Brent Faiyaz - WASTELAND ALBUM REVIEW

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I certainly hope this album isn’t a wasteland.


I really don’t know much about Brent Faiyaz, and I was pretty late to the party when it comes to him too. The first time I heard him was as a feature on Tyler, the Creator’s CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, and he sounded great. I gave a listen to his Sonder Son album not long after that and liked it too, and it ended up being the same with Fuck The World. It may not have been as long for me as the fans who’ve been with him for years, but we now have WASTELAND, a brand new project from him. How does it sound? Let’s get into it.

First off, the production is rich and full of life here. It feels very cinematic, and that’s helped by the surprisingly great skits that are placed throughout the album. It’s not often where the skits can be that engaging, but what about the actual songs? A great throughline is Brent’s voice, which is always mesmerizing enough to keep your attention on the music. Something that I think has improved here is his songwriting, that toxicity he’s well known for just seeping through each word that leaves his lips. It’s weird that I think that a skit is the best track on here, but I’m a film major, and the final skit is incredible. Brent should seriously go into writing short films because outside of the other tracks, it really is special. Outside of that, this is just a damn good set of R&B songs that not many albums match in quality so far this year. Overall, WASTELAND is a must-listen album. Brent Faiyaz lives up to the hype with his strongest project yet.


8/10


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WASTELAND is a Lost Kids release.

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