I loved the hook on ‘Don’t Pretend’ and thought it really made the track one of the better cuts on this thing.

His comparison of how he feels when he’s with/without his girl to Heaven or Hell was pretty great.

Onto the album As for the specifics of what I liked here, I thought the introduction track, ‘Intro,’ was outstanding. If you compare him to someone like The Weeknd or Drake, he’s definitely much more consistent than both of those guys considering they can make some terrible R&B songs at times. He’s simply too talented to make a song that isn’t listenable, and while a lot of his tracks sound similar, or go over a similar beat, they’re still fairly enjoyable to hear. For starters, I don’t think Khalid can make a “bad” song. The production of this album didn’t feel any different to that of American Teen and while that in itself may not be a bad thing, it’s still a bit disappointing to see that we’re getting a similar Khalid to what we got over a year ago.Īt the same time, there was a lot I liked about this album and appreciate about Khalid’s work. He still seems kind of one-dimensional for someone with all his talent. To be honest, I really don’t feel he risked a whole lot on this new album or that he really changed his sound much.

Did he actually do that though? It would be ridiculous to deny that Khalid is one of the best artists to listen to when you’re simply just chillin’, but I was really expecting him to take a next step on this project now that he’s four years older than he was when writing American Teen. He claimed to have “played it safe” with American Teen, and that much more would be risked on Free Spirit. Tracks like ‘Young Dumb and Broke,’ ‘Location,’ ‘Winter,’ and ‘8TEEN’ were all great singles off of his first studio album and made it interesting to see where he would go next.

With the popularity of American Teen back in 2017, Khalid’s next full-length project has been highly anticipated by not only his die-hard fans, but most fans of R&B in general, including myself. “I listen to his music because he’s a vibe.” That’s what any Khalid fan will tell you if asked why they love his music.

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