ClimaxUSHER · 2012

pitchfork

“The surprise collaboration between Usher Raymond and Diplo on "Climax"-- a new single for Usher's upcoming album-- is a doubly satisfying departure from their respective strains of club-ready fare. It's an exercise in the power of restraint, as Usher sings the woes of a romance stuck in limbo, alternating whispery falsettos and earnestly pained howls: "We've reached the climax/ We're together/ Now”