Sequan Wilson's Album Reviews
VERY rarely am I an individual of diminutively passive words. But that’s about as much as this record has inspired out of me. Not a BAD record, per se; the album’s glossy quirks compliment the edge of the mid-late ‘00’s understandable need for boisterous overproduction to withstand the desolate market of passionately obtuse radio-play.
But unfortunately, Colby O’s debut greatly suffers as a result of this adaptation. It doesn’t even scratch the surface of what his above-average vocals and visual appeal would suggest. This man’s bashfully PlayBoy-adjacent persona is capable of achieving FAR beyond the glory of a conveniently placed Top 20 single. And I wish this record was more indicative of the potential that bled within the few tracks that sleekly delivered well past the stylishly transient fluff that conclusively bloated most of the experience. Colby O’Donis doesn’t deserve to be a mitigated casualty among the evaporating nu-R&B pop that encompassed the garish declarations of the penultimate noughties. But the album’s commitment to flagrant currency and ostentatious accessibility tarnished the inauguration of a very talented muse.
3/5 stars.
But unfortunately, Colby O’s debut greatly suffers as a result of this adaptation. It doesn’t even scratch the surface of what his above-average vocals and visual appeal would suggest. This man’s bashfully PlayBoy-adjacent persona is capable of achieving FAR beyond the glory of a conveniently placed Top 20 single. And I wish this record was more indicative of the potential that bled within the few tracks that sleekly delivered well past the stylishly transient fluff that conclusively bloated most of the experience. Colby O’Donis doesn’t deserve to be a mitigated casualty among the evaporating nu-R&B pop that encompassed the garish declarations of the penultimate noughties. But the album’s commitment to flagrant currency and ostentatious accessibility tarnished the inauguration of a very talented muse.
3/5 stars.
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