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THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE

RAYE · Pop/R&B

17 canciones. Diecisiete. En una era donde los albumes se acortan, RAYE miro la economia del streaming y dijo 'absolutamente no.'

7.8/ 10
Cynical Sally roasts the music

RAYE paso anos luchando con su sello por libertad creativa y finalmente la consiguio. El resultado? Un album que es 80% genio y 20% 'probablemente deberia haber dejado que alguien editara esto.'

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The bright side

Puntuacion Metacritic de 90. Una colaboracion con Hans Zimmer. Un single numero uno en el Reino Unido.

The issues (3)
01

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.

02

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.

03

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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Printed with disdain · Cynical Sally