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By evancoolofficial
iTunes, delete all of these biased 1 sentence reviews please. They’ve obviously never listened to Blinded By Your Grace Pt 2.
EDIT [12/21/19] I think it’s been a week, so I’ll give an honest review.
Well boys, the king of #Merky Nation is back. Stormzy follows up his mixed-bag debut [Gang Signs & Prayer] with a more personal and banging type of album that we know as Heavy is the Head. I originally went into this thing expecting less shallow pop songs that were present on his previous album, as it just felt minimal. [I’m talking about songs like 21 Gun Salute & Blinded By Your Grace PART 1 that was on GS&P.] Luckily on Heavy is the Head, Stormzy provides us with more bangers, while simultaneously making the pop a bit more satisfying.
On Heavy is the Head, he tries to make his sound a bit mainstream, but somehow manages to do a good job at it. Stormzy actually had the good idea to have the best instrumentals for himself. The flows are fascinating on some tracks like Wiley Flow, Audacity & Rachael’s Little Brother, but can sometimes be a bit boring on stuff like Big Michael & Bronze. Otherwise, it’s all good. Headie One, H.E.R., YEBBA & Aitch actually surprised me on their features and put a smile as my face, as they surprisingly had good chemistry with Stormzy. (Ed Sheeran’s performance actually wasn’t that bad too.) Stormzy gets more personal on the song Lessons, where he details the breakup of his ex-girlfriend in his best lyrical performance.
The only tracks I would consider filler on this album are Rainfall & Bronze, mainly because the former is very repetitive, and the latter feels like uncomfortable déjà vu with its creepy “Return of the Rucksack” type voice and the chorus, as well as it’s lifeless instrumental. Other than that, nothing else is negative.
Truth be told that some of the singles had me worried about what I was about to go into, but overall, Heavy is the Head was better than I expected. Now if you excuse me, I’ll wait 6 months for the signed vinyl to drop on his webstore. Thanks Stormzy for blessing us again.
BEST TRACKS: Rachael’s Little Brother, Don’t Forget to Breathe [Interlude], One Second, Wiley Flow
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS WORTH MENTIONING: Audacity, Crown, Pop Boy, Own It, Lessons, Vossi Bop
MEH: Big Michael, Handsome, Do Better, Bronze, Superheroes
UHHH: Rainfall
WORST TRACKS: N/A
