RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé

Published August 7, 2022

Album info

Title RENAISSANCE
Artist Beyoncé
Year 2022
Genre Pop

Tracklist

I’M THAT GIRL
COZY
ALIEN SUPERSTAR
CUFF IT
ENERGY
BREAK MY SOUL
CHURCH GIRL
PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA
VIRGO’S GROOVE
MOVE
HEATED
THIQUE
ALL UP IN YOUR MIND
AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM

Thoughts

You know, I love early Beyoncé but there’s a moment where her music goes off the boil for me (haven’t quite pinpointed it yet but it’s there) and ever since I just haven’t been interested. The reviews and the hype over this album were so great though, it was impossible to ignore.

I quite liked Break My Soul, but the rest of it I really could take or leave. It wasn’t bad but it felt all quite self-indulgent and not really the kind of dance music I like.

Also, I feel like it reflects quite badly on Queen Bey that she had the exact same re-record requirement as Lizzo only a few weeks later. So either she (and those around her) pays little attention to what’s going on in the music world or thinks it doesn’t apply. Awkward.

Rating: 3 / 5