THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE
RAYE · Pop/R&B
“17곡. 열일곱. 앨범이 짧아지는 시대에 RAYE는 스트리밍 경제를 보고 '절대 안 돼'라고 했다.”
RAYE는 레이블과 창작의 자유를 위해 수년간 싸웠고 마침내 얻었다. 결과는? 80%는 천재적이고 20%는 '누군가에게 편집을 맡겼어야 했다'는 앨범.
메타크리틱 90점. 한스 짐머 콜라보. UK 1위 싱글. RAYE는 버림받은 언더독에서 올해 가장 호평받는 영국 아티스트로.
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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