Grande sounds fantastic on every song, whether borderline rapping or hitting whistle tones. It’s an aggressively middling song- the one exception to the album’s otherwise flawlessness. The only song I don’t really care for is “Make Up.” It’s not bad, but it’s not great either. “Imagine” takes cues from R&B, while “7 Rings” takes them from trap. “Thank U, Next” is the most mature break-up song I’ve ever heard. “In My Head” is about accepting that your image of someone is false. “Fake Smile” is about letting yourself feel what you feel and not pretending otherwise. “Needy” and “NASA” are polar opposites, but somehow both believably describe the same person. “Ghostin” is heartbreaking, one of Grande’s most personal songs. “Break Up With your Girlfriend Cuz I’m Bored” is slinky and smooth, somehow both lofty and relatable. “Bloodline” has bombastic horns and “Bad Idea” is all minor, yet both are able to convey the idea of casual sex.
It’s a celebration of sexuality, a story of introspection, and a step towards a new phase in life. Of course, Thank U, Next would be a revelation without taking any of her previous work into consideration. This is a far cry from the disaster than was Sweetener. Thank U, Next is a masterpiece of pop/R&B/trap. Okay, let’s give this review a good old college try.
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So why can’t I figure out how to discuss it? Is my critical brain broken? Is my regular brain broken? Do I just not feel like writing? Barely six months later, Grande turned around and released the best album of her career: Thank U, Next. Had Grande really lost her spark?Įvidently, the answer is an emphatic no. I gave it a terrible review and included it on my Worst Albums of 2018 list. I know it just won a Grammy, but also… how? That was an awful record. Well, that is, until last year with the release of Sweetener. I used to listen to her YouTube covers obsessively, eagerly awaiting the day she released her own music.Īnd she never disappointed. I’ve been a fan of Ariana Grande since before she even released an album. I’m going to be honest with you- I don’t really know how to talk about this album.
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