With an exceptional collaborative spirit and a highly refined sound, Kaytranada blesses this woeful decade with one last great dance record.
A record that’s packed with goodies and effortlessly cool.
Kaytranada's stripped-back follow-up to 99.9% makes a late surge for the year's most addictive club record.
A record which builds on its predecessor's legacy, albeit directed a little more consciously at the dancefloor.
Though some might argue the new album doesn't go far enough to deviate from Kaytranada's tried-and-true formula, BUBBA presents a much more cohesive effort and united front from start to finish.
Kaytranda expands on the sonic palate of his debut and has crafted an album that will please fans and newbies alike.
The new LP is a touch less bombastic than its predecessor, but its freedom and euphoria arrive via beats not all that different from Kay’s past tunes.
It is a mixed bag in every sense – starting from Kaytranada’s very own USP, a genre-defying lo-fi neo soul generated by a sophisticated sound palate, that made him famous.
Albums that fall into the ballpark of electronic beat music always work best when each song follows a consistent theme or tone in my eyes, and I think Kaytranada gets that. I've been seeing some people say that the album suffers from being 'samey', and I can understand that, Kaytranada's style isn't the most eyebrow raising thing in the world so hearing that for 50 mins could be tiring for some, but for me personally the fact that it's 'samey' is by far its absolute biggest strength. 'Bubba' ... read more
quality-wise, i started to notice how some of the beats were a bit "samey". BUT WE NEED MORE MUSIC THAT GETS YO ASS UP AND WANNA DANCE AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT KAYTRA DID HERE, I'VE PLAYED "GO DJ" ABOUT 100 TIMES
Loved that it is simple but at the same time unique. One of my favourite albums from that kind for sure
1 | DO IT 2:12 | 71 |
2 | 2 The Music 3:55 feat. Iman Omari | 76 |
3 | Go DJ 2:36 feat. SiR | 76 |
4 | Gray Area 2:19 feat. Mick Jenkins | 79 |
5 | Puff Lah 1:53 | 71 |
6 | 10% 3:06 feat. Kali Uchis | 87 |
7 | Need It 2:17 feat. Masego | 80 |
8 | Taste 3:37 feat. VanJess | 73 |
9 | Oh No 2:47 feat. Estelle | 69 |
10 | What You Need 3:03 feat. Charlotte Day Wilson | 74 |
11 | Vex Oh 2:42 | 79 |
12 | Scared To Death 2:33 | 72 |
13 | Freefall 3:01 feat. Durand Bernarr | 75 |
14 | Culture 4:08 feat. Teedra Moses | 77 |
15 | The Worst In Me 3:46 feat. Tinashe | 83 |
16 | September 21 1:51 | 64 |
17 | Midsection 4:49 feat. Pharrell Williams | 75 |
#14 | / | Magnetic |
#45 | / | The Line of Best Fit |
#69 | / | Piccadilly Records |
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