Overview
- The 13-track album arrives with generally positive reviews highlighting its emotional focus and continuity of Blake’s electronic-soul sound, with some critics noting a slight dip late in the record.
- Guests include Monica Martin on “Didn’t Come to Argue” and Dave on “Doesn’t Just Happen,” which reviewers describe as a centerpiece.
- Notable source material features a Leonard Cohen sample on “Death of Love,” an interpolation from Thee Sinseers on “I Had a Dream She Took My Hand,” and elements from Dizzee Rascal’s “I Luv U” on “Days Go By.”
- Blake frames the release as a creative reset, reiterating recent criticisms of TikTok, Live Nation, and Spotify and thanking fans for enabling him to leave a system he said stifled his work.
- A video for the title track debuts alongside tour plans that open May 27 at Atlanta’s Tabernacle, include two sold-out nights at Brooklyn Paramount, and extend to Europe in September.