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Wasteland begins with R&B margin walkers Brent Faiyaz and Jorja Smith informally discussing the etymology of "toxic," and with Faiyaz essentially positing that "honest" is a more accurate description of his songs. A cyclical musical backdrop and warped treatment of the subjects' voices puts a surreal twist on the discourse. Faiyaz further blurs the line between reality and escapism by filling almost a quarter of his hour-long second album with this chatter, skits consisting of fraught interactions with a lover, and an additional interlude that escalate and culminate in the penultimate track, in which a possible suicide and high-speed car crash transpire. While Wasteland plays out like a melodrama that undercuts Faiyaz' reasoning for not writing traditional loverman R&B -- "shit that's romantic, or sweet," as he puts it -- the high quality of its majority shows that the singer/songwriter is at a new creative peak. Whether these songs are unfiltered "real" creations or the result of Faiyaz growing into a persona, they're penetrating all the same, and some of the most artful R&B songs of their time. On first pass, sleeper hit "Dead Man Walking" (released almost two years before the album) starts like light interlude material but uncoils as a stamping, swirling reflection on submitting to temptation -- with Faiyaz somehow projecting an air of triumph. In terms of situation, rhythm, and personality, the self-produced "All Mine," his eeriest and freakiest song yet, meets three definitions of creep. Even more creative is "Jackie Brown," a candied and elegantly smudged ballad in which Faiyaz duets with a feminized version of himself (hardly a first, but it's astonishingly discreet). The featured-artist power moves, such as a highly energized Drake appearance that clashes in velocity and aggression, ironically, are immaterial.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Jordan Ware, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jorja Smith, ComposerLyricist - Brent Faiyaz, MainArtist - Christoper Wood, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan "Freeze" Wells, ComposerLyricist
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Dion Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Wood, ComposerLyricist - Raphael Saadiq, Producer, ComposerLyricist - No I.D., Producer - Fabbien Nahounou, ComposerLyricist - Eliot Dubock, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Ware, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brent Faiyaz, Producer, MainArtist - Paperboy Fabe, Producer - Terius Gesteelde - Diamant, ComposerLyricist
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Christopher Wood, ComposerLyricist - Tyler The Creator, FeaturedArtist - Steve Lacy, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Okonma, ComposerLyricist - Dacoury Natche, ComposerLyricist - Brent Faiyaz, MainArtist - Dahi, Producer, MainArtist
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Christopher Wood, ComposerLyricist - Beat Butcha, Producer - Eliot Dubock, ComposerLyricist - Brent Faiyaz, MainArtist - Mikeblud, Producer, ComposerLyricist
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Christopher Wood, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Ware, Producer - Brent Faiyaz, MainArtist - Mikeblud, Producer - Jonathan "Freeze" Wells, Producer, ComposerLyricist
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Christopher Wood, ComposerLyricist - Brent Faiyaz, Producer, MainArtist
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Brent Faiyaz, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nascent, Producer - Sam Wish, Producer - Lil Rece, Producer - L3GION, Producer
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Alicia Keys, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Wood, ComposerLyricist - Raphael Saadiq, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Ware, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brent Faiyaz, MainArtist - Terius Gesteelde - Diamant, ComposerLyricist
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Chad Hugo, ComposerLyricist - The Neptunes, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Christopher Wood, ComposerLyricist - Pharrell Williams, ComposerLyricist - Drake, FeaturedArtist - Aubrey Graham, ComposerLyricist - Brent Faiyaz, MainArtist
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Christopher Wood, ComposerLyricist - Jacob Dutton, ComposerLyricist - Jake One, Producer - Brent Faiyaz, MainArtist - Nascent, Producer - Coop the Truth, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Ruelas, ComposerLyricist - Terius Gesteelde - Diamant, ComposerLyricist
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Christopher Wood, ComposerLyricist - Brent Faiyaz, MainArtist - Prep Bijan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - JOONY, FeaturedArtist - Jonathan Negero, ComposerLyricist - OG Che' the Sensei, Producer, ComposerLyricist
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Christopher, ComposerLyricist - Brent Faiyaz, MainArtist - Jonathan "Freeze" Wells, Producer, ComposerLyricist
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Christopher Wood, ComposerLyricist - Dpat, Producer - Jordan Ware, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jimi Cravity, ComposerLyricist - Brent Faiyaz, Producer, MainArtist - David Patino, ComposerLyricist - Lil Rece, Producer - Sharif Jenkins, ComposerLyricist
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Christopher Wood, ComposerLyricist - Eliot Dubock, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Ware, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brent Faiyaz, Producer, MainArtist - Trey Miller, ComposerLyricist - Tre' Amani, MainArtist
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Dion Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Wood, ComposerLyricist - No I.D., Producer - Fabbien Nahounou, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Ware, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brent Faiyaz, Producer, MainArtist - Paperboy Fabe, Producer - Malcolm Mays, ComposerLyricist
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Stephen Garrett, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Wood, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Ware, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brent Faiyaz, Producer, MainArtist - Jason Avalos, ComposerLyricist - L3GION, Producer
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Christopher Wood, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Munoz, ComposerLyricist - Fabbien Nahounou, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Ware, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brent Faiyaz, Producer, MainArtist - Jason Avalos, ComposerLyricist - Loshendrix, Producer - Paperboy Fabe, Producer - L3GION, Producer - Terius Gesteelde - Diamant, ComposerLyricist
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Christopher Wood, ComposerLyricist - Brent Faiyaz, MainArtist - Jonathan "Freeze" Wells, Producer, ComposerLyricist
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Christopher Wood, ComposerLyricist - Raphael Saadiq, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Ware, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brent Faiyaz, MainArtist
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
Album review
Wasteland begins with R&B margin walkers Brent Faiyaz and Jorja Smith informally discussing the etymology of "toxic," and with Faiyaz essentially positing that "honest" is a more accurate description of his songs. A cyclical musical backdrop and warped treatment of the subjects' voices puts a surreal twist on the discourse. Faiyaz further blurs the line between reality and escapism by filling almost a quarter of his hour-long second album with this chatter, skits consisting of fraught interactions with a lover, and an additional interlude that escalate and culminate in the penultimate track, in which a possible suicide and high-speed car crash transpire. While Wasteland plays out like a melodrama that undercuts Faiyaz' reasoning for not writing traditional loverman R&B -- "shit that's romantic, or sweet," as he puts it -- the high quality of its majority shows that the singer/songwriter is at a new creative peak. Whether these songs are unfiltered "real" creations or the result of Faiyaz growing into a persona, they're penetrating all the same, and some of the most artful R&B songs of their time. On first pass, sleeper hit "Dead Man Walking" (released almost two years before the album) starts like light interlude material but uncoils as a stamping, swirling reflection on submitting to temptation -- with Faiyaz somehow projecting an air of triumph. In terms of situation, rhythm, and personality, the self-produced "All Mine," his eeriest and freakiest song yet, meets three definitions of creep. Even more creative is "Jackie Brown," a candied and elegantly smudged ballad in which Faiyaz duets with a feminized version of himself (hardly a first, but it's astonishingly discreet). The featured-artist power moves, such as a highly energized Drake appearance that clashes in velocity and aggression, ironically, are immaterial.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:05
- Main artists: Brent Faiyaz
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice - Stem
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem 2022 Lost Kids LLC., Marketed by Venice / Stem
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