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Listened to this a lot over last summer. Fittingly seasonal - upbeat, let-loose indie pop that's really pleasant on the ears. Fun instrumentals and floaty vocal layering that's a little addictive. Some of the songwriting is boring or repetitive; that said, this album is more of a feeling than anything else.

Jacob Slater is amazingly eloquent throughout this. The instrumentals themselves are generally creative, but not super unique. What brings this record its "magic" is in the method of storytelling employed through the whole thing. A 10/10 album for those who listen for the lyrics.

One of the best compilation albums from an artist that I've heard. Nothing but solid, high-production, emotionally evoking R&B tracks. If you're new to Sade, this is a tasteful introduction.

Quick rating on this one because I've heard it too many times to rate properly. This is the quintessential culture-changing alternative R&B album of the 2010s. If you're talking to someone, and they bring up the best R&B albums of the decade, and they don't mention Blonde, stop talking to them!

Pretty much everything on this record is somehow both innovative and highly developed. You have swelling, intense emotional ballads, slow grooves, fast grooves, some heavy gospel ... read more