Within a year-and-a-half of nearly topping the Billboard 200 with Life of a DON, Don Toliver returned with Love Sick, an aptly titled set thats more engrossing and intimate despite its much longer procession of guest collaborators. At times, Toliver came across as listless on Life of a DON, but here he sounds involuntarily immersed in the material, dazed if lucid instead of adrift. Preview tracks such as the S.O.S. Band-quoting "Do It Right," Kali Uchis duet "4 Me," and impulsive slow jam "Leave the Club" (toughened by an appearance from GloRilla) didnt make the albums arrival anticlimactic. If anything, they undersold the LP, barely hinting at what was in store. Among the highlights are shrewd collaborations with James Blake, Charlie Wilson, and Brent Faiyaz, and unassisted gems such as "Time Heals All," "Leather Coat," and "Company, Pt. 3." ~ Andy Kellman
Rovi
トラヴィス・スコットのレーベルに所属する同郷ヒューストンのシンガー/ラッパーによる3作目。ジャスティン・ビーバーやジェイムズ・ブレイクら幅広いゲスト陣が参加しているものの酩酊感と歌心を兼ね備えたスタイルを活かしたドラッギーでサイケデリックなムードはこれまでと変わらず。カリ・ウチスとのコラボ"4 Me"ではビーニー・マンのヒット曲を見事に引用。
bounce (C)Masso 187um
タワーレコード(vol.475(2023年6月25日発行号)掲載)