SBJames

A pleasant and easy listen all the way through. Queen Latifah’s voice is smooth and surprisingly sprawling.

Overpowered feels like a shinier, more polished sister to Ruby Blue. In that evolution comes a sacrifice of some charm but what is gained is bombast and pop brilliance. There are musical motifs that now feel indicative of Rosin Murphy’s sound that have been cemented on this project, and there are layers and layers of production and lyricism to nibble on for a while. The only major downside to the project is that there is no connective tissue. It feels like these songs could be in any ... read more

Very twee, sometimes brilliantly so. The first and last track are standouts for sure, but there is a real sense of musical theatre throughout much of the album. It’s difficult to say if that is a good or bad thing.

Great singles, weaker album tracks. Not much more to say sadly.