Rag’n’Bone Man – Human
Released February 10th, 2017
Rag’n’Bone Man aka, Rory Graham, might be the BRITs Critics’ Choice Award 2017 winner, but the resulting hype seems to have had a detrimental effect on his music. His ‘debut’ album, Human, is bland and formulaic in comparison to the music we’ve come to expect from previous singles by Rag’n’Bone Man. Many of the formulaic songs sound indistinguishable. (Notably similar are “Be The Man” and “Grace”). The odd samples, ambient noises, bluesy jazz sections and overall freshness of his previous years have been left behind in favor of a more conventional pop sound. Human may have been preordained as a hit, but it feels like a disappointing artistic step backwards.
2.5 of 5 stars
