Winter's Diary 5＜Coloured Vinyl＞

Tink and producer Hitmaka broke up in 2023, but it didnt prevent the singer from continuing to record with her primary musical collaborator, who on Winters Diary 5 is involved with all but one track. Hitmaka typically produces with any number of associates ranging from one partner to a crew of five, so its not as if the former couple were on their own in a studio pressure cooker. If Tink holds back on these songs, one wouldnt know, as shes typically candid and has always written without getting so specific that the average listener cant relate. "Huh," one of her cleverest songs, scolds a noncommunicative lover who wont confess to cheating. Another standout, "Charged Up," picks up from there with another confrontation that comes across as both stream of consciousness and exacting. The four vocal collaborations are highlighted by the cant-let-go ballad "Songs About U," featuring Summer Walker, and the bouncy "Playa," a meeting with Skilla Baby that could have used a bridge and another chorus. Winters Diary 5 is a smooth progression from Thanks 4 Nothing, her previous album, and falls in line with the four preceding volumes of her mixtape series. ~ Andy Kellman

レーベル名にも用いているライフワーク的なミックステープの第5弾。ヒットメイカと破局するも契約の関係で彼や周辺の気鋭たちがシンプルなビートと甘美なウワモノで編み上げた楽曲は、時折ラップを交える人懐っこい歌ともども過去作の流れを汲むが肌触りは滑らか。サマー・ウォーカーとのアコースティックな"Song About U"など、私情を繊細かつ情熱的に綴った秀作だ。
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