Chris Ingalls: A beautiful, dreamy slice of heaven, producer Martin’s new track (from his upcoming solo debut, Velvet Portraits) takes you back to a bygone era of Fender Rhodes chords, gurgling synths, stinging lead guitar, and an old-school jazz vibe, thanks to the participation of Current Most Interesting Jazz Saxophonist, Kamasi Washington. We need more stuff like this out there. [8/10]
Pryor Stroud: Jazz-inflected, exuberant and sinuously animated, “Think of You” is a stretching-out of exhausted bodies that have been waiting to throw off their clothes and take solace in one another. Kamasi Washington’s saxophone, not atypically, is the primary narrator here; it wails and rhapsodizes and dashes back-and-forth through the track like a dogged hallucination striving to become fully actualized in the flesh. This vision — scattered, half-formed, flirting with reality but not adhering to it — is the memory of Rose Gold’s ex-lover, someone she wants to extirpate from her thoughts but who only sinks into them further with each attempt at forgetting she makes. [7/10]
Emmanuel Elone: From its first moments, the instrumentation on “Think of You” is laid-back, and remains that way for the duration of the song. Over its five minute runtime, the song brings in smooth female vocals, winding jazz horns, and some funk-inspired vocal effects buried in the back as well. Everything, from the crisp drums to the sweet guitar solo, makes “Think of You” a groovy funk, jazz and rock fusion. However, being such a lethargic track, it does become sleepy by the end, but that certainly doesn’t take away from the stellar, understated musicianship that’s all over this song. If only it increased its tempo just slightly, “Think of You” would be a phenomenal song instead of simply a very good one. [7/10]
Chad Miller: “Think of You” is a packed display of many talented artists, and it shows off Martin’s fine production skills. Unfortunately, the song isn’t always sure of what sound it wants to occupy though occasionally the music falls into place really well, especially when the music lightens up to match the vocal melody. [6/10]
Terrace Martin’s Velvet Portraits releases April 1st via Sounds of Crenshaw/Ropeadope.