THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE
RAYE · Pop/R&B
“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。”
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。
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。
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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