Rihanna’s return to music has been more anticipated than
ever before during her two year hiatus, and rightfully so. What do you expect,
when the Bajan hit-maker since 2009, for four consecutive years, has released a
new album for the worlds consumption. You can’t just suddenly stop and expect
everyone to be okay with it Rihanna. IT IS IT NOT OKAY. But at last! The world
can resume to normal activities as Rihanna has officially released the first
single “FourFiveSeconds” from her new album tentatively titled "R8".
The song which features Kanye West and his seemingly new
musical muse, Sir Paul McCartney, is probably not what fans were expecting to
hear. “FourFiveSeconds” is a dramatic departure from Rihanna and Kanye’s
previous collaborations, as it is an acoustic song with an instant chilled feel
to it. Admittedly, it is nice to hear Rihanna on something a little different, but
after being away for a while, her comeback single could’ve (should’ve) been a
bit better.
Rihannas voice sounds the best it ever has but even that doesn’t
save the song from being incredibly dull. In fact it’s only as soon as Kanye
West joins the song, it becomes apparent how cute it actually is. As together
the pair sings sorrowfully ‘all of my kindness, is taken for weakness’ over McCartney’s
acoustic guitar.
Was it worth the wait? No, but that’s maybe due to the fact
that it isn’t instantly catchy like all her other previous hits. It might be a
grower, only time will tell. But it’ll have do until we get a better offering.
Rating: 2/5
Listen below and let us know what you think!
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