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First Listen: SZA - SOS

much like Kendrick Lamar with Mr Morale & The Big Steppers, SOS is several things. underwhelming being one.
the twenty three song album is not what you expect of an artiste that's been away from the solo scene for five years.

note: is it a bad album? no. so does it possess the dawg? sadly, no. SOS is that album with a poorly mixed intro, forgettable songs, i-will-need-more-listens, and (of course) a few songs that are actually GREAT!

we all know the theme of the album but one of the reason it fails might be because too much is happening. one minute it's rnb/soul, next minute it's (t)rap. i mean... F2F is rock ffs. there's also lyricsm that reminds us of kdot. coincidence?
it's definitely not an album i'll be spinning often but hopefully a couple listens changes my opinion. & just so we're clear, CTRL is the better album and Phoebe Bridgers is amazing!
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