THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE
RAYE · Pop/R&B
“17 tracce. Diciassette. In un'era in cui gli album si accorciano, RAYE ha guardato l'economia dello streaming e ha detto 'assolutamente no.'”
RAYE ha passato anni a lottare con la sua etichetta per la liberta creativa e finalmente l'ha ottenuta. Il risultato? Un album che e 80% genio e 20% 'avrei probabilmente dovuto lasciare che qualcuno editasse questo.'
Punteggio Metacritic di 90. Una collaborazione con Hans Zimmer. Un singolo numero uno nel Regno Unito.
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.
Think your track survives me? Drop a link.
A full teardown from €2,99. No mercy.