I'm all for this kind of '90s/'00s R&B ballads coming back into vogue, but albums like this aren't going to help the cause. There's nothing here that is going to get anyone excited, none of the hooks are that catchy, there aren't creative moments and the instrumentation is nothing great. It's consistently decent but there aren't any songs to save for later and all their other projects before this have higher high moments.
Best Tracks: Forget, Going On
When Scott Crow isn't trying to sing, this is good, and fans of Televangel's production style will get something out of it, but God, I don't get how he has gone beyond singing in the shower.
Best Tracks: Lightbringer, Radiation, I'm Still Here
I've spun this about five times, which I guess is evidence for it being easy to get through, but there's nothing noteworthy or memorable for having listened to it over and over. Marques raps a little and on songs like 'Tbwye' he sounds like Drake. Nothing bad. Nothing great.
Best Tracks: The Best Worst Year Ever, Last Drop, Captain U, Sweet Rain
'No More' aside, that is great, this is an average R&B album that just comes and goes. 'The World to Me' is probably the next best. There are countless better R&B projects from the late 90's early '00s.
Best Tracks: No More
Many contemporary R&B artists tend to shift towards a more soulful sound as they age, and Tyrese has followed a similar path here. While it's all decent, nothing about it really stands out to me. It might not be fair to call it boring, but it comes close at times and there's nothing I will be going back to.
Best Tracks: Wildflower, Rescue, Unbelievable