Ariana Grande - Sweetener (Limited Import) (2 LP)

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SKU: DH3QKY-W0J1-00
UPC: 602577005954

Ariana Grande never explicitly mentions the bombing at her Manchester Arena concert on Sweetener, the first album she's recorded since that May 2017 tragedy, yet its presence is evident throughout the record. It's there on the opening song, an interpolation of the old Four Seasons song "An Angel Cried," its title suggesting sadness. It's there in the hopeful closer "Get Well Soon," whose gospel turns of phrase play like a benediction. It's there in the percolating "The Light Is Coming," which dismisses darkness. Most of all, it's there in the maturity and focus Grande displays on Sweetener, an album that broadens and deepens the R&B inclinations of 2016's Dangerous Woman. Grande may still find some space for silliness -- witness "Pete Davidson," a minute-long ode to her fianc? which winds up with her repeating "happy" as if it were a mantra -- but Sweetener never seems frivolous. The love songs carry weight, there's gravity in the effervescent re-creations of disco; the sparkling EDM surfaces of "Good Night N Go" coalesce into a sweet romanticism, and the big club beats seem elastic, not rigid. Similarly, Grande never pushes these songs too hard. Instead of favoring vocal pyrotechnics, she demonstrates restraint, which isn't merely an indication of stylistic maturation but how her songs resonate without such tricks. Such concentration doesn't simply result in a stronger set of songs, but an album that coheres in a way other Ariana Grande albums don't, which means Sweetener is something of a double triumph: she's come through a tough time stronger and better than before. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Format: Vinyl
Genre: Pop

Tracklist

A1	Raindrops (An Angel Cried)
A2	Blazed
A3	The Light Is Coming
A4	R.E.M
B1	God Is A Woman
B2	Sweetener
B3	Successful
C1	Everytime
C2	Breathin
C3	No Tears Left To Cry
C4	Borderline
D1	Better Off
D2	Goodnight N Go
D3	Pete Davidson
D4	Get Well Soon

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Product Tags: Import, JMC, Out-of-stock, Pop, Vinyl

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