The Virginia rapper’s latest is musically varied and vocally impressive, revealing an artist who continues to cut extraneous elements out of his songwriting and drill closer to the core of his styleĪ broader, more nuanced experience than 2018 ‘Daytona’, Pusha T still reins in the creativity across the album’s 12 track span. Toro y Moi’s Mahal feels a lot like the aural equivalent of lazing around on a Sunday afternoon More often than not, the album falls back on an extremely radio-friendly soundįor his seventh record as Toro y Moi, Chaz Bear has curated a sonic escape route fit for a time of exceptional dread She’s a peripheral figure on Unapologetic, contributing little beyond a few phoned-in vocalsĪs a record it is not only misguided, it’s dangerous The mixture of emotions across Unapologetic just doesn’t sit right In spite of Rihanna’s best efforts, Unapologetic is more depressing than offensive With a healthy dose of self-respect – not luck – Rihanna has the ability to transform her manicured battle heroine persona into a career that’s truly durable On a track-by-track basis, the songs make for dull labor, not worth our time and not befitting Rihanna's talent It just never comes together with any cohesion – it’s fragmented on almost every level Rihanna’s much-discussed duet with Brown, Nobody’s Business, forms the rotten core of Unapologetic, a fiery pop album that’s unfortunately coated in the icky residue of unearned defiance that has marked Brown’s recent output Unapologetic aims for the middle ground-and succeeds
Rihanna’s latest mostly just showcases Rihanna the brand. It's a true representation of Rihanna's personality. Rihanna records vocals on the road to backing tracks created by hot songwriter-producers like David Guetta & Stargate. Sounds exactly like the sort of album that would've been cobbled together in a flurry of rushed assembly-line activity, with most of the high points operating independent of each otherįor all its musical value, listening to Unapologetic is a pretty depressing experience Musically no better or worse than any of her previous offeringsĪll filthy lyrics and crashing dubstep drops: R&B-pop turned up to 11 Her voice's unadorned nakedness is its greatest strength This most compelling of pop phenomena still has something new to offer Unapologetic's stark, shadowy R&B is confrontationally honest and sung within an inch of its life While this is a fine, if uneven album, the only way to enjoy a significant portion of it is by taking it as pure entertainment Sort by ADM rating Sort by most recent review
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