RAYE's second studio album "THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE." is a statement - a sprawling, maximalist 73-minute concept record divided into four seasons, featuring 17 tracks that move through jazz, big band, soul, orchestral pop, and R&B. Released independently on March 27, 2026, the album debuted at #1 in the UK, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, and features collaborations with Hans Zimmer and the London Symphony Orchestra, a surprise duet with soul legend Al Green, and intimate moments with RAYE's grandfather and sisters. It follows global smash "Where Is My Husband!" - her second UK #1 - and critics are already calling it one of the boldest pop albums in years.
In this episode, Chris and Chantel Nicole go track by track through This Music May Contain Hope with special guest Jasmine Stephen - producer at The Kelly Clarkson Show and a seasoned veteran of music and entertainment television - bringing her industry perspective to one of 2026's most ambitious pop releases.
From the cinematic spoken-word intro to the four-minute credit roll in "Fin.," does RAYE's big swing land? Is this a sophomore masterpiece or beautifully overwhelming? Track by track, we find out.
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- 0:00 - Intro
- 2:59 - "THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE." Album Info
- 4:28 - Album Cover
- 6:10 - "Intro: Girl Under the Grey Cloud."
- 9:20 - "I Will Overcome."
- 15:10 - "Beware.. The South London Lover Boy."
- 19:34 - "The WhatsApp Shakespeare."
- 23:43 - "Winter Woman."
- 30:22 - "Click Clack Symphony." feat. Hans Zimmer
- 38:42 - "I Know You’re Hurting."
- 45:25 - "Life Boat."
- 50:20 - "I Hate The Way I Look Today."
- 55:45 - "Goodbye Henry." feat. Al Green
- 1:01:04 - "Nightingale Lane."
- 1:05:34 - "Skin & Bones."
- 1:11:04 - "WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!"
- 1:17:37 - "Fields." feat. Grandad Michael
- 1:22:31 - "Joy." feat. Amma & Absolutely
- 1:27:27 - "Happier Times Ahead."
- 1:31:04 - "Fin."
- 1:34:34 - Cut or Keep
- 1:37:50 - Overall Thoughts & Final Rating
References:
- “Click Clack Symphony.” Feat. Hans Zimmer MV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtVcltkn3HI&pp=ygUQcmF5ZSBjbGljayBjbGFjaw%3D%3D
- “I Know You’re Hurting.” Live at Abbey Road Studios https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXkn1Ee7Q5o&pp=ygUccmF5ZSBpIGtub3cgeW91J3JlIGh1cnJ0aW5nIA%3D%3D
- “Nightingale Lane.” Live at Abbey Road Studios https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZKywzRJa_Y&pp=ygUVcmF5ZSBuaWdodGluZ2FsZSBsYW5l
- “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” MV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK5TyISxZ_M&pp=ygUYcmF5ZSB3aGVyZSBpcyBteSBodXNiYW5k
00:00:00 --> 00:00:09 Baby, where the hell's my husband? What has taken him so long to find me? Baby, here I am.
00:00:09 --> 00:00:32 This is CCTV, the nonstop pop show, where we provide our unfiltered, honest opinions on global pop music. And we reviewed Ray's album, My 21st Century Blues, last year and became huge Ray fans. So, of course, we need to review the brand new album, This Music May Contain Hope. We also have a very special guest with us today. We have producer from The Kelly Clarkson Show, Jasmine Steven.
00:00:32 --> 00:00:51 Hey, welcome back. Thank you. So excited to be back. I always love talking to you guys. Yes. Yours is a fun time on the show. If you guys haven't seen me, we've done a lot of K-pop pop-offs where we battle off with a bunch of K-pop songs and Jasmine has always been a very fun guest. So I'm excited for this one. Yes. And are you a fan of Ray?
00:00:51 --> 00:01:10 Oh my God. I love Ray. She, I actually had an opportunity to meet her because she got to perform on the Kelly Clarkson show. And that was truly incredible. I have a picture of her, um, where we're talking and someone took a picture of the back of her head and it's like me talking and she's so tiny. So I'm like kind of talking now, but like, she's incredible and she's a genius. She's the moment. I love her.
00:01:10 --> 00:01:34 Yes. Yes. I do enjoy her too. Um, also side note, I was like on the interwebs and I was scrolling and people were like comparing her to Amy and I was just like, but then they were like being insulting. We'll get to it. But I was just like, y'all need to leave her alone. Y'all need to leave that woman alone. She's so talented. Um, I really do enjoy her. I liked her when I heard, what song was it? Like when she first came out, um, she had a song called like almost like 13 years. Yeah.
00:01:34 --> 00:01:58 And it's so interesting because she's literally the same person But like actually making the production that she likes She's still rapping, she's still singing It's just not EDM, you know Clean Bandit type stuff Oh Okay, this is now all like Because I'm not an album person, I never listened to a full album Ever, I haven't listened to a full album since like I don't know, My Chemical Romance Okay, like It's been some time Yeah
00:01:58 --> 00:02:18 Um, so now that you're saying, I didn't know she did like the EDM clean bandit because things are clicking, Steven, you know, I'm a huge Ray fan. I'm so annoyed because I had tickets to a radio city show. I did the pre-sale. So I actually got it at regular price, but I can't go.
00:02:20 --> 00:02:40 Yeah. What you, you, you, I gotta do my job. Just pay me. I know he offered me, but my job literally just paid me. So, and then you referred me to one of your friends who wanted to, wanted to take it. So he has, Oh, I'm so confused why I was left out of this conversation at all. I mean, I assumed you were going because of your connections. Okay. That's fair.
00:02:40 --> 00:02:56 Oh my God. You can't, what are you talking about? You referred me to your friend. I know. I was just like, no, but for her, I was like, oh, yeah, because I thought she was going to a different show that I'm going to next week. Okay. Same thing. Yeah. No, she was like, you're going to the show. I was like, no. No. So we all know each other.
00:02:57 --> 00:03:25 There you go. But yes, let's hop right into this music may contain hope and it is Ray's sophomore studio album. As we've mentioned, it was released March 27th, 2026. And this album is the product of Ray's determination to make music entirely on her own terms, following a split from her label and releasing her debut independently. She has leaned further into that freedom here. And the album is structured into four different seasons with each side of the vinyl representing a different season.
00:03:25 --> 00:03:55 So it's a sonic journey that begins with darkness and ends with light. And the album starts with autumn and ends with the summer. So the album received universal acclaim and arrives on the heels of one of the biggest comeback stories in recent pop history. So in 2024, Ray broke the record for the most wins at a single Brit Awards ceremony, taking home six trophies for My 21st Century Blues, including Songwriter of the Year, which made her the very first female recipient of that award.
00:03:55 --> 00:04:25 award and the making of this album hit a major setback in october 2024 when ray's car was stolen along with all the books containing her lyrics and ideas for the record she later recovered them and pushed forward wow that is a lot she's come a long long way and with that we're going to dive into the production the vocals visuals performance of each song and then drop our individual ratings but viewer discretion is advised this podcast contains criticism yeah
00:04:26 --> 00:04:45 Okay, before we dive into the album, let's quickly talk about the album cover. Yes. Yes. Beautiful image. What do you think, Jasmine? Oh my God, I loved it so much. It's this feeling of like, she's pulling on this. She's dark, it's stormy. She's in that gorgeous red dress and she's pulling on the string to open this door of hope. And I just, I'm just like, it bees like this sometimes.
00:04:45 --> 00:05:05 You know, it be like you in the dark, you're in the shadow, you don't know what's going on, but you're just holding on to that one last string of hope of positivity. And you're like, I hope I pray that this door freaking opens. Okay. And so I love the album because it's the album cover because it really just kind of set the tone of what we were about to listen to. Yeah, for sure.
00:05:05 --> 00:05:27 Yeah, I, it was giving me Truman Show a little bit because it is like a wall, like she's like pulling at a painting. Yeah. So that's the first thing that I thought of. But I just love how the clouds look. Like it genuinely looks like a painting and it's just so dark. But then the field is green, you know? So, so yeah, I thought that was really well done. And you do see the sun kind of peeking out a little bit.
00:05:27 --> 00:05:53 A wee bit, a wee bit. Yeah. I think, um, this is interesting because it's like, even with the album tracks, she still has that period, you know? So she's very consistent in terms of what she's looking for. And I think even with the titles, they're going in a way where it's going through the seasons and, and like, even with where's my husband's all caps. So I think that this album, she was definitely trying to, uh, give us a presentation.
00:05:53 --> 00:06:18 And it's here for sure, which is why I'm so excited because I look at this and I think of like a musical as well. So I think now that I'm hearing the album, I'm like, okay. Definitely giving theater. Yes. Cinema. Yes. Cinema. Okay, let's get into the first song on the album, the intro, Girl Under the Gray Cloud. And this was done by Ray, Chris Hill, and Tom Richards.
00:06:18 --> 00:06:45 This night in November would prove to be the catalyst, the culmination, the perfect recipe for it. Yes. All right. Y'all, the scene is set. Ray's noir musical. You know, it was just very traumatic. Yeah. It was reading like an ad. Four Negronis deep. Yeah. Seven, right? Oh, was it seven? I don't know how many Negronis deep. Oh, she was seven Negronis deep. My bad, my bad. Her brows were plucked. She wore fake eyelashes in a red dress. Yes. It's like...
00:06:46 --> 00:06:52 Okay, girls, go off, queen. Like, this was the song. I mean, this intro was very, like...
00:06:53 --> 00:07:21 intro like it was like okay cool i get it you're trying to set the scene you're trying you're doing something new i did love that it was pulling back to like the old days of like you know when they used to have the intros where people would talk at the at the top of the album so i was loving the vibes of it it just was a little too dramatic oh for me that's amazing it's so funny i was thinking about what's the word for it this i do get the whole like dramatic thing but i also get a little bit of like a commercial like a you know
00:07:22 --> 00:07:52 can't be yeah yeah this may cause you know smiling crying it's a medical like this may control ingredients as follows her loneliness the vermouth the scratching zip of the left arm left hem of her dress the echoing of belittling assessment she's received from a man earlier that day yes it sounds like a little bit like this may cause side effects of broken heart exactly or hope because you know but i love it i mean the scene is set we're here for it i mean the night in november
00:07:52 --> 00:07:54 Love that. And then the grandma called me.
00:07:54 --> 00:08:22 Please, we need to pray. We need to pray. Yes. I love her. I will say the strings are so beautiful. I mean, the instrumentation across this whole thing is insane. Yes. But yeah, she did describe this intro as sad but beautiful. That's a perfect way to describe this. For sure. And it does have the campiness there too. Yes. But I feel like with this whole album, you really can close your eyes and turn it into a movie. Yes. It's really well done. So yeah. For an intro, what do you rate it? Ooh.
00:08:24 --> 00:08:49 Okay. I actually do like the scene setting. I guess I'll just start a little bit lower. Okay. I'll do a 7.5. It's not bad, but I just, I'll start low and then we'll, you know. Okay. How about you? I'm going to give this a six. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. Guys, listen, opinions here are welcome. So if in the comments, if you're upset, tell us why. Not that you're just upset. It's a six for me because I just think that the body of work, if the body of work works without it, hmm.
00:08:49 --> 00:09:08 then that's my rating. Well, and that's why I'm probably, I'm going to save it up front. I will never go below a six on this album because it's gorgeous. It's a great album. But for me, it just was, I, I didn't need it. Got you. Yeah. Got you. Okay. Not that that's foreshadowing for another question later in the day, but.
00:09:11 --> 00:09:31 We'll talk. I'm going to go higher than you. Okay. I'm going to do an eight. Okay. I'm here for the drama. Yes, the drama. Drama. Drama. Drama. Drama. Drama. Drama. Exactly. All right. So let's get into the first actual track with vocals. And it is I Will Overcome. And this was done by Ray, Chris Hill, and Tom Richards. And Ray has described the song as giving herself a pep talk.
00:09:36 --> 00:10:01 Going back to what I was saying about the Amy Winehouse thing like I was in the comments like literally this morning Just watching her and so I said she's not Amy and so I guess she came in right and I was like, okay Hang on stop stop first of all No offense to Amy Winehouse at all, but she is a tragic story She hasn't she didn't get a chance to really like live her life to get past addiction and right and develop her her voice her sound So we don't know what she would have sound like what she had was good. Yes, but I
00:10:01 --> 00:10:30 Because if we're comparing artistic songwriting, it's just someone's a little bit different because she had more time to develop her sound, right? But to say that she can't write is not fair. That is completely false. It's so interesting because when I hear that comparison, I think of it in a positive way. Me too, but some people get a little nasty. You know how people get. Yeah, of course. Nothing frustrates me more than when you hear... It feels like they were just like, oh, you're a British woman who does kind of jazz pop. You're a British woman who kind of does jazz pop. You must be similar, which is like, I get it. But it's also... It's like...
00:10:30 --> 00:10:50 apples and oranges or not even apples and oranges to me it's like apples and grapes yeah they're both fruit but baby like there was a world of difference between the two of them like yeah amy winehouse was an infusing hip-hop the way that that ray does and continues to does amy winehouse can sing her ass off and so can so can ray but like there isn't that sense of like
00:10:51 --> 00:11:09 black culture in Amy's that just wasn't there and that's in Ray's. So for me, it's just like, I get what you're trying to say, but you're just so very completely wrong. Oh, hello. There you go. Oh, drop my tablet. Mic drop. But yes, so that line about Amy, I was like, I'm glad she's saying it because a lot of pop artists feel like it's like
00:11:09 --> 00:11:38 kind of taboo to say, like, I don't like the comparison. They only do it in an interview that people just clip and loop around, you know? So I love that part. She paints an amazing picture. Like, she's still a lover girl. She's still fabulous. And there's still bits of self-loathing and insecurity. Like, it's still there. She's not completely changed, but she has grown. She's developed a little bit of more self-love. I love the lines, like, Phantom of a past love, reflection of old me and I hate her. Black eye glasses, so I look chic when I cry. Like, literally, it's just, like...
00:11:38 --> 00:12:08 I mean, how many of us look super fabulous, but on the inside, we're like kind of falling apart. So I do appreciate that. And I like that the song is conversational and it does break the fourth wall. And it does happen quite a lot on this album. So if you guys are like, oh my gosh, she was talking a lot. She does break the fourth wall. Spoiler alert. But I do appreciate it. And I love like the I will overcome in the latter half of the song, like around four minutes after hearing all this, like beating yourself up thing. It's so powerful. So I love that. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:12:08 --> 00:12:23 I really love that like when I first heard the song, I was like, I want to hear her score a movie. That's the whole time. I was like, I need her to score a movie in my lifetime. Like I need her to have that creative control because this was the one that felt like first beat.
00:12:23 --> 00:12:48 cinema it would just it was for me and so like and i also love the track like of course because i i do love like i said hip-hop r&b elements and so you had that lovely little the track in there had that the amy weinhaus reference when i heard it honestly felt like a clear like f you like it was like i like i hear what you're saying about me please don't compare me not in a bad way but it's more just like don't compare me because i am uncomparable because i am who i am and she is who she is
00:12:48 --> 00:13:12 So like when I heard that Amy Whitehouse reference, I was felt very like, like she was like, I'm taking the narrative back. Love her. She's great. I'm Ray. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, totally. We love Rachel. Yes. Yeah. I love how ominous this whole thing sounds. Like even right from that first line, like if you continue the movie, it's like, will she actually make it to her front door?
00:13:12 --> 00:13:31 Oh yeah. You know? Ooh, yeah. And I was like, whoa, it's like, it is very dark. And I thought that was very, very well done. And the I'll overcome statement, I feel like that can get cheesy very easily. But I think because she kind of puts you in her mindset so early on, you're kind of in it with her. So it doesn't feel like she's just like trying to make an empowering song.
00:13:31 --> 00:13:54 It genuinely feels like she's going through something and trying to give herself a pep talk. So I think that was well done because I think it can very easily cross that line. Yeah. I will say my favorite part, there's this moment where horns start coming in. And I think it happens kind of at the end of the chorus. I forget which chorus, but it's so beautifully done. And then the percussion slips away for that spoken bridge as well. Yeah.
00:13:55 --> 00:14:03 Again, just like visually, you can imagine her just like crying in the middle of Paris. Yes. In the trenches, just like, huh?
00:14:05 --> 00:14:29 I wish there was a visual album, but you might not even need it because you can literally close your eyes and create your cinema cinema No, it's not true Ooh, okay, I'm feeling the passion from over here Wait, so what's your score? Well, so this isn't my favorite on the album I'm kind of in the same mindset as you I'm like, let me not be too, too high up Yeah, I'm gonna go with an 8.5 Okay, ooh Yeah Okay
00:14:29 --> 00:14:51 So I have songs. I'm like, yo, she, she ate this down. So I will match you the 8.5. Okay. What about you? I'm definitely gonna give this like a 7.5. Okay. Oh, I cannot wait to hear what gets her higher. Oh my God. I love when the guests are like, no low. Yes. But see, it's like a 7.5. It's not bad. It's not low at all. Like, listen, I've given out a zero. Oh,
00:14:54 --> 00:15:18 give it a zero i mean you could never give out a zero on anything on this album you can't like that's why i was like that's why i was like nothing i'm gonna do is it's gonna be below a six and like to me that's still like yes it's better than good it's better than failing like a five is a fail i'm sorry that's right this is true okay let's move on to track three we have beware the south london lover boy done by ray mike sabbath and pete clements
00:15:24 --> 00:15:45 you know like the drama it was i love the drama and also like the album titles like beware the south moment vundervoy it sounds like all musical titles it i mean yeah and then the way she starts it is like and she describes it and goes through it and like and it just it made me think of thriller like it was very like yes
00:15:45 --> 00:16:04 And I was like, oh, wow. And again, I was like, man, visual album, I would have loved if she did like a thriller reference of like South London boy like running her right. Like Jack the Ripper. Get the wolf howling. Right. Yeah. I loved the snap section of the song where she like just dropped it off and snapped. Another thing I just like...
00:16:04 --> 00:16:20 big, like, big, upbeat, big brass bravado songs like this are always going to be in her bag. Like, she's always, that's always what's going to, like, make me go, oh, yeah, quintessential Ray. So, like, this felt like her being like, okay, so you heard me do something new. Let me show you, let me remind you.
00:16:20 --> 00:16:37 yes let's bring the brass in yeah yeah yeah i love the background vocals on this there's like a lot of call and response in there it's just so fun to sing along to like this is one of the ones i know just goes off live yes and makes me so mad i'm not going
00:16:37 --> 00:16:52 but also i love the way the outro was done too because that whole kind of stay safe out there and the way it kind of it builds up it starts off super slow and it's kind of amps up into this whole moment and it really keeps your attention yeah that whole time no for sure it's a great one
00:16:52 --> 00:17:11 I have that as like a note too. Like the, the, it's a classic structure, this song. Cause it's very like pop listeners enjoy it's Beyonce's cuff it. Right. Yeah. Like it's right. You know, enjoy. Um, so I do appreciate that for sure. I mean, the tempo picks up after that stage safe mantra and it's like, you're taking the church. I vamping that. That's what it's giving. Say, say, say, say,
00:17:11 --> 00:17:41 Yes. You know, so I appreciate that for sure. Like early nineties, Mariah would love this. Like all that gospel that she had, you know? Um, but yeah, I love her songwriting. Like the world is built into with, with her narrative, um, her narrative narrative, excuse me. Uh, it's her calling heart at this point. Like she's very good at being like, so this happened like this. And I saw this guy and he was wearing like this and he was wearing like that. Like the lyrics are like, he's a mess. He'll grab your butt. He'll tell you that he's toxic and you'll fall for him even though you know you shouldn't. I can't say I've actually experienced a bad boy. They've never been my type.
00:17:41 --> 00:18:03 right and even if you had a british accent it would not work the british accent doesn't like get me like oh yes oh hang on oh geez okay i mean if you got a british accent there's a there's a lot we can talk about i'm crying okay hang on if it was like tyree see tyreek withers is such a sweetheart like that's my type right but if you yeah he's like a little cheese ball you mean oh oh you mean
00:18:10 --> 00:18:33 that's why i cackled i was like did you over here be like tyreek withers he's like yeah okay he he likes the smoldery like types i feel like i like cute types i like cute types which is fine but i'm just saying though like this song is so funny like that but if tyreek wither was like a you know playing a london boy with the accent i would might i might cave i'm just saying that um i do like this song i feel like
00:18:33 --> 00:18:50 i'm sorry i just don't listen tyreek brothers if you just happen to watch this no offense to you i think you're a fine actor do i think you could play a bad boy from south london hang on wait wait wait you didn't hear his quinn audio oh no he was actually kind of begging a little bit let me stop i feel like the quinn audio conversation is a whole other conversation
00:18:58 --> 00:19:21 I love him so much. That's how the Quinn Audio had me. But yes, aside from that, my rating for this is ... It's not as high as that Quinn Audio rating. It was a bodyguard. I'll give it a ... I give it a ... I give it a ... I give it a ... a nine.
00:19:24 --> 00:19:31 I love this one. I will give it a 10. This is a 10 for me. Oh, yeah. Yeah. This is definitely 8.5. Like...
00:19:31 --> 00:20:01 we're getting practically nine. Like it's like, yeah, practically getting there. Yeah. She's warming us up. Okay. And moving right along to what's app Shakespeare. This was done by Ray, Mike Sabbath, Tom Richards, and Kalem owl. And this is the closing out section for the autumn part of the album. And Ray has mentioned that this song was written a few years ago, but it took a really long time to get right. And she had 12 or 13 completely different courses before she found the one and shout out to Mike Sabbath. He did Jade's album as well. Like honey,
00:20:01 --> 00:20:27 Mike Savage the truth but yes this one is so interesting because like what's up Shakespeare it's an interesting title because you have like the tender swindler she could have called it the bumble bum she could have said unhinged on hinge you know she could have said so many different things I love her delivery of the rap moment again she's done it before like you've listened to mascara you listen to um
00:20:27 --> 00:20:55 um the previous album 21 21st century is all there so it's kind of back here i love the the devil did send him heart blue and black venom my mother knew when she met him like it's just fun things like that um the trill the piano throughout this production makes this feel like a sleuthy cat and mouse chasing thing i love that i love when the music can create a good picture um and the line when she's sitting there just talking to the crowd like hey guys yeah
00:20:55 --> 00:21:25 So I found something out. I'm not one. I'm not the one. I'm one of seven. Yes. Like, she was tight. I would be kind of tight, too. But the thing is, like, there's a bit of biting sarcasm that I just love. Because it's like, yeah, it kind of hurts. Like, she was kind of talking up about this guy. I liked him. I thought we were going to be together. And, like, it's disappointing. But, like, we're at this point where we're retelling this story. So it's, like, kind of, like, not even, like, you're shocked. But, like, you're awful, like, you're also, like, kind of feeling a little awkward about it. Like, oh, my God, you were the seventh girl.
00:21:25 --> 00:21:42 Shoot, I'm so sorry. You know? So it's just like, dang. And I love that ending where she's like, darling, dun, dun, dun. So I think the whole thing is very sarcastic. Yes. Even if she is her, it's like, it's okay. I will overcome this struggle, this umpteenth one. So I like that. Yeah.
00:21:43 --> 00:22:10 I really, I love this mostly because it's like, she plays around with the whole thing, like the Shakespeare and talking about like her being Romeo and Juliet and all that other stuff. And she was like, Whoa, what? Like, she was like, I'm not going to be no tragic Juliet. I do know how this story ends. And I refuse to be, I refuse to be dead on the floor this time. Like, and I was like, and I love that because like, I love the literary thing she does this. And she actually, in the last song, she, she had some literary stuff I meant to mention, but like, I just like a well-read woman.
00:22:10 --> 00:22:24 You know, it just makes it really, it makes it, it makes it really good. Um, oh yeah. I was just like, oh, I, the genre change, like it's halfway through part two. Yeah. Part two. I love that. She's just like.
00:22:25 --> 00:22:44 what's a genre i'm doing what my mind tells me to do because that's what makes her music so interesting and so thrilling because you do get these like jazz to like classical to this to that to show like almost the evolution of she almost does like the evolution of music within her whole albums you know like it's kind of insane yes yeah
00:22:44 --> 00:23:02 Yeah. It really is such a fun track to listen to because there's just so much going on. I also have a note about those staccato kind of piano trills that are happening. But then it juxtaposed with the really heavy drums. The strings are super dramatic. You still have kind of that darkness there as well.
00:23:02 --> 00:23:31 Um, cause you get the, it's kind of an ethereal vocal that she does too. Um, they added like echoes and stuff to it. Um, and then, and then that with the references to the Bible and Romeo and Juliet, and then you have the modern framing of WhatsApp. Like, it's just such a cool way. Like it's so creative. Yeah. Um, and it's like, who else could think of this? Um, but yeah, I had, I had a lot of lines that I love. My favorite phrase is the, his weapons of mass seduction. Oh my God. It's just so good. Yeah.
00:23:31 --> 00:23:39 She's amazing. I love this. Oh my God. Okay. So I give it to her a nine. Okay. This is an 8.5.
00:23:39 --> 00:24:01 Yeah. This is a nine for me. Okay. I'm just going up right now. That's what I'm telling you. All right. Up next is Winter Woman. This is done by Ray, Marvin, Tony Hemmings, Mike Sabbath, Tom Richards, and Chris Hill. And this starts off the winter section of the album. And it samples Vivaldi's winter from the Four Seasons. A 300-year-old Baroque masterpiece.
00:24:07 --> 00:24:12 Classical. Yeah. Taking it back to ballet. Yeah.
00:24:14 --> 00:24:38 Yeah, I love the way the song builds, right? Because there is an emptiness at the start to the whole thing. And then it just stays very cold, right? So I think the whole idea of it starting winter, like they really managed to put that in sound, which is like pretty cool. And again, I love how heavy the drums are across this album. Oh my God, yeah. Yes. Like, because I feel like it's actually not...
00:24:38 --> 00:24:53 what you would normally choose for like a jazzy kind of feel. So you having kind of this heavy drum really adds to the energy behind the whole thing and adds to the power and the emotion of the whole thing. And then the Vivaldi sample,
00:24:53 --> 00:25:09 That like stops me in my tracks every time I hear this song. Like this is one of those songs. Cause the first time I heard this album, I was just working, but I ended up having to turn it off because I was just like, things just kept happening. That would just like make me, that would catch my attention. And I was like, Whoa. Um,
00:25:09 --> 00:25:31 I will say I don't love the chipmunk voice effect for the bridge. I'm curious what the creative choice around that, what that's supposed to signify. I have a little tin hat thing. You know what I mean? Okay, so in this song, she does mention a moment with Alice in Wonderland and being the Queen of Hearts. And when she's drinking, you shrink with Drink Me. Okay!
00:25:34 --> 00:25:58 but yes nobody under i forgot this is a podcast so my bad if you're not watching you should be watching we're almost at 10k oh hello thank you on youtube yes also if you are watching on spotify we do appreciate it but yeah you're missing out on the the hands and the looking that we're all giving each other um but yeah so i think that's what it was and it also kind of sounds like a mocking tone because if you think about the lyrics like
00:25:58 --> 00:26:21 she's saying exactly what she said at the beginning like i'm not like really upset about it but now she's like and now she's going into the uber black like it almost it's it's it's encompassing the alice in wonderland thing and maybe a little bit of a mocking situation because at first i was like oh but then i read the lyrics i was brought back in um the i'm a sob story standing in the rain in a summer dress y'all
00:26:21 --> 00:26:40 Y'all, I got broken up with last year in the wintertime. This song? Oh, honey, love it. It's so cool because of the reason that you said. And I think the interlude is so haunting because of how it sounds and that baby voice that comes in. She's self-soothing, but she also shrinks herself. So it's like, oh, I know that feeling.
00:26:41 --> 00:27:09 sucks. But yeah, this song has a similar distance in terms of theme that escapism has, but it's not just self-medicating. It's numb. Like, tonight I kissed the bottle on the lips because desperate time required desperate pleasure. And I was like, I don't drink. I be raw dog in life, bro. And it sucks. Now you say raw dog in life after talking about the Quinn app. Right. Sorry.
00:27:10 --> 00:27:30 Um, so yeah, I love the lines. And then at the end, what I like about Ray is that she knows how to make, create a resolution. I was telling someone like, if you're listening to this album, each song is an album within itself. Cause she's giving you like the, the, here's the beginning. Here's a rise in action. Here's a climax. It's a fall in action. And here's a resolution. You're getting all of these elements in one song. It's kind of tough to listen to, but.
00:27:30 --> 00:27:54 i write like that if i write a sad song i end it with something positive like the whole give me a night to cry my heart out in a day to rebrand she vows an oath to make her name a word you won't forget like i've said that before i'm like you don't like me because of this i'll become the most famous person that looks like whatever you know like it's just one of those i'm gonna have my moment you know and i love that and like i said it goes off i do enjoy it for personal reasons as well
00:27:57 --> 00:28:21 i really love this again this is what i meant by the other literary instead of so the whole house in wonderland and the whole shrinking and the chipmunk thing that was like oh she's shrinking so that's what i thought too um but like for me honestly it was like later parts when there's violins over that heavy the heavy drums and i literally wrote here in all caps give me violins over a heavy beat every day of the week like
00:28:21 --> 00:28:45 Every day. Like, there is nothing more beautiful to my ears than hearing, like, lush violins over, like, or whatever. That wasn't it. That wasn't it. That wasn't it. But it's just one of those, like, just another great track in this whole album. And it's just kind of, like, it makes you go, wow, she can really do just about everything, which is incredible, but it's also terrifying. Yeah.
00:28:46 --> 00:29:15 What can't you do? It's like, yeah, what can't you do? And it's like, you give banger after banger after hit after hit. It's like, let me breathe. If you don't need to, let me breathe, you know? Yeah. I mean, we were reading some comments, I think, when the album first came out. And some people did say it is a bit of a laborious listen. Yeah. There's so much going on and so much to listen out for. And then the lyrics are so intricately written as well. Yes, yes. Where it's, if you're not paying full attention, it's like...
00:29:15 --> 00:29:41 It's a lot. You'll miss it. No, you will. If you are paying attention, you're putting in work to process it. Anthony Fantano, the needle drop guy, Anthony Fantano, he did not rate this album very good. He rated it lower than Taylor Swift. Don't do not, because we don't want the Swifties getting upset. But he rated it lower than Life of Showgirl. Due to that reason? Is it because he isn't literary? Is that why? I don't know. Taylor Swift just writes basic words and Ray doesn't?
00:29:42 --> 00:29:45 I didn't say anything negative. Jasmine's a truce. I didn't say anything.
00:29:48 --> 00:30:13 I didn't say anything negative. No, you didn't. I didn't. She's not a rapper. I'll just say that. Yeah. Anyway, um, how do we rate this? You know what? Listen, y'all, my Instagram is at J underscore Y V O N N E S. Come through Swifties. Cause ain't nobody scared of you. Let's go. Right. I mean, we had the Madonna fans on us, but yes, but yes, y'all.
00:30:13 --> 00:30:40 um what's our rating rating oh i'll start uh my rating definitely is like nine nine and a half like we're we're getting higher like yeah mine's a nine i'm also a nine yes okay next we have click clack symphony featuring hans zimmer done by ray hans zimmer and mike sabbath and this was released as the third single from the album and is the second collaboration between ray and hans zimmer and their first was mother nature for the planet earth three soundtrack in 2023 and
00:30:40 --> 00:31:10 And Ray has mentioned that this song is about the sound that high heels make and about when people in your life drag you out of the house, even when you're not in the best place. Yes. And I think to come after Winter Woman is so perfect because this song isn't like, I was expecting her to hit like an EDM beat, like black mascara. You know what I'm saying? We'll get there. You know what I'm saying? But with this song, you hear Click Clack Symphony and she's talking about going out. Like I...
00:31:10 --> 00:31:28 I think it's so interesting. I don't know what guys do, but as soon as I saw Jasmine walk through, I felt dopamine serotonin because the outfit is fitting, y'all. I was like, holy crap. There's something that's just so nice about seeing your friend look good. She looks like she's feeling good, like her nails are done. She's like, I'm like, oh my God.
00:31:28 --> 00:31:50 And Ray has bottled it into this song. And I'm like, this is great. I need a pep talk. I need a hook. I need a dance floor. Send a call out. And there's an actual siren in the music. And I was just like, I hate you guys so much for being so good. And it's mixed so well where it's not piercing, but you can hear it. And it doesn't last long, but it lasts long enough while she's singing that. Send a call out. Send a call out. It's like...
00:31:50 --> 00:32:15 yes the twilight bark of 101 dalmatians okay it's like this song is like the the tune that will wake the sleeper agents you know um but i do appreciate that because it's like how do you bottle that feeling of community in a song and it's something like this you know it could be freaking dress even you know it can be high energy but it also be this like pulse you know she's created this like
00:32:15 --> 00:32:31 cinematic, sonic, sonomatic moment. Um, you know, and I just wonder what guys do. Cause I'm like, it's not like guys like get together, you know, when they're moping or feeling sad, like, Oh, I'm going to go work like Jeff Hardy. You know what I'm saying? Like, what do y'all do? You ever seen Jeff Hardy? Like, dun, dun.
00:32:31 --> 00:32:54 What do guys do? I'm like... They watch Sunday Night Football. Yep, and they drink. No offense, guys. Genuine question, because I'm like, what do y'all do? You just keep it to yourselves. You know what I'm saying? You do it well, too. You go out. You go to shows. You know how to expend your energy in a way that's not toxic or detrimental to yourself. But most people don't. Most guys, period, don't do that. So I'm just like, what are you...
00:32:54 --> 00:33:12 I mean, there is a stigma around it. And she actually has a song that references that. So we can maybe talk about that. Okay. Yes. But yeah, I think the song is so cool. I love the spiral that's happening at the beginning. Oh my God. It's like this huge, super conscious. She's just like freaking out. Yeah. And then, yeah, I love using the high heel clicks as the percussion. Yeah.
00:33:12 --> 00:33:40 And that, again, mixed with the strings. It has that same effect that you would have with the heavy drum. Like, you know, it's just so, it's so creative, you know? And yeah, the vocal execution here is so cool because it's soft, so it feels vulnerable. But then at the same time, you can tell there's something changing, right? Yeah. So I think that was really, really well done. I will say the other thing I think is really cool is that you never actually get to the dance floor. No.
00:33:40 --> 00:34:10 It's all about getting ready. The whole thing is a build. And again, you kind of feel, you kind of get in her mindset where you're kind of rooting for her to escape. It's like, get out the house. You can do it. And get to the dance floor. You don't actually get to the dance floor at the end of the song. But then you get this beautiful orchestral climax instead, which is like... You finally leave the house. It's like the art of getting ready to go out. We get ready to go out. We're playing music. We're having a good time. It's an art form. An art form.
00:34:10 --> 00:34:22 Let's just say that like Hans Zimmer. Like. Who is putting Hans Zimmer in pop music?
00:34:23 --> 00:34:51 It was one of those things I was like, and I didn't know that they had worked together already. So for me, I was just like, it's iconic. So I love that they work together and I love that Hans Zimmer just is like, I don't know, I feel like the man should have been in pop music or like rap like a long, long time ago. So I love, like, could you imagine like Jay-Z and Hans Zimmer? That would be so sick. So I love that she did that. We don't settle for depression on a Friday night. I love that line. I like, like, this is the section that I really started to kind of like,
00:34:51 --> 00:35:07 Kind of like, okay, I kind of... It's funny, though. The music... I watched the music video of the song first. Oh, okay. And I hated the song because of the music video. Then when I just went back and just listened to it on its own, I was like...
00:35:07 --> 00:35:31 oh okay i get it i think because she is so words and there's a lot going on in the music and then the music video itself if you guys you've seen it there's a lot going on in that music video too of her shrinking alice in wonderland crawling crawling to try to get out and i get it because she's like struggling to get out of the house and she's with her girls but like it was so much going on in that video it almost diminished the song for me um
00:35:31 --> 00:36:00 So that's just one of my things. I was like, maybe we listen to the music first, then we go watch the video. So literally, because I, when I first learned it, because this was the time when I listened to it without it, I literally wrote, like, I think I'm the only person on this planet who doesn't really like this song. I think it's really catchy, but I think it's really catchy. Like, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click
00:36:00 --> 00:36:05 It was hard for me to get into, but when I went back, I'm telling you, when I went back and just listened to it on its own, I was like,
00:36:07 --> 00:36:33 okay i get it so i really do i really appreciate the song for what it is and what it's saying and like i just okay ray i feel you did you watch the music video again after that no okay i don't need to go like yeah i like i like the music video and i love the reference to the album cover for in the music video which i thought was beautiful like i love i think it was a it was a gorgeous musical it's like i love the music video for being a music video
00:36:33 --> 00:36:58 I love the song for being the song. Yeah. Putting them together is too much. It's almost like a sandwich that has too many components in it. And it's like, it's just kind of everything gets muddled. That's valid. That's valid. Oh, yeah. I think as a concept, the music video was really well done. Like, I love how dull her house was. And there were some fun images like her as the table. Yes. And like her wrapped up in her rug and stuff.
00:36:58 --> 00:37:14 Because she was hiding. Like, she didn't really want to go out. Like, it's like, I like. She was like trying to like sink into the house. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So I think like conceptually it was good. But I can see how it was also like distracting. Yeah. From the song. Yeah. I get that. See, the visual album thing would have been amazing. Can you imagine? Like, oh my God. It was so beautiful.
00:37:14 --> 00:37:43 all the songs had been like, had a visual that was kind of like that level, your, I would like, your brain would be like, oh, okay, okay. Like you would just get it adjusted to it. Like, yes. When we get to where the husband, we'll talk about that music video, but like, since that music video kind of came out first, that music video just was a simpler video for a complicated song. Yeah. So you like, like it just made sense, more sense to me. Like I said, love the music video on its own. Love the song on its own. Yes. Together, complicated sandwich. Yes.
00:37:43 --> 00:37:51 I mean, for a woman who constantly is not wearing shoes, I love that she has a song.
00:37:52 --> 00:38:19 shoeless queen and she's been performing it like you know here in their lives so i think i knew this song before yeah um so for that what i heard and what i'm hearing now in the recording i will give this a 9.5 because there's something else that i feel like she's gonna attend yes you know i'm giving more than 110 this is another 10 for me that's valid but yeah not oh you know what say my nose is a 10 but i'm gonna give it a 9.5 i'm
00:38:21 --> 00:38:44 Why is she lying? No, it is. Oh, help. I'm not lying. She changes her mind all the time. I know, but for me, I have to think about it because I'm like, I know what really resonates with me on this album, and we'll get through. Okay. This is definitely going to be an 8.5 for me. Okay. Yeah, but if it had just been off the music video, y'all wouldn't have liked my answer. There's no album yet, y'all. I hate it.
00:38:44 --> 00:39:08 All right, guys, moving right along to I Know You're Hurting. And this was done by Ray Graham Belvins, Tom Richards, Paul Murray, Jordan Riley, Pete Clements, Augie Haas, Chris Hill, Matthew Brooks, and Oscar Oski Steeler. Steeler? And Ray mentioned that when she wrote this song, she was discussing with her male band members about how there is a stigma around how men can express their emotions. Oh, da-ha-ha.
00:39:12 --> 00:39:37 And here we are, we'll be talking about it. This song I love. I'm a huge Prince fan and- There you go. I wrote that too. For anything? What song? One, two, three, Purple Rain. You didn't say it. I got nervous. What if it's not the same song?
00:39:37 --> 00:39:55 But if it's not, is it Purple Rain? Now I feel on the spot. I just knew it felt like Prince. Now you're just like, what chorus from the song does it feel like? And I'm just like, it just feels like Prince. I'm not going to be like, guys, what anime do you like? You like anime? Name your top five. Della Moon, Gunna Wing.
00:39:55 --> 00:40:12 I mean, now if it was anime, I could do that. Heartbeat like that. Anyway. But yes, I got prints from this for sure. This is like a jazzy prints. I mean, Purple Rain is almost nine minutes long from an original 13-minute length song. And then what we're used to hearing is the four-minute one. And it's like...
00:40:12 --> 00:40:30 I love it. So Ray has said that music is like medicine throughout this song. And like she is the apothecary. She's vulnerable and delicate like honey on the spoon in the beginning. Right. And then she understands the aches and the pains, uh, celebrating your resilience, but then telling you, you don't have to be strong in the moment because you are not alone.
00:40:30 --> 00:40:45 Um, it's just like, don't stop believing in musical form. I love that. And then you get this key change. She's resetting your bones and repairing your heart. Even if it makes you cry and she's right there with you. And like the way Prince would take you with a guitar with that, that, that long, slow, that day.
00:40:47 --> 00:41:16 love him um she's her voice is doing all that her voice is doing all of that and i remember hearing this and being like i have to be strong all the time oh my god i didn't cry but i felt like tears coming to my eyes i watched like the live performances because like honey she knows how to like again it's everything i just described in terms of her being like the apothecary and the nurse like she will reset your bones it hurts i know i'm so sorry but it's gonna be better after this i'm sorry like it's like oh my but i
00:41:16 --> 00:41:21 I mean, if you've been- Somebody's been watching The Pit. Ooh, what's a pit? Okay. Maybe there's a Quinn story.
00:41:24 --> 00:41:46 No, nasty. But yeah, if you haven't been to something really either heartbreaking or painful, and you don't feel like you have a community around you, this song is like everything, especially as a man. You know what I'm saying? You have great friends. Like, hello. You know? And even the friends I've met that you've had, you have a good community, but a lot of people and men specifically don't have that. So it's just like...
00:41:46 --> 00:42:05 Yeah. What do you do? She was speaking about this on the Zane Lowe show. And yeah, she was basically saying she was just in a room with her band members, you know, just in a session. And they got into a really deep conversation about just the stigma around men and how they still can't really express emotion. You know, it depends. I mean, it's different culturally, but I think in the UK, there's still...
00:42:05 --> 00:42:27 kind of this hyper masculine kind of idea. Mm-hmm. So I kind of love that the way that she did this. At first, it does, it's different because now she's actually comforting someone else. Yeah. I mean, you could listen to it, maybe she's talking to herself as well, but it is kind of nice because you've kind of been in her mind this whole time and she's been going through it. So now you're kind of hearing just a different point of view. I thought that was well done.
00:42:27 --> 00:42:56 And yeah, the production is so beautiful. Like it starts off very understated. Of course, it gets dramatic as she starts going and she belts her face off there as well. But yeah, I feel like the whole don't you give up on your life mantra, again, kind of similar to what I was saying with I will overcome, it can get very cheesy very easily, but it just sounds so sincere, you know, that you don't ever feel that. Yeah. So I think she did a really good job with this one.
00:42:56 --> 00:43:16 Um, literally when I heard the song, I was like, Oh, maybe you don't have to put my show on front street. Like, right. I was like, maybe we don't have to, I was like, maybe we don't have to, I was like, how dare you? It was, it was one of those songs that I was like, huh?
00:43:16 --> 00:43:46 Okay, girl. I was like, okay, girl. And I literally wrote here, I was like, this song will help somebody. Like, I know it will. I know that someone is gonna hear the song and be like, oh. Like, and be like, oh. Like, I had that feeling. Like, if I had it, I know so many people did. It was such a gorgeous song and it spoke so deeply to me. I like cried a little bit. Like, and I know that it's for men and like, y'all, y'all need this, but like, I needed it more. So it was good. And then also, like I said, like the Prince vibes, like,
00:43:46 --> 00:44:09 automatically offbeat that chorus comes and it's just like bam prince church gospel which i love that she was like what i'm not gonna do is pretend like i don't believe in god like she was like that she like and the themes of god like kind of like start really heavy like here and then like kind of like stay around for the rest of the album but it was i just think it's also very refreshing because i feel like a lot of times
00:44:09 --> 00:44:34 in pop music, faith is something that people very much stay away from and shy away from. So for her to be like, give him... I think... Well, hold on. Let me look at the actual lines, the lyrics real quick. Lord, send me a lifeboat, something I can cling to. She mentions God and how he's not giving up on them so many times, which I think... And she does it in such a way that even if you're not someone who's Christian or anything like that, if you're spiritual, you don't feel like...
00:44:34 --> 00:44:51 Oh, why she got to talk about God? Why is she bringing Jesus into this? You know, like, and so I just thought that I think that's very powerful for people who just might need a little extra hug. Yeah, Mariah was doing, I mean, when she first came out, you know, Mariah was doing that, you know? So it's like, it's a little bit more like, oh.
00:44:51 --> 00:45:06 I've seen. So yeah, respect that for sure. So, that being said, this is my tan. This is my tan. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Her emotional, like, when she's not speaking as much, because there's not even a drop of, guys, we all go through a hard time scene. She don't have to do that. Her voice and everything. It sounds like Prince.
00:45:08 --> 00:45:26 Yeah. You know, 10 for me. Yeah. 10 for me. Really? Yeah. I'm going to go eight. It's not my favorite on this album. I think melodically it actually doesn't grab me as much. That makes sense. But her vocal, obviously the vocal execution and everything really gets me. But yeah, I think just as a song, this is not one of the ones I turn to as much as some of the others. That's valid. That's valid.
00:45:26 --> 00:45:50 Okay, let's move on to Lifeboat. This was done by Ray Punctual and Jordan Riley. And Ray revealed that the track was created using voice notes from her family and friends, including her late grandfather who was on his deathbed when she got a voice note of him saying, I'm not giving up yet. Aw. Hmm. Okay.
00:45:54 --> 00:46:15 this, this, this right here, this right here. What I say, I was like, I was, it was everything for me. I didn't know that Ray had history with EDM and stuff like that. So for me, when I was hitting it, I was like, Ray, this feels like a Charlie X, CX, and Ray song. I was like, yes, I've,
00:46:16 --> 00:46:41 with it hard you know like and i love and i was saying like i love the like i love the voice notes and the albums like i love that she started it off with that and like she knew and i said she like she can really build an album well because she knew what she was doing by putting these two songs back to back because if you listen to the album now the way it's intended to be listening to which is you don't stop it you're crying you're like i won't give up and then they'll be like cool you're not gonna give up prove it bob
00:46:41 --> 00:47:11 Let's dance if you're not gonna give up Let's get it if you're not gonna give up Shake that ass if you're not gonna give up And you're like okay alright I'm not gonna give up I can't give up And then I was thinking the whole time I was like why isn't there an EDM church Why is there not an EDM church Somewhere where you can go Club it up and then be like Hallelujah cause that's how I felt the whole time This song for me It was the perfect
00:47:11 --> 00:47:28 it was a perfect levity we needed after coming out of that darkness and out of the fall and out of the winter. This was the air that I needed, you know, this was my, this was my song. You know, I have something like that similar. I was like, this song is like,
00:47:28 --> 00:47:49 the first song in act two where the, in the musical where the heroine had influenced all the other ensemble character. And they opened the show with this new found hope. Like, um, I know you're hurting is that last song before the curtains come down. This is act two. Everyone's like, you know, Oh my God. Wait. Yeah. Um, I think it's so interesting how like they, everyone has found this new hope. Cause she has said it's okay. Yeah.
00:47:49 --> 00:48:15 Right? She's like, this is, you know, you feel bad, right? Here's my hand and people are taking it. This song is that for me because of the amount of voices that come in. Yeah. You know, I love that part. Her grandma's voice is in this one too. Right. And then maybe some other family members. Yeah. This song is like a buffer, like the break in the sky where the sun is attempting to break through the clouds a little bit. Like it's not fully sunny yet, but we get in there like a stop rain. You might see a little rainbow kind of moment.
00:48:15 --> 00:48:29 The he sees you, I have that too. It's something really powerful to say. Whatever you believe in, no matter what, if someone cares enough, like one person, your mom, your dad, even your dog, the joy that the dog feels when he sees you, she sees you, it's like...
00:48:29 --> 00:48:51 I'm going to take care of you forever. It's just something about that. It's just people want to be seen. Okay. People do want to be seen, maybe not like on a podcast, but they do want to be seen to a certain extent. And I think that's awesome. But yeah, if it's spiritual for you too, that's amazing as well. For me, I feel like, again, this is that kind of transitional song, that blend song that's taking you from like a fire, not fiery, like a cold blue,
00:48:51 --> 00:49:10 to like maybe like a cute little yellow, but we need like a color in between. So maybe it's like a little greenish here. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? We need something to kind of blend it. So it's not super strong for me, but it's not bad. And I think it does just serve as like a, like a buffer to tie the two halves together of the album where it's like really dark and now we're getting a little bit brighter. So...
00:49:11 --> 00:49:36 Yeah. Not in love, but I do like the momentum. Yeah. Yeah. So I do have a note here that it feels a bit like an extended interlude. Because it doesn't have the ups and downs that some of the others have. It's kind of, yeah, it is that kind of transitional moment. But we did finally make it to the club that she's been walking towards. Oh my God. This whole time. Thank God. Yeah. So we did get there. Your feet are hurting, I know.
00:49:36 --> 00:49:56 but her back is still arched but yeah I also have a note I do love all the different voices it is continuing that idea that you know while you do need to overcome things on your own you also need the support system around you as well and you do have people around you
00:49:56 --> 00:50:15 right so that whole i'm not giving up yet chant is is super effective yeah um so yeah i'm kind of in the same boat as you i think as a song i think it's fine but as part of the project i'm like oh this is a really cool moment yeah yeah so i have it as an eight i have it kind of in the middle um but i like this one so i'll give it eight yeah
00:50:16 --> 00:50:42 Attend for me, please, Judge. Oh, my God. Amazing. Attend for me, please, Judge. You're funny. I'm not with you. Up next is I Hate the Way I Look Today. And it's done by Ray Tom Richards, Chris Hill, Paul Murray, Augie Haas, Oscar Stelier, Ed Richardson, and Graham Belvin. It's a lot of names. And we are entering the spring season with this song officially. I hate the way I look today. I hate the way I look.
00:50:44 --> 00:50:54 This is body dysmorphia's peppier millennial sister and the insecure but very loved wife of Frank Sinatra's the way he looked tonight.
00:50:56 --> 00:51:19 She said, baby, I'm not going out. He's like, but you look beautiful. I'm not leaving the house. He's like, come on. You're gorgeous. Like, it's self-deprecating, but there's a big band behind it, so it's kind of classy. You know, it was like a miserable, like, humdrum, like, you know, very, like, monotone kind of production. I think it'd be like, girl, please, we get it. Yeah, right. You hate yourself. Stop, you know? But I think because she has a little bit more of like a...
00:51:19 --> 00:51:35 swinging her voice is great yeah um i will say 40 seconds into this song ray gives me a sexy french depression energy from crazy ex-girlfriend do you hear like the accordion yes that's hilarious and i think of the line we just sweet garbage
00:51:35 --> 00:51:59 I've seen that meme. And I'm thinking of that because I'm like, if you think about it, both Rachel, Bloom, and Keen do a great job of communicating their inner thoughts so creatively. Because like, I mean, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is this album in a certain sense. Yeah, it's like silly self-deprecation. Yeah! You know, Rachel's character, Becky was like, Becky was like, Rebecca was like really messy, but made great music about it. It's the same thing.
00:51:59 --> 00:52:14 You know, so I do appreciate it. Um, and the instrumental interlude where it feels like we're in a jazz club. Okay. I'm gonna be a little bit more positive. Yeah. Love that. She's so funny. And I think that's really fun. Um, and I think I like it because we do have moments where we're kind of being down on ourselves.
00:52:15 --> 00:52:35 I have to remind myself, it's okay not to overthink. Go to bed. It's 2 o'clock in the morning. Stop scrolling. So, you know, or like stop talking crap about yourself. Leave the house, you know? Like the substance, she didn't leave the house, is this. She needed this. Sorry, Demi. The substance. Oh, Jesus. She didn't leave the house.
00:52:36 --> 00:52:57 I really love this song. I love that it was the whole like, I don't like this. I don't like this, but it was almost like cheeky in a way. Like she was like, she knew that she was kind of being ridiculous about it. She was like, she's like, I don't like my way I looked today. Like it was a bit and that today is so important because I mean, like we said earlier, everybody has that day at those days where we look at stuff in the mirror and be like, what is happening?
00:52:57 --> 00:53:25 So I love that. And also I love that it was just, this was like a true jazz song. Like there was no other elements, just like a true like, and it made me think, I don't know if you guys, did you guys listen to Jill Scott's album? Oh, the new one? No. Oh, okay. Well, Jill Scott also has like a jazz song straight up, just like this on the album. And it made me go, I'm loving that people are taking such risks. I mean, not the, not the jazz is a risk. Do not Timothee Chalamet me.
00:53:26 --> 00:53:29 Don't Jack Harlow you either. Who? Who?
00:53:30 --> 00:53:57 Anyway, okay. But like jazz is one of those things that it feels very niche and very like, like, Oh, only certain people listen to it and like it. And so for her to like put this on her, her sophomore, well look forward to album is such a strong start to say like what kind of music she enjoys and what kind of music she wants to listen to. So I really love that. She just did a pure pop track and she made it about, I don't like the way I look today. Yeah. Yeah.
00:53:57 --> 00:54:13 Yeah, I'm glad it's not a whole woe is me situation. Like, I think because it's fun and cheeky and it's like this kind of swingy situation that really helps. And it almost makes it more relatable in a way. But actually, my favorite part is that male chorus. Oh, yeah.
00:54:13 --> 00:54:37 because it's like again it's just like something silly that would happen in crazy ex-girlfriend where you suddenly like she's just like going spiraling down or she's staring herself in the mirror and there's something all these like hot men come around her yeah so i think the song's so fun to listen to yeah it is oh so what do you rate it i give it an eight okay all right i gave it an eight too okay i'm slightly higher 8.5
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00:55:25 --> 00:55:44 You can, like I said, you can find me at online, wherever. I'll be here again. Even if they don't want me here, I will be knocking on the door. Every time. Really? You're like, if y'all don't want me back here, I'll be back. She's right. I'm glad I'm consistent at least.
00:55:46 --> 00:56:01 Yes. Oh, man. We love you. All right, let's move on to Goodbye Henry, featuring Al Green. This was done by Ray, Pete Clements, Paul Murray, Matt Brooks, Chris Hill, Graeme Blevins, Augie Haas, Tom Richards, and Oscar Steeler.
00:56:07 --> 00:56:34 all right before we can begin yeah when i was listening looking at this track okay it was it said featured out featuring al green and i was like isn't he dead no offense al green i swear no offense but i was like somebody else i know they're the same thing she goes wait i said girl that's teddy i was like oh i was like okay he's a reverend yeah
00:56:34 --> 00:56:57 He's a daughter that's like on social media too. Like, you know, like she's like, my dad was so hot. Like that. Not like, ooh. No, we get it. No, he was like hot because he was that dude. He was that man. No, we get it. Right. To be fair, some people also do like post-mortem features too. You're right. But he's not. He's not. Okay. All of us are like. I'm just saying it's possible. No, this is just hard. Sorry.
00:56:57 --> 00:57:09 I thought this track was cool. I loved it. Al Green was there. I think that was my favorite part of the track, because I was like, wow, this is something my dad really liked growing up listening to him. And now look at me listening to him.
00:57:10 --> 00:57:31 that he was dead right brand new song right right and it was one it was something that it was funny when his voice came on the track i was like i this was i don't know where this was recorded but it it sounded like it sounded weird right no if it like the production on his part his vocals alone sounded like he was like far away it was like a different mic
00:57:31 --> 00:57:43 Yeah, it was different. I was just like, and especially because we expect such, it's such high production quality throughout the whole album. It's like, it's so good when small things like that happen, it almost feels like
00:57:44 --> 00:58:13 You know, it's so big. So for me, I was like, oh, why does his vocal sound weird? But this song was, this was good. You know, I liked it. Beautiful gown. Beautiful gowns. Beautiful, gorgeous, gorgeous gowns. Gorgeous gowns. I think I like the song more than you, Ben. I love this one. This is one I keep going back to, actually. I love the bluesy feel to it. It's kind of refreshing. It's got a good groove to it. It's just different from what we've heard so far. Yeah, I think the whole vibe, again, it's just done really well because the lyrics, as she keeps mentioning, are sad. Yeah.
00:58:13 --> 00:58:37 But there is a warmth to the whole thing. She is still feeling it, but also getting over it. I like that kind of transitional period. You can kind of feel that with her. I think Al, I get what you mean. You can definitely tell he's on a different mic or they mix it slightly differently or something. I know that they weren't at the studio. He's all the way in Memphis. I feel like she went over there, though. I'm joking. I'm teasing. Anyway.
00:58:37 --> 00:59:01 But I love his tone as he's gotten older. Like yeah, so lived and like there's like I don't know There's just so there's so much beauty to his tone and every word feels so intentional And I think his verse is one of the best moments like on this album Like I feel like it brings such an interesting like it just adds so much to the project. Okay, I have his voice on here So yeah, I thought I'd love this one actually
00:59:01 --> 00:59:24 I have it like he's giving like father vibes. Like, you know, you get your heart broken. You go back to your dad. He's just like, you know, baby girl. I love that. You know, things happen. I legit, I love that Al Green is on this. But also I can see why people can hear Olivia and Ray, Olivia Dean and Ray. Oh yeah, very Olivia Dean. I would love to hear them sing a song together just because it would be a moment. Like it'd be like Madonna and Britney. Like it should have been happening. Yes.
00:59:24 --> 00:59:48 Okay, I would love that. But yeah, I think it's the whole, like, the vibes are similar because it's like, black British women singing jazz, soul, pop. The styles are definitely different. But songs like this, I'm like, y'all, meet in the middle. Do a little jazz moment for me, please, please. Do it for the girls. But yeah, Ray's style of fourth wall breaks, again, is here. And I think for a lot of people, it's like, oh my God, why? But if you notice, it's on tracks where...
00:59:49 --> 01:00:13 She's personal. Yeah. It's very personal. It could be something she's written about. So it's more like, she's like, this is something that happened to me. So I'm going to tell you about it. Yeah. It feels like getting in a room with her. It feels like an intimate cabaret moment, like a little jazz club. So I do appreciate it. But yeah, I think this song is beautiful and it's a great set up for the next track for sure. Like, cause I've had Henry once.
01:00:13 --> 01:00:40 and uh yeah i made a face no one saw that which is good but yeah so and i think the song is really good because it's like i wanted this to work but it didn't work and i'm trying to be okay with that but it kind of stinks but i really want you to take care of yourself and i and i hope that you think about me and it's okay to say things like that it is okay it happens you don't have to sit there and like let's restart from the part you know so i do appreciate that so when the next song nightingale lane comes around i'm like
01:00:40 --> 01:01:01 Yes, close the book. Close the book on the chapter. So I think this is a good setup for the next song. So my score is going to be like a nine. I don't dislike it. I have this as another 10. Yeah. Yeah. Seven. I knew it. I knew it. Seven. I knew it. Because I started low too. And then I sat here and listened. I was like.
01:01:01 --> 01:01:28 Yeah, this one grew on me too. I had it like as an eight, I think at first. Yeah. See, the eight makes sense. Yeah. I'll keep my nine. I'll keep it. I'll keep it. I'll keep it. Up next is Nightingale Lane. And it was done by Ray, Tom Richards, and Chris Hill. And this was released as the album's second single. And the music video is a live performance filmed at Abbey Rose Studios, where she is fully dressed in this little like funeral-esque black. I forgot what it's called. But I love that video.
01:01:33 --> 01:01:50 Um, this song. Hmm. Yeah. Honestly, she wears her heart and her influences on her sleeve. This is like an elevated Aretha Franklin track. Um, or if you're a gospel fan, like this is like that testimony song. Like I, I know I've been changed. Like it's like one of those songs where the person is just singing and just, um,
01:01:50 --> 01:02:08 for lack of a better word, but they're just giving it their all. And I like the song. Again, the storytelling is so fabulous. The thin lips, beer stains and tear stains. That's your problem right there. The type of man. Because what man got thin lips? You got to change the... A South London boy. She told you.
01:02:09 --> 01:02:21 She said the boyfriend was out of the house. Right, get rid of him. Get rid of him. But yeah, I think I read somewhere that Ray had said that she was with a man about three or four years ago. And they were together for about two years. And she's like, I thought I was going to marry this.
01:02:22 --> 01:02:51 So I get it, it's tough. And I think this is interesting, because right here she's saying it happened in early June on a specific avenue. She's giving you little clues, even if it's not true, it's giving you clues to help you understand where this album's going, where the song is going to go. Because yes, it's spring, I got my heart broken in the winter time, I'm still healing. And the song is super relatable. And it's like, if you've never experienced anything like this, lucky you. And if you have, lucky you, question mark. But the thing is, you're not waiting to be loved.
01:02:51 --> 01:03:09 you're in this journey of self-love, not just contentment, but true acceptance of yourself, where you won't accept anything except good love in your life from anyone. And I think this song gets me my feelings because of the personal reasons. And it's a little sad. This song is sad. It's downright miserable, but...
01:03:09 --> 01:03:38 it's grateful to a certain extent and it's willing to release the pain. And I love that. Yeah. Yeah. She's like literally still in the middle of just processing everything and it's happening in real time. Yeah. Like again, just the imagery of it. If you close your eyes on this, you're literally just in the car with her. Mm-hmm. As she's driving down. Right. Um, and I think the vocal execution on this is so beautiful. It feels very raw. You know, there's some vocal fry in there. There's like some dismissed words and phrasing and stuff. Like just her emotional expression is just insane.
01:03:38 --> 01:03:59 I would say the pre-chorus is probably my favorite part. There's just a great anticipation that builds when you hit the chorus. And then the outro as well is epic. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I like that for this song and the last song, she intros it. She doesn't do it for not many tracks in the album, but she was like, here are some intros, a.k.a. pay the attention. Yeah.
01:03:59 --> 01:04:25 and i also like we said also is like how vulnerable she is on these these tracks that she's talking about these things that's happened to her because like i mean she's got a song last time called ice cream man which is like devastating so for like her to be able to like put that on and know that millions of people are going to listen to it and like learn about this about her that takes a lot of chutzpah you know so i really like that song i love how she vulnerable and i love the intros but you know
01:04:27 --> 01:04:52 I think we know what number I'm going to give. Oh, yeah, no, same. One, three, ready? One, two, three, seven. Whoa. You knew I was going to do it low. You know what? I'm not excited. I just kind of gloss. I literally went down to look at your notes because I was like, I don't think you're about to say the same number.
01:04:54 --> 01:05:24 This is why I didn't say the Prince song earlier. Oh, you know. So what was your score? I was gonna, a seven and a half, seven, yeah. Okay, okay. So it's 10 for you. Yeah. Okay, I'll go right in the middle. I'll go 8.5. Okay. I do wanna say, cause this is something that I'm probably gonna mention really when we talk about overall. Yeah. It's very interesting, the songs that people like on this album, I feel like has, mm-hmm, we gon' get into it. Yep. Uh-huh, uh-huh. I had a Henry once.
01:05:26 --> 01:05:52 Y'all both know about him. Nice guy. No, he wasn't. Not nice enough. No, he was good. I need great. You need great. Get great, y'all. Get great. Great. All right, y'all. Yes, we have Skin and Bones. This was done by Ray, Mike Sabbath, and Pete Clements. And she did joke on stage that she really wanted to name the song Skin and Bones and Lungs and a Heart and Two Eyes and a Liver and a Nose and a Brain. But her team advised her that that title was too long. Is it?
01:05:58 --> 01:06:19 I live for that title. I wish she did that. When it fit on the album, it just runs off. Wait, but I also love that she does all this other stuff, and her team don't say nothing, but they were like, ah, two words, please. This is where we draw the line. Let me draw the line here. You could have instruments and all this other stuff, and cows and goats, but two words.
01:06:20 --> 01:06:28 That's the farm on Kansas. That's what that covers. That covers right before, what's her name? Dorothy goes to Kansas. That's what that looks like.
01:06:29 --> 01:06:59 okay is jasmine what do you think of this one um i like this song i think that i'm just not a slower song person like i just i need something i just have to have a little bit more upbeat but i like this song i like the themes of this song i really what i like the most about it i don't know you guys know jungle yes i wanted this song made me go oh if ray and jungle did a collab together that would be because it was giving me kind of like that yeah the jungle vibes of that song so i really like that and then this one there's another one of course c'est my dick
01:06:59 --> 01:07:15 it was very like i was like i want to see this on a stage like i wanted to see her in the theaters with the sets and all of this stuff or the movie of it so like this is a good song i am gonna i i like this song i just want to be i like the song
01:07:16 --> 01:07:37 I just need that to be clear. No, you're so right. Because literally, fans, you'll say, I love this. One thing. How could you say this about me? Because I did. It's that simple. But yeah, no. She's, yeah. I, similar to you, have similar notes. This song reminds me of BT Express's Do It. It's funny. Do it.
01:07:38 --> 01:07:56 Do it. Do it till you're satisfied. Whatever it is. Do it. Do it till you're satisfied. Whatever it is. The drums are full of attitude. It's not like a full on like, oh my god, it's the same thing. But there is a nice little funky spiciness to it. And where they say, do it, do it, do it till you're satisfied, she's like, don't.
01:07:58 --> 01:08:27 Like everyone is built different, but like Rae is saying, she's not into the casual connection. She appreciates the efforts and the shallons. Like this is a low key demisexual anthem. I would know. And the high key, high key, high key, high key, the sentiment that we all hear a hundred times over. I just want to like connect with somebody. Like you don't have to be a demisexual to like relate to the song. But instead of being like, oh, I just met somebody. We hooked up. Some people go ahead, girl, do what you gotta do. Tell me the story. Tell me, I love to hear it. But some other people are like,
01:08:28 --> 01:08:57 No. He says cap. No, I said the Quinn app. The Quinn app. Oh, the Quinn app. I said keep going back to Quinn. I'm sorry. It just, the joke's just right there. Listen. Tell me the story is the Quinn app. Sponsored by. I wish. Hit us up. Right. Hang on. Hang on. So basically, you know, if I think that the sense. Oh, he hates it. Come on. Chris looks. We could never be in the same story. Disgusting. Yeah.
01:08:58 --> 01:09:20 Oh my God. Wait, I was going to say, go to the same person. Yeah. Let us know if you want to read a hundred dollars per person. That's so little. $500 per person. And it's a, your name story. Not a YN.
01:09:20 --> 01:09:48 Girl, get your ass off of AO3 and get back to this podcast. But yes, I think it's a good song. I love that she's just like the audacity. The audacity. She even says it of the behavior. Audacity is on sale. Some of you guys have too much of it. Too much of it. Male, female, whoever. Too much. And I just think that the standards being in Tartarus is hilarious. I don't blame her because I agree. It is. And I get it. She's not trying to bone, so leave her alone. You know?
01:09:48 --> 01:10:17 Yeah, I think the lyrics are just so funny. Yes. Because yes, the standards in dating now are very different than how they were back in the day. And I love just all of the bars on the floor now. Like that's just that whole kind of... The bars at Tartarus. Yeah. And just even the chorus of the listing of the body parts, right? It's like you're just reducing a human to body parts and you're not thinking about, like, no brain. You're not thinking about who they are actually as people. Yes. But yeah, I love how funky the whole thing is. The vocal production's awesome.
01:10:17 --> 01:10:38 ton of layers on this which makes it fun to to kind of pick out um and i i do have a note on the drummer too the drummer killed this killed this i would love to learn this oh yeah you play drums he does i have one at home i have a drum set at home he's like the ring of our show okay what can you not do renaissance man
01:10:38 --> 01:10:56 I didn't know. The ghost. The ghost. But yes. So I'm curious. Ratings. Are we all different you think? Yeah we're absolutely all different. What's yours? Should we say it on three? Yes on three. Rating on three. One. Two. Three. 8.5.
01:10:57 --> 01:11:27 Not bad. Okay. Yeah. For those who didn't hear actually what we said. 7.5. Eight. Nine. That's my cellar wound. Planet attack. Okay. Up next is Where's My Husband is done by Ray and Mike Sabbath. And this starts off the summer section of the album. And it was released as a lead single from the album in September, 2025. And the album version is actually different from the original single version. And Ray added an extra brass part.
01:11:27 --> 01:11:47 following her performance at an NFL game. And she did say this during like a little like reel or like a TikTok that she made. She was like, oh yeah, no, I'm going to change it. Watch me. Yeah. And then she did discover that the vinyl version of the album has the old version of the mix and she was quite annoyed by it. But that's because it takes so much longer to make vinyl. You have to deliver the files a lot earlier. So yeah. Sorry, girl.
01:11:52 --> 01:12:10 But yes, I mean, good for her. Either way, no matter which way you get it, it hit number one in the UK and it's still climbing the charts in the US as of this recording, as it should. Yeah. I haven't gotten sick of the song yet. I will like a ring, I will like a ring, I will like another ring. I will say, one of our friends, because we went to Jade with. Yes.
01:12:10 --> 01:12:38 I was so surprised because he told us he hated this song. And then I found out actually after that, this is actually quite a divisive song. I think some people find it very annoying. Why, because you're asking for a man? Or did he say why? Or was it like sonically? No, no, no, no, sonically, sonically. Oh, I get it. I hear that. Like it's hard to sing along to. There's a lot going on. It's a little all over the place. So I think if you don't like that, I can see why it wouldn't make sense for you. But the majority of the world loves it, so.
01:12:38 --> 01:13:05 Yes. Ooh. Okay. Okay. So I get that. Remember? Click Clack Symphony. Yeah. Felt like a lot going on and I wasn't messing with it. Right? Right. This song right here, you can't go anywhere without hearing it, hearing someone sing it. It is difficult to sing, but it is an earworm. I don't know how she... She's sick. I went like... And that's sonically why. It's probably because it is very...
01:13:06 --> 01:13:31 like no like not not the way she sings it like the way everyone else does but like so it's it's one of those songs like it makes sense why he said that like like sonically like he doesn't get it but like the song is so good and it's so positive and i love that she incorporates her grandmother's like the your husband is coming you know like i i love that in it and i just love and also this is one where the music video for me
01:13:31 --> 01:13:50 worked so well not the other music video didn't work but it just it it was a clear storyline it made like it was like it made sense and i love that she was in the box and she came out live on stage and it made you feel like you were a part of a secret almost and it was just i love this music video and i love this song there is really like
01:13:50 --> 01:14:19 It really was the song of the year like yeah, I don't imagine I don't imagine this song going away when it comes We're talking about September August. Yeah, November December. So yeah, yeah, the song is really good I mean after dealing with a meat bag a girl is tired and this song is heard around the world truly Like I went every show I went to dance competition like everyone was sitting there dancing with a booty off Some amazing choreo though. Yeah, I'll say there's some there's so many good dance the one that's that one is really good I
01:14:19 --> 01:14:48 Oh, have you not seen that one? If you're not watching us, Jasmine just squeezed her boobs. But there's like, it's the one where he goes like, is it? Is it? Oh, oh, oh, oh. It's a guy, three guys? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Kyle Tootin? Kyle Tootin. Killed that. Killed it. It's so, it's so . For lack of a better word, it is. I'd say it too. I'm just trying to keep it out. But yeah, no, seriously, the brass in this music reminds me of Salmon Day's Hold On.
01:14:48 --> 01:15:16 I'm dun dun dun dun dun dun dun. And I heard this, I was like, why do I know this horn section? Like why do I? And I think what happens is like, I'm making a lot of comparison in this episode, but here's the thing. Like if you're curious as to why, you have to know where the influence is coming from. Like this song did not just fall off a coconut tree y'all. It fits within the context of the history of black music. And it does. Cause I heard this and I was like, oh my gosh. If you think about hold on, I'm coming. They're literally telling that woman, girl, I'm coming. You better hold on girl, I'm coming. They say it over and over again.
01:15:16 --> 01:15:38 Um, but we're that energy kind of chills out in the verses. This one is just full on. Like, where's my husband? Where's my husband? And I think, I think I, I love watching her perform it because she does it different every single time. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? Like she's rapping on this track and I think because she is so melodic with her cadence, people are like, oh my gosh, she's saying she's rapping. Stop appropriate approaching as I have to sing it. Cause y'all can't know.
01:15:38 --> 01:15:55 I can't, we can't sing it the way she's singing it because she sings it differently every single time. And it is so hard to rap like this because like the inflection, the power, it's almost giving Hamilton, if you can sit through Hamilton's whole, no offense to that man, no offense to him. But if you can sit through Hamilton,
01:15:55 --> 01:16:24 And be like, oh my God, that was great. This is something similar where she's rap singing and she's giving you notes. But unlike with musicals, you can't really deviate from the melody. She's deviated so many different times and it's been good every single time. And it just takes a lot of skill and talent. Talent. Talent. And the bridge that mm-mm. She sounds like a pad. Like a synth pad. It's perfect. She knows what to do. I would like a ring.
01:16:24 --> 01:16:51 Tell them I'm mm-mm Even that part is like Girl, because you're just like Tell them I'm anything at this point Tell them I'm available, and I love the music video Because it's not just like I'm looking for a man It's like I had to love myself To find the person that will love me the way I love myself So I think she's gotten to a really good point in her life This song, Olivia Dean's Man I Need Those two songs were just right there And I'm so happy, because the girls are like, listen, I'm here
01:16:51 --> 01:16:56 Where are you? We're waiting for real men, real love, period. Real love.
01:16:57 --> 01:17:24 Yep, I'm searching for a... I'm searching for a... And for that, solid 10 for me. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I don't have much to add, honestly, other than that bridge is just one of the best bridges of all time, I think. Genuinely. And I think the lyrics are just... Like, the way it was written, it's cheeky, but you can still feel some of the frustration. I'm doing lonely acrobatics in my apartment with 2 a.m. Like, unzipping my dress. Everyone has felt that. Yes.
01:17:25 --> 01:17:45 yeah like i don't know just the whole thing is just it's so relatable like i think anyone could relate to it right like i think yeah it's just so well written just as a song so yes it has to be a 10 yes 100 10 yeah yeah single ladies across the board there you go okay next up we have fields featuring granddad michael
01:17:45 --> 01:18:11 All right. So this was done by Ray, Mike Sabbath, Alex Robinson, Daniela Bernard, Paul Murray, Graham Blevins, Tom Richards, Granddad Michael, and Liv Thompson. And Granddad Michael is Ray's actual grandfather, and the song is framed as a voicemail to him. And Ray did explain on the Zane Lowe show that the song is tied to a family story about her grandfather having a song allegedly stolen after he mailed the tape and scored to a London record label.
01:18:11 --> 01:18:27 The label kept the tape, sent a letter back, and then about a year and a half later, the song came out and became successful. And he is still very hurt by this whole situation. So. I believe him. Believe him, Granddad.
01:18:29 --> 01:18:47 I love that she's giving him a redemption story though. Yeah. Because like, okay, granddad, that happened to you. But now look at what I can do for you. Like it's really nice. This song made me cry. This one was really hard for me to listen to. Cause I lost my, my grandma. I lost my grandmother in June. So like hearing anything like that, I was like, oh my gosh. Yeah.
01:18:47 --> 01:19:10 And I just love that she's incorporating her family so much in here. Because it's like this album, the title is called, This Album May Contain Hope. And it really speaks to her family is her hope. My notes! Maybe you should do a Quinn story. Write the hell out of it.
01:19:14 --> 01:19:42 sorry my pillow princess and i watched i was not doing nothing she was in the room she was sitting in the corner watching it happen yeah i compersion yeah i don't mind watching i'm like i'm happy for you but yeah this one made me cry i thought those were so beautiful and i love that this was like the voicemail her this was this was the song that i was just like and see i don't just love the fast songs i like some slow songs i thought about you too well you've loved all the slow songs i feel like
01:19:44 --> 01:20:11 Oh, just about. Right? Yeah. Maybe they weren't slow to me. So they pumped blood in my heart. Yeah, I think this is a beautifully produced song. Definitely feels very spiritual. Again, the background vocals are kind of choir-esque. And yeah, I think the framing of the voicemail to her grandfather is really well done. And the way she incorporated him in there is really beautiful as well. Because it's like he's part of it. Yeah. Yeah, it really felt genuinely written around him.
01:20:12 --> 01:20:32 So yeah, I like this one. I don't love it as much as you though. I don't think I think I'm just again melodically It just doesn't grab me as much. That's valid. Yeah, that's valid Um, I have my notes like this song feels like a CCM track Like not straight up gospel but contemporary Christian music where it kind of has like that open
01:20:32 --> 01:20:50 So it has this very easy listening to. There's not a lot of bells and whistles in terms of chord placements and things like that. So it's interesting because I feel like a lot of the pop people, even Jackson Wang has a song on his Magic Man 2 about his parents. And it's called Sophie and Ricky. And I sat there and I was like...
01:20:51 --> 01:21:20 my mommy has spent so much money on me as a human being. Oh my god. I'm just a human being trying to exist and do well. And I do appreciate that. I have in my notes as well, Ray's family seems to be the source of the hope. I mean, you think about it like, absolutely. Ama, her sisters are also singers. Her family's very present, and to hear them throughout this album is special. She did not have a single family member on that last album. It was cold. It was dark. Maybe some moments of like, yeah, I'm feeling good about myself, but it came with a story where I got
01:21:20 --> 01:21:42 you know something happened to me so now i'm trying to like show that person i'm better off this one is just like i am going to be better off i am better off and it's because i had this structure support system yeah so i think that's really important and then for the um with the correlation to mr granddad um i love that she shares the dreams with him and then grandma she's praying for us in the beginning of the album she's saying hey girl listen
01:21:42 --> 01:22:12 Your husband is coming. You know, I love all of that. And I think it's special because at the Ivor Novella Awards, she brought, Ray brought her grandfather up on stage with him. So she was just, everything has been very much like, my family has given me so much of the hope. This is where it's coming from, guys. My spirituality, my family, and I love that for her. And I think we found Ray at this amazingly happy moment in her life, and she's spreading joy, and it's contagious. At this point, she's offering joy.
01:22:12 --> 01:22:35 the secret to her happy and i'm like girl what you mean community i don't know what you mean friends and family i thought i was staying in my home but i also understand your thing about the melody so my score is a 7.5 okay i have it as a seven eight oh no okay we're all like right there okay i was like dang i hope we're not like crapping on your song girl
01:22:37 --> 01:23:00 All right, guys, we're at Joy with Ama and Absolutely. And this is done by Ray, Mike Sabbath, Tom Richards, and Ray's sisters, Ama and Absolutely, Abby Lynn King. So this track features a sample taken from Damn Right I Am Somebody by Fred Westley and the JBs. And in it, James Brown is asking someone named Mr. Ray if he's somebody. And this becomes like the sample, the thesis for the track.
01:23:06 --> 01:23:21 Yes, there's so much euphoria in this song. It is like the climax, I would say, of this album. You get this kind of stomping bass beat, these really booming low horns, and the chorus being this kind of big...
01:23:21 --> 01:23:48 chant again very spiritual yeah um but yeah it's just so much fun it does feel like a release and i do love the way the sisters come in as well the percussion kind of falls away they both have much softer voices than ray um so i think the way they incorporated them is great like they they really have their moment but they're not overpowered by everything i will say absolutely does have a lot of vocal layers though that's your style
01:23:48 --> 01:23:59 Yeah, which I thought was interesting. So yeah, I kind of love that this was a song she chose to have her sisters on. And yeah, it's a great way to almost end the album. Yeah.
01:24:00 --> 01:24:18 I know this sounds corny because the song is called Joy, but it really was a joyful song. Like, it was like something... You're smiling, I was so happy. And then to hear her sisters and like... I don't know, like, the way I think about stuff, I was like, wow, like, you put your sisters on this track, you're actually helping get them paid. Like, you're helping, like...
01:24:18 --> 01:24:42 create money and life for them no matter what. Like, and that brings more joy to them, which brings more joy to like everything else. And like, it was just one of those things I was like, I felt it like to me, and I was listening to this. I was like, this is what happy wishes it was. Like Pharrell's happy. Like, cause Pharrell's happy is a happy song, but it's not joyful. This is a joyful song and it makes a joyful noise. You know what I'm saying?
01:24:45 --> 01:25:11 You're so stupid. You're so stupid. You're so smart. You're so smart. And then I just, like I said, and I love the fact that her whole family is musical. Like I want, now I want to hear, I want to hear granddad like on a track. I want to hear grandma do her thing. I want to hear mom, dad. Like I need, I need this to be now like the traveling, like the traveling family of Ray. Like, you know, like we, like the Parches family who? Like, she said.
01:25:11 --> 01:25:41 with the Jackie. I love it. But yeah, no, this song, um, Ray on verse one, I'm on two, absolutely on three. It's nice to see them. Like we've been seeing them on stages together. So it's like, she's been kind of teasing and crazily enough. I've been listening to absolutely for a couple of years. I didn't know it was her. Cause she has this album. Don't even know. I don't know what the album was called, but I remember seeing this dark covered album and her name was absolutely. I was like, okay, I see a, I see a young black girl doing pop alternative. Let me see what this is about. She is very much like their, uh,
01:25:42 --> 01:26:06 their alt sister kind of giving Willow, but not so much where you're giving crazy time signatures. But she has this very introspective, kind of rockish thing going on. And I think they kind of teased it a little bit. I wish they would have kind of gone for her. But the energy of the song is like this jazz gospel, which I really appreciate. And you can hear them all harmonizing together because they do have softer voices. But the two younger sisters are like,
01:26:06 --> 01:26:31 kind of they can they can they can belt a little something something they're not ray where she's like giving you full-on like blaring vocals but they all have strong enough voices where it's like you can respect it or you have they have like a technique that you can hear each sister is different um and i love that are you somebody mr ray are you somebody mr ray are you somebody mr ray and then she declares i am somebody i am happy
01:26:31 --> 01:26:50 Um, again, early Mariah Carey albums come to mind with this gospel like moment. But again, because it's Frey, she loves jazz. It's jazzy gospel. Like what? Yeah. Love it. Love that for her. So it sounds like she's been ending her shows with this too, kind of right before the encore. Oh yeah. So that's, I'm sure it's great live. Yeah.
01:26:50 --> 01:27:04 And our sisters, do they on tour with her too? Yeah, they're on tour with her. They're opening for her. Yeah. And then of course they join her for this. This is what I'm talking about, man. You like bring your family up with you. Like, I love that. Yeah. Yeah. So I give this one a nine.
01:27:04 --> 01:27:28 Oh, this one is always hard. Okay, I'll give this one a nine. I'll give this one a nine. You don't have to do what you do. No, no, no, no, no, no. Because this is not a 10 for me. Oh, okay. Because you're like, I'll give it. I was like, girl, because I'm going to give it a nine. No, no. If I ever hesitate really badly, it's probably because I don't want to get the score too high. Okay. That's my tell. If I was like, I don't, it's just because I don't want to give it too high. Yeah. Low ones, I'll be quick with it.
01:27:32 --> 01:27:42 All right, let's move on to Happier Times Ahead, done by Ray, Pete Clements, Chris Hill, Tom Richards, Matt Brooks, Joe Webb, Graham Blevins, and Tom Walsh.
01:27:47 --> 01:28:16 What do we think of the last actual song on this album? She has thrown the kitchen sink at everyone this whole time. Yeah. Everything. Yes. The spoons, the dishes. The tea kettle. Exactly. The dish ran away with the spoon. She brought it back through it in the sink as well. So I think at this point she can kind of like take a little second. Tie this up in a nice bow. And I, when I heard this one, I was like, oh, oh, okay. And that sounds so funky, but I think that's perfect because you have,
01:28:17 --> 01:28:45 Unfortunately, when you're going through a lot of dark times, you'll have a lot of tumult and the storm. The calm before the storm. The calm before the storm? Calm after the storm. We're past the rainbow. The sun has broken through, finally. And this song is that, which I appreciate. So you're not getting all of that layers and you need to have an explanation as to why she's happy. You know why she's happy now. So I think that's why I like this one. It's a nice closer. Is it like, oh my god, the best song on the album. This is going to be a single. I won't go so far to say that, but...
01:28:45 --> 01:29:04 It is a good resolution. Absolutely. I love that it's piano and her at first, real things. And it's the way the production is, and I was maybe because I was listening to it with my headphones, it almost felt like she was singing directly into your ears. And I love that because it felt because, you know, this whole album has been so big, kitchen sink, all that other stuff. So this moment of kind of being like,
01:29:05 --> 01:29:24 hey, how you feeling? I'm good. The aftercare. You good? Yeah. It was. It was. That's a perfect way to explain it. It is aftercare. Yeah, it's 100%. After blowing our minds. I love the groove of this song too. I also didn't know that she had done it in summer, winter. So that's...
01:29:24 --> 01:29:41 joy feels like summer this also this feels like kind of like that late summer almost heading into the fall though a little bit like because it's a little slower it's a little bit like more subdued but it was still so beautiful it was such a nice thing to hear after being like kind of sonically hit under your head a little bit yes yeah
01:29:41 --> 01:30:04 Yeah, there's definitely a carefreeness to it that is refreshing after everything. But I do like there is still a bittersweet undertone to it. It's not like pure 100% happiness. She's getting there and close to it, but there's still a slight layer under it. And I thought that that makes the song a lot cooler.
01:30:04 --> 01:30:32 I like this one. I think after having kind of being hit on the head with everything though, I did have a moment I think the first few times I listened to the album where I was kind of like, okay, I'm kind of tired now and do I need this? Like I feel like maybe I could just end it with joy and then... But then this is that breath, I think. So this song has grown on me as I listen to the album. But the first few times I was kind of like, I don't know if I need this. But now I do agree with its place on the album. Yeah.
01:30:32 --> 01:30:59 Oh, that's valid. It is like a nice little breath of fresh air. It feels like, you know, you were dropped in the middle of the ocean in a storm. You know, you got your lifeboat. You're on the boat. You're trying to get to somewhere. You still don't see no land. You finally get close enough to land. You decide to swim to land. You're joyful. You get on the land. And now your feet are on the land in this song. Hello. And so you're just like. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I feel this song. This is a nice song.
01:31:00 --> 01:31:23 Okay. Yeah. 8.5. See how I hesitate. Okay. Is it too high? No. Just know your feelings. I have it as an 8. Yeah. All right. And finally, we're closing out with Fiend. And this was done by Ray, Tom Richards, and Chris Hill. Yes. So, well, her last album also had...
01:31:23 --> 01:31:47 this yeah oh but it was much shorter she was much more succinct this time well first off let's talk about like just the first minute and a half or whatever right i love the kind of disney cartoon situation with the fluttery strings i love that it's so cute um it feels nostalgic and it caps it off well because it does feel like we were watching a movie or listening to a movie um
01:31:47 --> 01:32:12 And yes, she then just lists the 200 plus people that were involved in the album. I'm sure everyone appreciated the verbal shout out. As someone who has worked in this industry, honestly, all I was thinking was, oh my God, how expensive was this album to make? Oh my God. That's all I think about when I say this list. Buy the album, guys. Buy the album. Buy the tours. Buy the tickets. Oh my God. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh my God. Buy, don't stream, but also stream and buy. Yeah.
01:32:12 --> 01:32:37 yes both please will because treatment does not pay us um you know she named everyone in the album that we're talking about it and it's so funny because like that's what liner notes are for but i think it is kind of charming i will say it's very charming she said that was it right at 147 she said the song is over okay and if you listen to it all of it that's on you i guess but in this time i'd like to say thank you to our patrons
01:32:37 --> 01:33:01 on patreon and that's hillary lily emily darius phoenix rent george julianne donathan janelle luke ivana wyatt ryan and our newest member celeste not as long but honey we're growing so yeah congrats celeste our newest baby cctv crew member i love i loved it because like you said that's what letter notes were for but who buys album and who looks at letter notes
01:33:01 --> 01:33:10 you have a better stance of people actually seeing names or knowing names by like her sitting there and going, shush, shush, shush, shush, shush, shush. And she knows that there's super fans that are just gonna be like,
01:33:10 --> 01:33:38 i'll listen to you read the out the dictionary ray doesn't matter so like i love that like she like got her her her crew in there and told everybody and everyone got a piece of the credit like credits nobody stays for the credits no part of the movie when everyone gets up that's a part where and no one does it so for me like as music as long as the music's going it's not like anyone's gonna stop it so it's such a brilliant way to give credit where credit is due i also love the disney like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's
01:33:38 --> 01:34:08 yeah and it's like this was probably because she was like i did it we're done you know and then there wasn't a thing like i saw a couple clips of nine she was talking about like how she had like an like a month to like finish the album or something like that like before like she like needed to like turn it into the to the studio or something like that and i feel like that this is probably was like one of the actual last songs yeah she did yeah like i liked it it was cute
01:34:08 --> 01:34:34 I was glad it was over. Yeah. This was a very emotional kind of album for sure. But we're at a very difficult cutter keep. Well, what do you rate the theme? My bad. Sorry. The first half of it. It doesn't work like that. Okay. The whole thing, the whole, with your perspective, I'll give it a 7.5, but I'm not like in love with it.
01:34:35 --> 01:35:02 seven yeah seven yeah yeah your perspective was cute i appreciate i give extra point for the creativity that's what i liked it for it because it was like it's forcing people to actually give respect and do something that no one ever looks at right okay so sorry now we're at the cutter keep section if you're new here cutter keep is where we keep one song to represent this album or like our favorite song and we cut one song we don't really think it needs to be here don't get upset just join us in the comments again don't get upset just join us in the comment this one song you don't like right
01:35:03 --> 01:35:30 Okay, so starting off with cut. Oh my gosh. Ooh. What song are we cutting? Okay. Ooh. Okay, I think, okay, obviously we're not going to count the intro or fiending because that's not fair. Not at all. Well, damn. Okay, if I had to, I think I would cut fields. Fields? Yeah, sorry. I was looking at that. I was like, Chris, go say that. That's clear. You just don't like old people, Chris. Oh.
01:35:31 --> 01:35:52 You're geriatric averse. Stop. And why does someone not pick up on the humor on that? She's never coming on the show again. No, it's because I'm geriatric. The gag is I also am. Okay. I would cut lifeboat.
01:35:52 --> 01:36:11 I'm so sorry. The way I looked at you. The way I looked at you. You're very calm. I'll give you that. You just looked over. I feel like I just disappointed a family member. That's okay. I would say light bulb only because it's hard because you're hurting, does what light bulb is doing, but light bulb is like a freed version. It's so difficult. Oh, fudge.
01:36:11 --> 01:36:40 Do I hate my decision? No, no, no. You said what you said. No, no, no. Let me finish my sentence. Do I hate my decision? No. If not, that is skin and bones. Not for nothing. I appreciate the sentiment. But I think lifeboat for me, if not skin and bones. Yeah. Lifeboat is your answer. And that's fine. And when the lifeboat comes, you don't get on mine. Okay? That's fine. That's fine. Jack, come back. Nope. Come back. No pedal. Okay, guys. Okay.
01:36:41 --> 01:36:58 I want to say this straight into camera, okay? Okay. The Al Green family do not hate me. I'm so sorry, Henry. I'm so sorry. But you got to go goodbye. Okay. Goodbye, Henry. What is the next love in your life is named Henry? What are you going to do? Goodbye.
01:37:01 --> 01:37:16 Okay, if you had to keep only one song from this album, what would it be? I think we all know the answer. Okay, it can't be Where's My Husband. Well, the fuck. I was kind of bouncing, but I was like, come on, she loves a song. No, it can't be Where's My Husband. Fine, fine, fine. It can be or it can't be? No, pick a different one.
01:37:16 --> 01:37:39 well then we all know that's a hit ray knew well yeah but like okay she knew too she was like oh this is a hit y'all i will pick beware a south london lover i do love that you love a little i do i'm crying we need more halloween songs we do okay you know
01:37:40 --> 01:37:57 I like the sad, sad songs. I think joy is fire. It's a good way of balancing pop, jazz, gospel, and your sisters are on it, and they all can sing. No flops. No black holes in that group. If Lifeboat didn't exist, it would have been joy. But Lifeboat is the song that stays for me. Love that.
01:37:57 --> 01:38:23 Okay, so overall thoughts and a final rating for the album. I mean, I think it's a beautiful album. Like as an artist, like I can see this winning a ton of awards and all well deserved. The amount of work she put into it, you can tell she poured her soul into this album. And like I was saying earlier, the fact that you can really close your eyes and just actually keep your attention on it. Yeah.
01:38:23 --> 01:38:32 you know, and really visualize and get in her mind and really feel what she's feeling. I think that's all done beautifully. Again, the juxtaposition for that, though, is...
01:38:32 --> 01:39:00 you do need to be an active listener on it. This is not an album you can really listen to passively. And I think as what we've been saying, I'm tired after listening to it. Yeah. This is not an ADHD-friendly album. As someone who has ADHD, this is not an ADHD-friendly album. I listen to lo-fi. Like, you know? Right, right. It's like, it was, at times I was like,
01:39:03 --> 01:39:28 You know? But it was a gorgeous album. Yeah. You know, I saw one who listens to metal music. Like, legit. Oh, I forgot to say during the review, but the Where's My Husband metal version. She's got a metal version? No. Oh, someone made it. It's this metal band. It's so good. Oh, my God. God, bring that kind of white man back. Please. Anyway. Chris and I both went. Huh? You guys never seen the memes on? You guys.
01:39:29 --> 01:39:45 Remember who you are, white boy? You guys ever seen those memes? Remember who you are, white boy? Or white boy, white man? It's a joke. It's like the whole, you like DC sneakers. You skateboard. Ryan Sheckler was your life's influence. You love Tony Hawk. So yeah, the album.
01:39:47 --> 01:40:14 So I listened to a lot of metal music. This was like... I was like, oh, yes, textures. I'm getting... Easy listening. I mean, listen, the song was getting... Bing, bop, boom, boom. It had me in a full Nelson. You know what I'm saying? Like, it had me in... Sponsored by the Cornette. This album had me in a... Sponsored by the Cornette. But, you know, I did like it. And I think if you consider all the stuff that she's been through with 21st Century... Yeah. Right? And how...
01:40:14 --> 01:40:43 she was. Even if it's a calm anger, she was pissed, which she should have been. Absolutely. This one, she's a little bit happier, right? I feel like she's expended all of her energy in terms of where she was with that person, with people who didn't believe in her. And this is like, hey, stomp foot on the ground. I can't wait for the next project because at this point she's done everything at this work where I'm like, oh my God, it's crazy. I'm getting ahead of myself but the point is it's like, she's done.
01:40:43 --> 01:40:59 with whatever chapter she is in her life right now. And I'm happy for you. Girl, listen, don't worry about your husband, okay? You are meant for greatness and you're great. So I enjoyed this album for sure. I cannot wait to hear what she does next because at this point it's just like, you've done everything now.
01:40:59 --> 01:41:14 I love this album. I thought it was really great. Yeah. One of the things I thought was interesting, especially as we were going around talking about like what songs we liked and the numbers and stuff like that, where you are in your life is going to dictate what songs you like the best. Yeah. And this.
01:41:14 --> 01:41:34 like the songs i resonated with were i'm going through something like and that's the life that's why lifeboat is like my i was like yes i needed to hear that so for this album to do that like i would like to a year from now go back and listen to this and see what songs resonate at that point in my life this definitely has the ability to be one of those like
01:41:34 --> 01:41:59 check-in albums like you like go back and like see where i am in my life you can really actually kind of explain your life through which she does she's explaining her life through these albums so it's like it makes sense what these songs which makes sense why you why we can go back and be like girl i'm having a kind of south london kind of day you know like or south london kind of year yeah so i really enjoyed that even though it was so personal for her mm-hmm
01:42:00 --> 01:42:23 we all understood it oh yeah totally you know yeah um so yeah i really love this album i thought it was stellar she can do no wrong but oh i did want to say one one little baby note miss ray for those of us who have adhd oh she might have it too she might i don't know these which i love like that's why the janitor switch is great i love i love all that
01:42:25 --> 01:42:41 oh it's so funny because she's already talked about like editing them down like in the zane low one she was like yeah we had like a 13 minute merge and we had to cut it down to six she is the prince of our generation which i love that give it to me yeah will i turn it off after five minutes
01:42:41 --> 01:43:06 probably like i think i think that's why this turn this is a turn off for some people yeah like it is a laborious yeah it really is but it's one of those like if you if you do the work if you listen to it you will come out greater for it sure yeah you know so that's my only note is like these songs are a little long for me yeah okay that's valid okay so as a final rating out of 10 i give it a nine
01:43:06 --> 01:43:36 Ooh, you know what? Ooh, I can't remember what I rated 21 Century. Again, depending on where you are in life, it's right. Because when I listened to that, I was like, yeah. This one, I would give, ooh, maybe an 8.5. Because I can see the whole, like, this is a lot. But I can also see the brilliance in it. Yeah. And it is very heavy if you're not prepared for it. You're only expecting Where Is My Husband type music. Yes. You know what I'm saying?
01:43:36 --> 01:43:59 yeah i would say 8.75 8.88 8. we're almost close to nine yeah we're closer to nine than we are to eight but i can't say the nine yeah got it all right ray fans what do you all think of this music may contain hope let us know in the comments and tell us what other artists or albums you want us to review next huge shout out again to our cctv crew on patreon and if
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01:44:19 --> 01:44:37 Baby, where the hell's my husband? What is taking him so long? Come on. To find me, oh baby. Oh. I got you. I was gonna, I was gonna. Oh! Oh baby, here I am.