WILLOW

Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
User Score
Based on 770 ratings
2019 Ratings: #662
July 19, 2019 / Release Date
LP / Format
Roc Nation / Label
Tyler Cole, WILLOWProducer
WILLOW, Tyler Cole, JadenWriter
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Critic Reviews

62
Pitchfork
The latest album from the child star turned Star Child can be pretty in a tuned-out sort of way, but her psychedelic soul music is no closer to showing us who she really is.
60
NME

This dreamy, spacey, shamanistic R&B album is both slight and well-realised, proof that Willow's talented enough to stand apart from her dynastic family.

smallpeeble
85

i appreciate this side of willow

vmbrly
68

Trying to be the next BROCKHAMPTON member, I see.

Jokes aside, this is waaay better than I was expecting it to be! It's nothing groundbreaking and Willow's lyrics are pretty barebones, but the production is absolutely phenomenal, the mixing is spot-on and her vocals are beautiful. Overall, this is definitely a step in the right direction and Willow seems to be the only Smith in the family who's close to finding their own voice.

Fav Tracks: Time Machine; Overthinking IT; Female Energy, Part 2; ... read more

pearathon
74

A very breezy and quaint little pop album from Willow that is mostly pretty nice, but nothing really too standout or amazing either. I like the vocals and the catchiness of tracks like Female Energy Pt. 2 and Time Machine, and that switchup on PrettyGirlz is cool too. I like a lot of what's going on with Overthinking It as well, even though her vocals toward the end don't sound the most flattering imo. Oh and then there's the song with the weird pitched down rap verse from Jaden, uh yeah it's ... read more

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Xanderlvl33
82

Her Self-Titled LP captured what I think is the best side of WILLOW

wheat
69

Had some rlly pretty vocal performances but as a project all together I feel like there coulda been more

luanefrnds
15

Sorry, that one was boring as hell. I get she was trying to do this psychedelic thing and all, and even landed some good vocals sometimes but nah, too boring to me.

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Track List

1Like a Bird
2:48
78
2Female Energy, Pt. 2
2:53
83
3Time Machine
2:23
82
4PrettyGirlz
2:48
79
5Samo Is Now
2:06
73
6then (interlude)
0:57
69
7U KNOW
3:06
feat. Jaden
62
8Overthinking IT
5:27
83
Total Length: 22 minutes
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