The instrumental and melody on “Priceless” is so endearingly cheesy that it actually makes some of Songz’ more questionable lyrics work.Ī few of the slower tracks, however, are certainly saved by Songz’ abilities on the mic. Although his voice should be better suited to a sparse musical landscape which allows him to ascend and descend the scales freely, when the sound of the album is broken up by a unique beat – such as the driving, bouncy piano medley and upfront, catchy chorus breaking from the somber, warbling R&B mindset on lead single “Nobody Else But You”, it captures the listener’s attention much quicker. Songz is surprisingly at his best on the poppier tracks here, as R&B instrumentals have all become so similar recently. City, Ester Dean and Luke himself, likely dating the material due to his current legal situation, provide lyrical assistance. Luke associate Cirkut and Justin Bieber collaborator Poo Bear appear sporadically in secondary roles. Veteran R&B producer Rico Love shows up on 2 tracks here, while Dr. Songz has primary writing credit on every song here, and many of the recognizable names assisting him reside in this category rather than production – which is surprising due to the latter being considerably stronger. Tremaine The Album has just enough sonically adventurous standout tracks to make the argument that Songz is still providing a steady stream of quality R&B albums, but as younger artists with bigger ideas continue to assert themselves in the modern musical landscape, it remains to be seen if an effort which is seemingly on autopilot for half of its runtime will get lost in the shuffle.Īs Songz is a purely R&B artist who has had a good level of success on pop radio over the years, the album is an unsurprising blend of R&B which skews closer to the darker, moodier alt-R&B which has been popularized by the OVO label recently, piano-driven slow jams which Songz has come to be known for, and pop-influenced swings for the radio fences which still feature Songz’ R&B vocal sensibilities. On this self-titled effort, he continues to deliver sensual soul anthems largely driven by his technically impressive voice, which carries the project when it dips in lyricism and originality.

R&B artist Trey Songz is now on his seventh studio album and a few years removed from his last big hit, though still maintaining an impressive level of relevance throughout his lengthy career.

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