THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE
RAYE · Pop/R&B
Reviewed
The Roast
“RAYEはレーベルとクリエイティブの自由を求めて何年も戦い、ついに手に入れた。結果は？80%が天才的で20%が「誰かに編集させるべきだった」というアルバム。”
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The Bright Side
Metacriticスコア90。ハンス・ジマーとのコラボ。UK1位シングル。RAYEはレーベルに切られたアンダードッグから年間最高評価の英国アーティストへ。
Hardest Sneer
“17曲。17。アルバムが短くなる時代に、RAYEはストリーミング経済を見て「絶対にノー」と言った。”
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Issues (3)
17-track runtime
Receipt
Over an hour of music. Some songs feel like they exist because RAYE could, not because she should.
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
Receipt
The four-chapter concept works beautifully for three chapters and then loses steam in the final stretch.
Fix
Either commit fully to the concept or let the songs speak without the framework.
Hans Zimmer feature
Receipt
Click Clack Symphony featuring Hans Zimmer sounds exactly as extra as that collaboration implies.
Fix
Sometimes restraint is the flex. This was not one of those times, and somehow it still works.