![]() And – look! – there’s even a van in the cover image that these kids can take to go see Khalid at Coachella this week. Even the title suggests that the LP is aiming for the same niche as American Teen, Khalid’s debut album: the teenagers that enjoyed his early work have grown up to become daisy-chain-wearing festivalgoers. The only thing missing from the album is a Young Thug or 2 Chainz guest spot.įree Spirit is, in other words, an arrangement of songs that seems more marketing ploy than artistic expression. Surface-level allusions to hip-hop sounds and vocal delivery? Indeed (“Hundred,” “Self”). Acoustic guitar-strumming that aspiring YouTube stars can imitate in their own cover versions? Got it (“Don’t Pretend,” “Free Spirit,” “Saturday Nights”). Finger-snap percussion? Yep (“My Bad,” “Right Back,” “Twenty One”). One might make a list of the elements of contemporary, basic-bit popular music, and check them off while listening to Free Spirit. ![]() Unfortunately, that work includes his most recent LP, Free Spirit, which finds Robinson ditching R&B/soul influences in favor of clichéd, radio-friendly pop. ![]() It’s been almost three years since the release of “Location,” Khalid’s first single and sexy AF hookup tune, and it still overshadows the work Khalid (born Khalid Donnel Robinson) has put out since then. ![]()
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