LFF’S MUSIC PICK OF THE MONTH
FEBRUARY 2015
RAE MORRIS – UNGAURDED
Yes, it’s another pop album. Yes, it’s another pop album about relationships. However, the style is much more different from the previous pop recommendation by Tov e Lo. Rae Morris’ debut album contains a 12 song collection that relate to romantic relationships as well as family relationships and even the relationship with Rae’s own inner self.
The album presents itself almost as a linear timeline for her life. While the album is great from start to finish, the winner for me is the third song “Closer”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a_GN6E9DtU Why do I love that song so much?! I think it’s the best sampled use of “Return of the Mack” I have ever heard and in turn, it makes it all the more catchy for me. Once you hear that sample, it’s hard to forget Rae’s beautiful voice and the beat it follows. While I have played the entire album dozens of times, “Closer” is now on my most repeated singles list. So catchy!
If anything, I am very much looking forward to see what else Rae Morris puts out in the future because it’s very clear to me she has the writing talent and vocal talent to achieve great things.
The album barely got released at the end of January but certainly deserves to be heard the world over. It has great production although it suffers from the occasion volume maximizing we have come to hate thanks to the loudness wars. Still – it’s not horrible sound quality and I found it very enjoyable on headphones with the volume turned a bit down.
Highly recommended!
Music:
9/10
Sound
7.5/10
