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90
It's a carefully created album rooted in classic gospel and R&B, and a revelation in a world of sludgy alt-R&B, an outlier among overtly soulless genre takes hailed as the next thing because no one knows any better.
8y
80
It’s not an album of sweeping gestures, but rather an ambling, pleasant account of a 20-something falling in and out of love. It’s full of small moments, nuance and detail.
8y
73
While he’s surely not the only contemporary R&B singer who grew up in the church, he doesn’t shy away from bringing the full range of his influences to his music. Caesar’s willingness to use all of the tools at his disposal—to explore his own id and superego right alongside love’s heaven and hell—elevates his craft.
8y
70
Caesar's sound still prompts a mix of comparisons and distinctions: Frank Ocean with concision, Miguel without sleaze, a less extroverted BJ the Chicago Kid, a sanctified (if still occasionally expletive) Internet. Factor all of that in, and there's still a uniqueness to Freudian.
8y
70
Toronto R&B artist Daniel Caesar shows much songwriting potential on his debut album.
8y
Hey all, the biggest Daniel Caesar simp on the site here.
The basic formula for making a popular R&B record is to, firstly, sing about love, and secondly, em, sing about love as well. Very easy, isn’t it? It is for this reason that in the realm of modern R&B, it is extraordinarily easy to fall into the mediocre dimension without noticing it. Many thrive from experimentation of R&B, e.g. SZA’s minimalistic approach, The Weeknd’s moody layering, just to name a few. ... read more
This is definitely the best album I've heard from him (for now), and probably even the first one, because I've never been able to warm up to Daniel Caesar at all, and I think I still find his solo albums less appealing than those on his albums. All the songs are well-executed, and the quality remains the same, eight years later. It's truly amazing. Still, hmm... Did I like it? Or rather, I didn't. I was a bit too R&B-oriented, and I gravitate towards something spacey or ... read more
Freudian- Daniel Caesar
8/10
Track list: 7/10
Best Song: Get You ft. Kali Uchis
Artist Discography Average: 7.5 (5)
amzing r&b tracks very smoothing and calming songs that are overall amazing daniels voice on this album is really good aswell.
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Track List
| 1 | Get You 4:38 feat. Kali Uchis | 93 |
| 2 | Best Part 3:29 feat. H.E.R. | 92 |
| 3 | Hold Me Down 3:51 | 88 |
| 4 | Neu Roses (Transgressor's Song) 3:01 | 82 |
| 5 | Loose 3:05 | 86 |
| 6 | We Find Love 4:14 | 87 |
| 7 | Blessed 4:01 | 86 |
| 8 | Take Me Away 3:46 feat. Syd | 85 |
| 9 | Transform 4:40 feat. Charlotte Day Wilson | 86 |
| 10 | Freudian 10:02 | 85 |
Total Length: 44 minutes
Year End Lists
| #3 | / | Associated Press |
| #4 | / | Mashable |
| #6 | / | BLARE |
| #7 | / | Pigeons & Planes |
| #8 | / | Okayplayer |
| #9 | / | BET |
| #9 | / | Complex |
| #9 | / | Hypebeast |
| #10 | / | Rap-Up |
| #29 | / | Gigwise |
| #31 | / | Billboard |
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3mo
I'm lowk not the BIGGEST fan of this album (I still like it tho) but "We Find Love" is SO peak
6mo
My favorite album ever but if he just added Japanese Denim it'd be pretty set in stone
