{"id":8682,"date":"2023-04-03T15:30:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T15:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/?p=8682"},"modified":"2023-04-03T15:31:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T15:31:23","slug":"review-szas-recent-album-is-an-sos-signal-for-the-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/03\/review-szas-recent-album-is-an-sos-signal-for-the-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"Review:<\/em><\/strong> SZA\u2019s recent album is an SOS signal for the soul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The SOS album touches on themes of the self<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With hits like \u201cKill Bill\u201d reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100 or \u201cNobody Gets Me\u201d peaking at number 10, SZA\u2019s sophomore album \u201cSOS\u201d has captivated audiences with a chokehold on many R&B fans like me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this album SZA explores themes of self-doubt, insecurity and newfound freedom after a relationship.\u00a0The themes from this album are expressed in a catalog of 23 songs that range from Rap to Punk Rock or \u201990s Hip-Hop to Reggae.\u00a0SZA broke from the norms of today\u2019s music scene that are conformed to pop music to provide an experience unlike any other.Some songs from the album that I find myself playing more often than the rest have been \u201cF2F,\u201d \u201cLow\u201d and \u201cFar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cF2F\u201d provides a unique flare to \u201cSOS\u201d with being the only song on the album that explored the Punk Rock genre.\u00a0Listening to this song created a nostalgic feeling that took me back to simpler times when Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco and My Chemical Romance were all the craze.\u00a0This song is an expression of someone having lingering feelings after a breakup and that resentment towards them.\u00a0The complex layers of instruments in the song correlate with what could be complex feelings one would have over an ended relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As my second favorite song on the album, \u201cLow\u201d provides a trap-influenced chorus that gets you in the mood to dance.\u00a0This song provided me with an unexpected confidence through a heavy beat and a sensation of being in the club.\u00a0Its expressions of boundaries between a private romantic life and a public relationship say a lot about limits one must set with one\u2019s partner.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFar,\u201d the final song I decided to write about, is one of the least streamed songs on the album but it\u2019s also the song I feel the most connected to.\u00a0This song is about feeling alone and being taken advantage of.\u00a0SZA sings about what it feels like to be unrecognizable to yourself and the feeling of changing who you are for someone else.\u00a0The song begins with a conversation between SZA and Sadhguru, the leader of the Isha Foundation, talking about rejection.\u00a0When I heard Sadhguru tell SZA \u201cIf nobody wants you, you\u2019re free,\u201d I intuitively knew this song was going to be my favorite one.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, I am absolutely in love with \u201cSOS.\u201d With this album I expect SZA to win numerous awards for the upcoming award season.\u00a0She has proven herself to be a generational talent and someone with a wide range of skills in her pocket.\u00a0I highly recommend listening to her album because the experience she has created is like no other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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