Pleasantly vibey. Was initially disappointed when I first heard it because I had assumed that Anderson .Paak would be the frontman for the whole album, but unfortunately not. Pretty decent soul and jazz vibes, albeit a little plain. Nice wallpaper to let some other vocal talents shine through, especially on "Time" and "Beauty & Essex." But I can't help but feel like it's missing something... They seem to find it on track 6, but it seems like it disappears after that. Not ... read more
Quite okay. But leans more to elevator music than music that keeps you entertained for 41 minutes
Free Nationals' debut is a silky-smooth underground R&B record that features some amazing, groovy production with incredible collaborators. There are those one or two instrumentals that end up being slightly awkward but I enjoyed this overall.
Fav Tracks: Time, Beauty & Essex, Gidget, On Sight, Oslo, Eternal, Shibuya, RENE
Least Fav Track: Obituaries
Score:
8.4
Great
These neo-soul instrumentals are solid, but never enough to save a weaker or mismatched feature. The best tracks are "Beauty & Essex" and "Time," while the weakest are "Rene" and "Cut Me a Break."
I don't really care if this is a really high rating but this album is beautiful. There's so many stylistic elements to it that are just so good. While it may be considered all similar in vibes, that vibe is peak. All the vocals and beats are so smooth beyond anything I've ever heard.
1 | Obituaries 2:20 feat. Shafiq Husayn | 82 |
2 | Beauty & Essex 4:37 | 84 |
3 | On Sight 4:09 | 88 |
4 | Shibuya 2:24 with Syd | 80 |
5 | Apartment 3:04 feat. Benny Sings | 78 |
6 | Gidget 3:39 feat. Anderson .Paak, T.Nava | 85 |
7 | Rene 2:35 feat. Callum Connor | 79 |
8 | Time 3:35 with Mac Miller, Kali Uchis | 84 |
9 | Cut Me a Break 1:56 feat. T.I. | 70 |
10 | Eternal Light 3:13 with Chronixx | 79 |
11 | Oslo 3:34 feat. Callum Connor, T.Nava | 76 |
12 | Lester Diamond 2:47 | 77 |
13 | The Rivington 3:42 | 79 |