THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE
RAYE · Pop/R&B
“17 Tracks. Siebzehn. In einer Ara in der Alben kurzer werden schaute RAYE auf die Streaming-Okonomie und sagte 'auf keinen Fall.'”
RAYE kampfte jahrelang mit ihrem Label um kreative Freiheit und bekam sie schliesslich. Das Ergebnis? Ein Album das zu 80% genial ist und zu 20% 'ich hatte wohl jemanden editieren lassen sollen.'
Metacritic-Score von 90. Eine Hans Zimmer Kollaboration. Eine UK Nummer-eins Single. RAYE ging von fallengelassener Underdog zur meistgelobten britischen Kunstlerin des Jahres.
17-track runtime
“Over an hour of music. Some songs feel like they exist because RAYE could, not because she should.”
The fix An album this ambitious deserves an editor who is not afraid of the artist. Cut three tracks and this is a 9.
Chapter structure inconsistency
“The four-chapter concept works beautifully for three chapters and then loses steam in the final stretch.”
The fix Either commit fully to the concept or let the songs speak without the framework.
Hans Zimmer feature
“Click Clack Symphony featuring Hans Zimmer sounds exactly as extra as that collaboration implies.”
The fix Sometimes restraint is the flex. This was not one of those times, and somehow it still works.
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