Kanye West – Ye Review

Shorter than most EPs, Kanye West is still full of powerful tones and textures of forgiveness Her. A confused album, a brief flash of intrigue in a career that would unravel shortly after this release. Did it start here? Possibly. The starting point was to portray long-held problems and interesting moments in his late mother’s life Herand ultimately it proved too difficult a task for those outside West’s sphere of influence. What the project becomes is an incredibly short and modest piece of work that undoes the longstanding goodwill and innovative sensibilities that West had towards others 808s & Heartbreak or Diploma. Undoing these solid performances in 23 minutes is impressive in itself, but Her is a disappointing nap of self-exploration.

If you move away from your usual collaborators and stack the fights high, the chances are great Her It was to be expected that it would leave another blistering trail. It may be that West wants to distance himself from the image of an innovator that has defined him 808s & Heartbreak such a fascinating listening experience. But the irregular and often messy sound Her is charmless. Achieve more with less. An ambitious choice for the seven songs that make it up Herbut it is clearly too short. There is the continuation of deeply felt and ambiguous ideals, the series of hatred and death and the way this can be counteracted with love goes far deeper than expected. But the minimalist tone, the lackluster opener I thought about killing you, depend almost entirely on word play. This is the risk the West is taking, and from then on it’s fair game. A bold decision, but we should expect more from him after a decade and a half of proving he can write stronger and better.

Her lays it all out in the open and it’s not the brutal honesty that hurts it, but the suppressed style. By defining this as a sympathetic title with no relevance to listeners, West ironically opens his songs to the very projection he wants to avoid. West sees himself as a self-hating superhero and that gives him a bit of flair Yikes but the flatlining and boring All mine is a sign of trouble for West. His lyrical experiences let him down and it would be a collapse that would then become apparent in his entire work. A few bright sparks, but nothing major. That’s the problem for Her Overall, however, it is an album that has more to offer. And yet it doesn’t. Most of this is due to the production values, which feel like they’re trying to combine classic West works with a new, minimalist-feeling experience. One or the other is ideal, but never together. It undermines the meaning of the other person.

Overwhelming songs soon follow, for many Heris about sifting through the rubble to find a few poignant moments. Wouldn’t go and its promise of infinity when paired with the right person feels sloppy more than anything, those profound earlier moments reduced to a very primitive and simplistic tone of romance. From the trials of romance, where pushing the wrong buttons leads to the best and worst of times, to the attempted warmth and freewheeling style of No errors, Her just doesn’t click. It’s an album full of self-revisionism and reflection, in which West warns that the gloves are off. And yet this comfortable feeling overshadows the desire for contemplation. At least Ghost town stands out, an art-pop powerhouse on the verge of a return to lackluster expectations Violent crime. Her remains a glorified EP with a strong song, regardless of West’s honest and often relatable artistic attempts and a well-placed collaboration with PARTYNEXTDOOR.

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