While it showcases the breadth and the peaks of her capabilities, My 21st Century Blues lacks a clear thematic throughline.
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While it showcases the breadth and the peaks of her capabilities, My 21st Century Blues lacks a clear thematic throughline.
My 21st Century Blues roars into life, hitting you with one fantastic song after another.
The hard-fought ‘My 21st Century Blues’ is unequivocally RAYE from start to finish.
The album has excellent high points – tracks that showcase what brought RAYE to the forefront in the first place.
In her haste to tell her story, ‘My 21stCentury Blues’ suffers from a frenzied second half that cushions the gut-punch it could have been.
Like FKA Twigs’s Caprisongs, Beyoncé's Renaissance, and SZA’s SOS, Raye’s My 21st Century Blues deserves to be listened to from start to finish, then again, and again.
With the emotionally charged beats of ‘Black Mascara’, the candour of ‘Body Dysmorphia’ and the unfiltered soul of ‘Buss It Down’, it would be impossible for anyone to sleep on RAYE anymore.
When RAYE is self-consciously rebelling against the mainstream it results in some of My 21st Century Blues’ worst music, whereas on the best tracks we hear an artist who fully deserves this victory lap and more.
None of these uninhibited songs could have been half as convincing voiced by another singer. That said, it's evident that she's using her platform to speak for others who have lived through anything remotely similar.
A very brave, strong record. Hats off, Raye. These blues are smoking hot.
This is far from a “safe” debut – her authenticity, vulnerability and innate ability to scribe the gory innards of her consciousness on to paper are entirely unique and intimately personal. It is not always the easiest listen and that is precisely the point.
While it showcases the breadth and the peaks of her capabilities, My 21st Century Blues lacks a clear thematic throughline.
My 21st Century Blues roars into life, hitting you with one fantastic song after another.
The hard-fought ‘My 21st Century Blues’ is unequivocally RAYE from start to finish.
The album has excellent high points – tracks that showcase what brought RAYE to the forefront in the first place.
In her haste to tell her story, ‘My 21stCentury Blues’ suffers from a frenzied second half that cushions the gut-punch it could have been.
Like FKA Twigs’s Caprisongs, Beyoncé's Renaissance, and SZA’s SOS, Raye’s My 21st Century Blues deserves to be listened to from start to finish, then again, and again.
With the emotionally charged beats of ‘Black Mascara’, the candour of ‘Body Dysmorphia’ and the unfiltered soul of ‘Buss It Down’, it would be impossible for anyone to sleep on RAYE anymore.
When RAYE is self-consciously rebelling against the mainstream it results in some of My 21st Century Blues’ worst music, whereas on the best tracks we hear an artist who fully deserves this victory lap and more.
None of these uninhibited songs could have been half as convincing voiced by another singer. That said, it's evident that she's using her platform to speak for others who have lived through anything remotely similar.
A very brave, strong record. Hats off, Raye. These blues are smoking hot.
This is far from a “safe” debut – her authenticity, vulnerability and innate ability to scribe the gory innards of her consciousness on to paper are entirely unique and intimately personal. It is not always the easiest listen and that is precisely the point.
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