Brooksy

It is, this many years removed, difficult to separate 808s from its influence in the time since its release but ultimately, the sound that this album helped popularize is given an oft-imitated but rarely-replicated soul here. From the very first, impressively restrained track, 'Say You Will', West shows a desire to experiment, to linger in those few, repetitive notes and to truly make the listener feel the tone and intention of the song. This sombre, reflective mood is a well that the ... read more