We loved Beyoncé‘s sister, Solange, from the moment we first heard her (as added vocalist on Of Montreal’s fine 2010 False Priest album).  After a mercurial year of burgeoning accolades and notoriety, news recently arrived that Solange was adding even further to her plate by starting her own label, dubbed Saint Records.  And now Saint Records has released a 12-track compilation of their artists entitled Saint Heron.  The clear highlight so far is Solange herself with new song Cash In.  Check it out below.

We like the old-school-ish R&B sounds and her savory vocal, but with added lyric and harmonic complexity, dynamics and, yes, cowbell.  Check it out below.  The song’s lyrics follow (including a line we attribute to the great Warren Zevon).  We love this artist.

“We don’t need a love affair
Listen to the sounds of despair
We don’t need to lay in bed
Waking up from place to place
We don’t need to pay a rent
Listen to the sounds of this right here
We don’t gotta pave our way
We can live from place to place

Come on, love, let’s get away
Listen to the sounds of despair
Take your money to the bank
Tell ’em we gonna throw it all away
Candy coated painted moods
Listen to the sound of it in you

We don’t need a love affair
Listen to the sounds of despair
We don’t need to lay in bed
Sleep all day, we’ll sleep when dead
We don’t need to wait on them
Listen to the sounds of this right here
We don’t need to pave our way
Take this love on face to face

Come on, love, let’s get away
Listen to the sounds of despair
Take your money to the bank
Tell ’em we gonna throw it all away
Candy coated painted moods
Listen to the sound of it in you

Take your money to the bank
Tell ’em we gonna throw it all away
Freedom wins to paper chase
Tell ’em we got soul and we gonna stay
Righteous fallen people pray
But we got something real
That you’re going to hate
Makeup test and change your name
Nobody has the power but you and me
Baby, you run for you and you run for me
We gonna tell ’em what it is
Yeah, we don’t care
Gotta live our lives and don’t look back
Best believe I believe in love
Yeah, I got the faith
This to be the lies, the color test
Play it out from place to place
And get away”