The album commits a mortal pop sin: It’s kind of boring.
Unexpected flashes of wit make the album much more than just a polished slice of pop.
A quick and laidback 22 minutes, the album is over before you know it.
The duo’s second album allows for strange detours through a sonic hall of mirrors.
If ever an album resisted sinking into algorithmic complacency, this is it.
The show was a challenge of stamina and musicianship, comprising 20 tightly paced songs.
The song is a midtempo power ballad that nods to the love songs of the last century.
The rapper shows little interest in pushing himself out of his immediate comfort zone.
From its controversial video to its current resurgence, the song has a storied history.
The album presents an artist whose inner world is growing less phantasmic by the day.
Despite all the stern swaggering, the album is deeply unserious.
The video for the remix sees Billie Eilish crashing Charli XCX’s underwear party.
In trying to make “fun” pop music, Robinson wound up making the sincerest album of his career.
The band’s newfound reflectiveness comes at the expense of urgency.
The rapper’s debut album maintains a whirlwind clip throughout.
The singer peppers his songs with nuggets of wisdom that are wise beyond his years.
The album’s braggadocio is countered by the enthusiasm that the rapper brings to it.
The singer’s videography remains one of the most eye-popping of the 21st century.
The rapper has narrowed his vision to the point that he can’t see the world around him.
In the end, the album’s serenity belies an intense human longing.
The new track is filled with pseudo-inspirational declarations of female empowerment.