Diamond Life - Sade (1984)

Classy, jazzy, cosmopolitan pop that’s a little too polished to be taken seriously in the i-only-like-stuff-ironically 21st century.

This album is kind of a punchline to stand for uncool adulthood, but it’s also cooler than you’d like to admit in its own corny way.

Tracks I Liked

Smooth Operator - seriously. it’s a great tune.

Glee
Bran Van 3000
proto-hyperpop