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Apr 22, 2014Z is a mood piece, 10 homogenous tracks that breeze by and flow on a winning combination of sweet vocals, sweeter hooks, and the sweetest of melodies and instrumentals.
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Apr 22, 2014Z is a quality beginning for a beguiling new artist with a fresh futurist sound.
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Apr 22, 2014Tthe album's reach is as powerful as its depth.
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Apr 22, 2014The record offers moments, candid and clear, of Rowe before the fame that'll surely head her way. It’s an opportunity to see what this artist is all about today.
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Apr 22, 2014Z is billed as an EP, but that undersells the completion and cohesion of these 10 songs. Her voice may be gentle, the songs just left-of-center, but SZA’s lyrics demand attention.
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Apr 22, 2014Z is strongest when SZA avoids usual Pop tropes. Too many songs are about being left brokenhearted, and don’t add much to what’s already been done.
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Apr 24, 2014The main downfall of Z is a lack of strong lyricism. In the rare moments that the murk clears or the light becomes too bright, what lies behind is less graceful than what it seemed.
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Apr 22, 2014What ultimately makes it stick, from the beaming hooks to the gossamer production, is the execution, how all the scattered pieces eventually jell until the puzzle is complete.
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Apr 22, 2014Z is promising but it seems that SZA's identity isn't truly clear as there are too many different styles competing to be heard.
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Apr 29, 2014Rowe seems even more like an instrument rather than a lead voice, but it's all comforting, if not revealing, made more for background or late-night listening than complete emotional immersion.
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Apr 24, 2014SZA remains a captivating, interesting singer, but the focused singularity that made S such a rewarding listen is largely absent here.
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Apr 22, 2014SZA’s lyrics are impressionistic, and her melodies arrive in fits and spurts.
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Apr 22, 2014SZA isn't lost when sharing a song with big names, but she doesn't seem interested in pulling them entirely into her own world either.
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Apr 22, 2014Z's biggest problem is that, despite choosing a sound that is soft and somnolent, SZA is too often overpowered by the music.
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Jul 30, 2014Apart from a few highlights, SZA’s latest work suffers from uninspired production, forgettable songwriting, and unfitting tacked on features.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 43 out of 48
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Mixed: 4 out of 48
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Negative: 1 out of 48
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Mar 18, 2018SZA traz um ótimo EP para nós,com boas músicas e todo o sentimento da cantora.Obrigado SZA.
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Aug 3, 2023A true work of art, Sza served a lot on this EP! The best EP of his career.
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