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A low-key delight.
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Monica’s highly anticipated sixth album is rich with songs about self-validation, love lost and subsequent recovery, and doesn’t let up on that thematic gas pedal until the last tune.
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While the album is fluid lyrically and musically, it's missing one thing: Monica's spunk and sass.
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Some fans will be irritated that it took Monica three-and-a-half years to follow up a ten-song album with a set of equally brief length, but Still Standing benefits from quality control and a handful of particularly strong ballads.
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There’s a wealth of talent involved, no doubt, but Monica is capable of a more consistently satisfying effort.
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It's pop at its most unembellished and bland, which is especially disappointing for an album that enlists big-league producers like Jermaine Dupri and Missy Elliott.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 14
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Mixed: 3 out of 14
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Negative: 2 out of 14
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Jul 25, 2021