I love Fred's club-ready stuff, almost everything that gets added to USBis fun, and some of the advance singles from this were encouraging... "adore u" is a little Gap-coded for me but hits in the right mood and obviously "places to be" is a banger. Everything else here sounds like Fred spinning his wheels.
Complete waste of that Emmylou track but if it gets anyone to listen to Wrecking BallI could consider that a win? Listen to Wrecking Ball!
Listen, Fred could slap me directly across the face and I’d probably rate it five stars. Quieter , slower, more emotive instrumentation than his previous albums but I don’t hate it. Good stuff to hug ur friends to on the dance floor or soundtrack the pivotal scene in a coming of age indie film. The features on this are curated specifically for me (emmylou ??? R u kidding me ??) and tho I’ll always love a Fred/skrillex/four tet collab I am also thrilled to see him dating other people.
I saw someone excited about this album and decided to give it a listen this morning only to realise that I’ve already listened to it on the day of the release. This album is so forgettable.