Lucid

Raveena - Lucid
Critic Score
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Based on 185 ratings
2019 Rank: #153
Liked by 20 people
May 31, 2019 / Release Date
LP / Format
Moonstone, EMPIRE / Label
Neo-Soul, Art Pop / Genre
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marvelgaryen
97

I feel like I'm on a beautiful forest while listening to this album, the production speaks for itself, Raveena's voice is beyond powerful, almost ethereal, the whole time I was emerged I felt like floating... very few albums make me feel that way, just exceptional.

usedtobe
82

Highly sensual, slow, spacious love jams from the Indian-American singer that could feel a bit invariant but ultimately takes us to her own tranquil universe. Gives me a lot of Corinne Bailey Rae's vibes for real.

dyllydyl
83

The first two times I sat down to listen to Lucid, I couldn't focus enough. It just felt too atmospheric - this was the problem: I was trying to hard. Came home yesterday and put it on while doing dishes and cooking dinner, and it was perfect. While kind of one-note and simplistic, Raveena has found her sweet spot: beautiful melodies with dreamy production. The addition of strings on some of the songs creates such a lush blend of contemporary sounds with really beautiful, classic ones. Also ... read more

Maxswan
80

I feel like a fairy

RaphRates
86

Luscious melodies and beautiful voice. One of the most soulful of its decade.

inyanga
82

While some of my favorite atmospheric albums are able to carry me away into a new universe entirely, Raveena's Lucid is a bit more bewitching - it opens the listener's eyes to the beauty and tranquility that lies in themselves and their immediate surroundings.

The album's opening track, the aptly named Hypnosis, almost feels like a breathing exercise, and the instrumentals on the rest of the album are stunningly seraphic in nature. That being said, the lyrics on here aren't all bright: ... read more

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Track List

1Hypnosis
1:36
100
2Nectar
4:26
100
3Stronger
4:11
100
4Salt Water
4:36
100
5Stone
5:19
100
6Stone (Reprise)
0:58
100
7Mama
4:00
100
8Bloom
5:26
100
9Floating
4:50
feat. Hope Tala
100
10Still Dreaming
4:21
100
11Nani's Interlude
1:44
100
12Petal
3:07
100
Total Length: 44 minutes
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Added on: May 16, 2019