There’s also the hypnotic collaboration with U2, “XXX,” that doesn’t sound anything like U2 until the band joins him (discretely) midway. Like any complex person, Lamar’s head is all over the map, as when he pairs up with Rihanna on “Loyalty” for what feels like a woozy sex groove, though somehow the message becomes “money is god.” Or when the primal urges of “Lust,” which includes a refrain that might have made Prince blush, shifts into a reflection on people who initially railed about President Trump’s election yet have now blithely settled back in to their pre-election lives. He triples down on Fox News, using snippets from the network on his surprise-ending eye-opener first cut “Blood,” the subsequent super-aggro “DNA” and the poignantly understated “Yah,” where he slides in a sweet nod to his niece for being his new muse. “Damn” isn’t a theme album or a concept album, it’s a state-of-being album by a complicated and articulate 29-year-old man whose mind is always racing and multi-tasking, bouncing through emotions that change by the second.Ī bit more subdued this time, Lamar seems tired and tired of being tired, frustrated, enraged and a bit self-pitying – with the line “Ain’t nobody prayin’ for me” serving as continuity between songs.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |