Album: Special
Artist: Lizzo
Release Date: July 14, 2022
Label: Nice Life Recording Company
Favorite Tracks:
- About Damn Time
- Grrrls
- 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)
- Naked
- If You Love Me
Thoughts: Lizzo returns with her follow-up to the instant classic Cuz I Love You. As the first single from the album (which has already become the Song of Summer) says, it’s “About Damn Time.” I have to confess that I don’t like the songs as much as on the predecessor but it’s Lizzo, so it’s still irresistible. She’s definitely feeling knowledge for the time of her infancy and before with the songs incorporating disco and 80s synth-dance sounds. Makes me wonder what a Lizzo cover of “Let the Music Play” would sound like. Lizzo’s tireless positivity fills this album with joy and it can get a bit cheezy at times. But it’s also a political at a time when the personal is deeply political. Lizzo is also finding new ways of sharing her deepest self and discovering she loves what she’s found.
Rating: ***1/2
Album of the Week 2022
January
- Olivia Rodrigo – Sour
- Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
- Adele –30
- Tran Uy Duc – Came
- Yard Act – The Overload
- Aoife O’Donovan – Age of Apathy
February
- Tanya Taqaq – Tongues
- Various Artists – Summer of Soul soundtrack
- Mitski – Laurel Hell
- Shamir – Hetrosexuality
March
- Lady Pills – What I Want
- Stromae – Multitude
- Jenny Hval – Classic Objects
- Yumi Zouma – Present Tense
April
- Ibibio Sound Machine – Electricity
- Soul Glo – Diaspora Problems
- The Linda Lindas – Growing Up
- Deer Scout – Woodpecker
- Sault – Air
May
- Congotronics International – Where’s the One?
- Oumou Sangaré – Timbuktu
- Various Artists – Daptone Mood
- Wet Leg – Wet Leg
July
- Editrix – Editrix Goes To Hell
- Medicine Singers – Medicine Singers
- Mourning [A] BLKstar – Celestial Bodies
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