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RAYE · Pop/R&B

17 utworow. Siedemnascie. W erze gdy albumy sie skracaja RAYE spojrzala na ekonomie streamingu i powiedziala 'absolutnie nie.'

7.8/ 10
Cynical Sally roasts the music

RAYE latami walczyla z wytwurnia o wolnosc twurcza i w koncu ja dostala. Rezultat? Album ktory jest w 80% genialny i w 20% 'chyba powinnam byla komus dac to zedytowac.'

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The bright side

Wynik Metacritic 90. Kolaboracja z Hansem Zimmerem. Singiel numer jeden w UK.

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