Not much changes in Florida rapper Rod Waves formula on his fifth studio album, Nostalgia. His emotional delivery, melodic flows, gospel underpinnings, and pop-friendly approach to trap all have the same push and impact as on his 2022 effort Beautiful Mind, 2021s SoulFly, or any of his earlier records, with slightly more refined production reflecting Rods chart-topping superstardom. Theres a unified feeling throughout the almost-hour-long project, and it reaches its highest points right around the middle of the journey with the passionate melodic trap burner "Fight the Feeling," 21 Savage-aided celebration track "Turks & Caicos," and the pain-fueled storytelling of "Boyz Dont Cry," a tune emblematic of Rod Waves heart-on-the-sleeve appeal. ~ TiVo Staff
Rovi
深みのある歌声を武器に圧倒的な個性を放ち、ヒット作を連発するフロリダ産ラッパーの最新作がフィジカル化。今回も持ち味のエモーショナルなヴォーカルで内なる感情を吐露し、ピアノやギター、サックスなどを用いてタイトル通りのノスタルジックでブルージーなサウンドに統一している。21サヴェージが参加した"Turks & Caicos"ではジェイ・Zの名曲フレーズを引用。
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