A more experimental Future working within modern rap techniques and pushing their boundaries to the blurry edges.
His latest EP proves he’s still a master of melancholic detail, but thematically and sonically, the Atlanta superstar has hit a wall.
SAVE ME, opposed to previous collaborative EPs such as 2016’s Purple Reign with Metro Boomin, feels incomplete for it’s lacking the divine energy felt from previous Future projects.
SAVE ME is the first record of a decorated career that suggests fatigue might be setting in.
Those aforementioned moments of experimentation show a continued development of Future's "Hendrix" alter ego, but there's something to be said for getting to know him over a longer runtime.
Future has long been one of rap’s most consistent artists, but for the first time since his early shots at stardom, he sounds confused.
Although there are some strong parts of the brief Save Me, it’s feels like there could have been a more developed, fleshed-out studio album that better touched on these themes — if the work were given time to breathe.