stage Sunday Sept. 3rd, https://www.bumbershoot.com/lineup2017/#
• 08/26/2017 03:30 AM: Guest DJ  
  Solange will be performing at Bumbershoot Sunday September 3rd!
• 08/12/2017 04:11 AM: Guest DJ  
  Solange will be at Bumbershoot September 1st, with Stas THEE Boss performing the same day!
• 07/29/2017 01:02 AM: Guest DJ  
• 07/23/2017 04:09 AM: Mike Ramos  
• 07/05/2017 04:56 PM: Kevin Cole  
  Cranes in the Sky, the album's lead single, was released on October 5, 2016, and won the Grammy for Best R&B Performance.
• 06/24/2017 03:09 AM: DJ Alex  
  First spin: 10/1/16 ~ 2016 fave ~ http://www.solangemusic.com/
• 04/25/2017 03:33 PM: Kevin Cole  
  Beyonce's younger sister will be playing Bumbershoot this year.
• 04/22/2017 03:35 AM: Guest DJ  
• 03/23/2017 08:35 AM: Troy Nelson  
  Playing Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland on April 21st! Details here: http://www.portland5.com/arlene-schnitzer-concert-hall/events/solange
• 03/22/2017 05:38 PM: Kevin Cole  
  http://www.solangemusic.com/
• 03/08/2017 04:50 PM: Kevin Cole  
  http://www.solangemusic.com/
• 01/27/2017 11:48 PM: Michele Myers  
  www.solangemusic.com/
• 01/25/2017 04:43 PM: Troy Nelson  
  http://www.solangemusic.com/
• 01/21/2017 12:16 PM: Morgan  
   
• 01/19/2017 04:34 PM: Kevin Cole  
  Join us TOMORROW for our Give Peace a Chance event here at KEXP: http://blog.kexp.org/bed-in/
• 01/18/2017 01:57 PM: Troy Nelson  
   
• 12/30/2016 06:23 AM: Morgan  
  "A Seat At The Table" was NPR's #1 Album of 2016. Solange talks about honoring her family in this interview with Ari Shapiro: http://www.npr.org/2016/12/26/507021475/encore-solanges-a-seat-at-the-table-honors-her-family
• 12/17/2016 04:31 AM: DJ Alex  
  Solange coming into her own on the new album, one of my 10 favorite albums of the year ~ http://www.solangemusic.com/
• 12/16/2016 03:29 PM: Kevin Cole  
  #25! "I’d been working on [the album] for so long and things add up. There’s a real reality in the process of album-making. You still have to generate income to support your family, so I’d been performing and DJing and curating and doing things to support and provide. At the tail end of it I was really tired. I had about 30 songs that I had written, and I was trying to, at that point, reduce them to 15, and then to 10. That was what I imagined the album would be. After Master P came in and talked, me and my boy Troy — who I’ve worked with since I was 15 — we looked at each other and were like, 'Wait a minute, this is a much much bigger story than the album.' Although I wanted the album to have those moments of grief, and being able to be angry and express rage, and trying to figure out how to cope in those moments. I also wanted it to make people feel empowered and [that] in the midst of all of this we can still dream, and uplift, and laugh like we always have." http://bit.ly/2dGT1bA
• 12/14/2016 04:26 PM: Kevin Cole  
  This album was at the top of Cyrus's list. http://blog.kexp.org/2016/12/13/kexp-staff-volunteers-interns-top-10-albums-of-2016-part-1/
• 12/06/2016 12:18 AM: DJ Alex  
  My 2nd favorite song of the year ~ Full list: http://blog.kexp.org/2016/12/03/2016-top-ten-list-spotlight-dj-alex/
• 12/05/2016 03:13 AM: Mike Ramos  
   
• 12/04/2016 12:43 PM: Stevie Zoom  
  Heavily influenced by Motown girl groups, Solange says that her first passion is songwriting. She has been recognized as a fashion icon, and despite receiving frequent comparison to her sister, Beyoncé, from the media, she insists they have different aspirations and are musically disparate.
• 12/02/2016 04:40 PM: Troy Nelson  
  Solange on the magnificent videos accompanying her album: "The visuals were super important in the overall storytelling of the project. Initially they were supposed to come out at the same time as the album, but they ended up coming later, and ultimately that gave people time to digest the music first, and create images in their own head. It’s just like reading a book—the record is very visual in itself. I wanted to express an almost stately look for black men and women, because I feel like historically we haven’t been put in the most regal or majestic context. I set out to create that in the album sonically, and I wanted that to carry through in the visuals as well. My husband, Alan, and I wanted to represent black sisterhood, strength, pride, and elevate the black man and all of his beauty and glory. This was our way of contributing to that narrative."
• 11/26/2016 01:04 PM: Morgan  
  http://www.solangemusic.com/
• 11/26/2016 12:48 AM: Guest DJ  
   
• 11/22/2016 09:26 PM: DJ Tim  
  http://www.solangemusic.com/
• 11/20/2016 02:43 PM: Stevie Zoom  
  New Orleans-based artist, Solange, is heavily influenced by Motown girl groups and says that her first passion is songwriting.
• 11/20/2016 03:36 AM: Nate  
  Vote for your top 10 albums of 2016: http://polls.kexp.org/top-10-albums-of-2016/
• 11/19/2016 12:21 PM: Morgan  
  Fun Fact: Solange wrote, arranged, and co-produced EVERY song on the album. It's her first full-length album in eight years.
• 11/19/2016 05:09 AM: DJ Alex  
  Is this record in your top 10 of 2016? Vote for your favorites at http://polls.kexp.org/top-10-albums-of-2016/
• 11/18/2016 05:33 AM: Atticus  
   
• 11/14/2016 10:48 PM: DJ Alex  
  "Cranes In The Sky" performed live on SNL ~ http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/solange-cranes-in-the-sky/3421109
• 11/07/2016 11:55 PM: DJ Alex  
  there's a rick ross remix of this out there - - -http://www.solangemusic.com/
• 11/07/2016 11:17 AM: Morgan  
   
• 11/05/2016 12:00 PM: Morgan  
  A Seat at the Table is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Solange, released on September 30, 2016, by Saint and Columbia Records. Check her website! http://www.solangemusic.com/
• 11/02/2016 09:30 PM: DJ El Toro  
   
• 11/01/2016 09:27 PM: DJ Tim  
  From Solange's third LP, "a powerful set of expansive, bittersweet R&B inflected with jazz, hip hop, funk, soul, electro-pop and more." (Don Yates)
• 10/25/2016 11:28 PM: DJ Tim  
  http://www.solangemusic.com/
• 10/24/2016 09:31 PM: DJ Riz  
   
• 10/19/2016 04:50 PM: Larry Rose  
  http://www.solangemusic.com/
• 10/17/2016 05:42 AM: DJ Miss Ashley  
   
• 10/12/2016 04:50 PM: Kevin Cole  
  New music! http://www.solangemusic.com/
• 10/11/2016 09:29 PM: DJ Tim  
  Cranes In The Sky is the lead single off of Solange's third studio album A Seat At The Table released Septermber 30, 2016.
• 10/03/2016 09:20 PM: DJ Alex  
  Solange continuing to carve her own lane on her powerful new third album ~ http://www.solangemusic.com/
• 10/02/2016 08:36 PM: Guest DJ  
  You can listen to the brand new Solange album on Spotify: http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2016/09/30/496053205/hear-solanages-bold-and-beautiful-a-seat-at-the-table
• 10/01/2016 04:35 PM: Evie  
  Solange Knowles' powerful new record "A Seat at the Table" was released yesterday. http://www.solangemusic.com/
• 10/01/2016 01:23 AM: DJ Alex  
  Solange is back yes yes ~ http://www.solangemusic.com/