Ctrl

The kind of between-album maturation music lovers dream of; CTRL is superior to Z on just about every level. SZA benefits greatly from fresher instrumentals, more eclectic genre pooling, stronger hooks and less esoteric lyricism. Kendrick and Isaiah continue to hurt their songs more than they help, although Travis Scott is a welcome addition to "Love Galore," the most alluring single she's released to date. To think we could have been listening to this a year ago is maddening.

Ps. Can someone explain to me why Z is considered an EP? To me, ten new songs totaling at 40+ minutes is absolutely an album.

UPDATE 6/8/18: Upset with SZA after I bought tickets to the Championship tour well in advance only for her to be a no show and I had to sit through "King's Dead" performed like three different times. (jk concert was great)