Ariana Grande Sweetener CD

Grammy Award®-nominated, multiplatinum, record-breaking superstarARIANA GRANDE’s highly anticipated fourth studio album Sweetener, featuring the smash single ‘No Tears Left To Cry’ as well as ‘The Light Is Coming’ feat. Nicki Minaj.

Review of Ariana Grande - Sweetener by Thomas Bleach

Ariana Grande’s fourth studio album ‘Sweetener’ is an interesting collection of melodic and rhythmic pop tracks that aren't necessarily intended to be chart topping successes. Instead Ariana Grande is experimenting with her sound and finding her voice as an artist through powerful storytelling and a whole lot of emotion. Majority of the album has been produced by Pharrell Williams and with his recent track record it doesn't really come by much surprise that this album is a little disjointed. Opening with a beautiful vocal introduction that is dedicated to the Manchester attacks she instantly goes into the seductive ‘Blazed’ which is a little confusing. However she starts to win you over with the funky title track ‘Sweetener’ which is a romantic and ultimately cute track about finding that someone in your life who makes everything a little better and helps switch a negative experience into a positive one. The production is very all over the place but that’s what makes it work so well. The structure is playful and adds to that carefree vibe she describes throughout the storyline. ‘Everytime’ and ‘Better Off’ hears her stripping it back with a RNB mid-tempo ballad production which really suits her vocal range and will have you feeling a little dreamy.
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