Bebe Rexha - Better Mistakes ALBUM REVIEW
I think this is definitely one of the better pop album arts of the year, just saying.
Bebe Rexha has been an artist that has always perplexed me as a popular name. She’s written some popular songs over the years, the biggest being Rihanna’s chorus on Eminem’s track “The Monster.” Ever since then, she’s just slowly become a bigger and bigger name, much to my surprise. I just didn’t understand it, honestly. Even after hearing all of her EPs and her last studio album, I still didn’t get anything from it, content or popularity. It just felt like the generic pop music that Spotify would cram into any of their pop playlists. Outside of some great hooks she’s written and performed, she didn’t have a defined personality yet. Maybe her newest album, Better Mistakes, would be a change of pace. Is this the project that finally defines Rexha? Let’s find out.
When it comes to the production, there’s mainly a pop/R&B vibe to it. There’s even some emo-trap aesthetics thrown in, but it feels very forced. Only one track really stood out to me as interesting on this entire project, and that was “Sacrifice,” which was incredibly high-energy and quite different from the rest of the project. The rest of the album, though, is just so anonymous. Even features from Doja Cat, Lil Uzi Vert, and Rick Ross can’t save this slog of an album. I actually had to do some research for this album, and I wasn’t aware that the Doja Cat track was a single and that it didn’t chart that high. I figured that it would just be a big hit with the names alone, but I guess big names doesn’t always mean a hit.
I really don’t have much else to say about this. It’s really tough to make your own identity in this pop landscape, and Bebe Rexha just hasn’t found her sound yet. Better Mistakes is a good snapshot of how 2021 mainstream music is: a collection of mediocre tracks that isn’t a big vehicle for stardom.
4/10
Listen here
YouTube Music
Better Mistakes is a Warner release.
Bebe Rexha has been an artist that has always perplexed me as a popular name. She’s written some popular songs over the years, the biggest being Rihanna’s chorus on Eminem’s track “The Monster.” Ever since then, she’s just slowly become a bigger and bigger name, much to my surprise. I just didn’t understand it, honestly. Even after hearing all of her EPs and her last studio album, I still didn’t get anything from it, content or popularity. It just felt like the generic pop music that Spotify would cram into any of their pop playlists. Outside of some great hooks she’s written and performed, she didn’t have a defined personality yet. Maybe her newest album, Better Mistakes, would be a change of pace. Is this the project that finally defines Rexha? Let’s find out.
When it comes to the production, there’s mainly a pop/R&B vibe to it. There’s even some emo-trap aesthetics thrown in, but it feels very forced. Only one track really stood out to me as interesting on this entire project, and that was “Sacrifice,” which was incredibly high-energy and quite different from the rest of the project. The rest of the album, though, is just so anonymous. Even features from Doja Cat, Lil Uzi Vert, and Rick Ross can’t save this slog of an album. I actually had to do some research for this album, and I wasn’t aware that the Doja Cat track was a single and that it didn’t chart that high. I figured that it would just be a big hit with the names alone, but I guess big names doesn’t always mean a hit.
I really don’t have much else to say about this. It’s really tough to make your own identity in this pop landscape, and Bebe Rexha just hasn’t found her sound yet. Better Mistakes is a good snapshot of how 2021 mainstream music is: a collection of mediocre tracks that isn’t a big vehicle for stardom.
4/10
Listen here
YouTube Music
Better Mistakes is a Warner release.
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