“For much of 2015, repeated delays and a lack of solid information started to make Rihanna’s Anti feel like pop’s mythical creature. Now that we know it’s real, we can hear the singer’s eighth LP for what it is: a sprawling masterpiece of psychedelic soul that’s far more straightforward than its tangled rollout. The three full years since 2012’s Unapologetic – the longest break between releases in ”
“While the sentiments of Rihanna's eighth studio album are multiple, and sometimes contradictory, the overarching theme is one of agency: the unilateral power to choose, to define, to determine. This downtempo, deterministic slant is the most intriguing aspect of ANTI — her first LP since 2012 — as it stiff-arms conformity, dabbles in nihilism and fuels itself by way of mood-shifting empowerment. ”
“Anyone hoping that ANTI might be Rihanna’s opus, some grand declaration of intent, is likely to be underwhelmed. ANTI is a fun and conflicted pop record, at its most interesting when it’s at its smallest and most idiosyncratic. If the album has a narrative arc, it’s about disappointment: the ways in which the people you trust can still come up short in the end, and how lonesome that can feel.”
“Despite its lengthy gestation, Anti finds Rihanna mid-metamorphosis”
“So much talk has preceded Rihanna’s eighth album that it’s left, now it’s finally here, with a lot of walk to walk. Opener ‘Consideration’ delivers from the off, with Rihanna joined by young female R&B singer SZA as she outlines her worth as artist and business asset: “let me cover your shit in glitter, I can make it gold”. Pugnacious but playful, she sets out the new agenda: “Got to do things my ”
“Pop and R&B singing sensation Rihanna returns with ANTI.”
“A lot different to the rest of her work. ANTI almost stays away from the commercial sound and sticks to its own themes so well and has an almost distorted sound throughout. Top songs are ‘Work’ ft Drake ‘Woo’ ‘Needed Me’ ‘Same Ol’ Mistakes’ ‘Love On The Brain’ ‘Sex With Me’”
“Kiss it better being the best song on her entire career.”
“fav song: Love on the brain fav ft: Drake”
