“Danielle Balbuena’s sweeping masterpiece cements her place as one of the most fearless and innovative artists of her generation. This towering statement stands alongside classics like Bon Iver’s 22, A Million, Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and Pink Floyd’s The Wall. Those who dismiss it as overblown miss the point entirely. Shake’s baroque excess isn’t indulgent; it’s an immersiv”
“The New Jersey multihyphenate looks to level up with a boldly experimental album marked by arena-rock grandiosity and sudden switch-ups.”
“weathering emotional anxieties to rediscover herself”
“Listeners in the UK will probably recall 070 Shake’s woozy contribution to Raye’s Escapism (2022), a viral ode to numbing pain. Formerly a rapper turned vocalist who prospered under the wing of Kanye West, the US artist born Danielle Balbuena has become more high-profile and genre-agnostic over the course of her own two intriguing albums, branching out into downbeat, Auto-Tuned R&B. Her undercarri”
