Dawn Richard - New Breed

7.8

Dawn delivers an effortlessly whimsical record that pays homage to her hometown New Orleans, her newly re-found empowerment, her blackability and her unquestionable desire and knack for woozy R&B. It's a subtle triumph for both heart and pace.

Highlights

- The tracks flow wonderfully from each other, making up for a tight concept record.

- Dawn's muscular voice that mumbles and drops whenever she pleases to.

- Tacky production mixed with solid themes and topics.

Lowlights

- At first glances, some tracks may not seem to have an impactful development.

- I would have personally have all the voiced interludes as separate tracks, so that they can flow on the album but let the proper songs be enjoyed without them, just as in "A Seat At The Table" by Solange.

Standouts

- shades

- vultures | wolves

- jealousy

Country: USA

Released: January 25, 2019

Length: 32:32