paulruddismydad
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Raye swings for the fences with THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. - and, whilst it does begin to drag a bit in the second half, Raye never falls below the Mendoza line. I love the theatrical storytelling more present in the first half, it was fun and never felt as on the nose as some of her previous album. I prefer the blend of soul and jazz with alt-pop and electronic present more so in the first half to the more stripped down elements in the second. The idea of reading the credits on the final ... read more
Raye has a fantastic voice which carries well with much of the production. Although, there were a few moments on the album where just as an interesting instrumental moment began to take hold - it would abruptly jump to something more basic. The biggest issue I had is with the songwriting. Raye touches on some really great themes and topics - however, I found a lot of the lyricism to be quite basic and on the nose. Overall a good debut and I believe Raye will only go up from here. Looking ... read more
Creates some interesting soundscapes - but, I feel as though it could have utilised the tape aspect a bit more. Overall a cool album.
Maybe my taste has changed in the past 8 years. Maybe I expected more. Either way this didn't grab me like I'd wished.
Really love the instrumentation on this one. The bits of electronic 'glitching' (i guess) throughout is a really nice touch.
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