The Flight Has Begun
4
By Hello I’m Garrett
Mike Posner's debut album is different from his mixtapes in that he experiments with other styles instead of just the hip hop inspired R&B he begun with. Lyrically, he still is about the same material stuff he was about on his mixtapes, though he gets a little intro-perspective on some tracks. Overall, his music sounds better, but his singing style is still cringeworthy at times, and this kind of ruins some moments that had potential to be really nice, so because of that my rating would be closer to 3.5 stars. My favorites from this effort are "Please Don't Go", "Do U Wanna?" (again, a nice sound but not the best vocals), "Save Your Goodbye" (a song that's actually about his depression and not a lover) and "XO" (a limited bonus track in other territories).