It’s all the time sunny wherever Aminé is. The artistic multi-hyphenate is again in his music bag, returning with a fascinating and colourful fourth studio album – which additionally indicators his first solo studio album since 2021. Aptly entitled 13 Months of Sunshine and impressed by the musician’s time in Mexico Metropolis, the 16-track providing is a masterclass in creative versatility, a medley of musical influences and genres that comingle to create a sonic profile that sounds like summer time.
Reflecting on romances, travels and the entire shiny issues, 13 Months of Sunshine is, at first pay attention, an upbeat pay attention, immersing us within the nostalgia of summers previous.
Opening providing “New Flower!” (which additionally options Leon Thomas) sees Aminé take it again to the start, reminiscing on his come-up – “Advanced wasn’t actually paying me sh*t / Def Jam had me getting sandwiches / Received one for Huge Sean however a minimum of he tipped,” he spits on – teeing up for the wittily flirty “Feels So Good.”
Nevertheless, there are pockets of the album that discover the musician extra introspective within the reduce. “Historical past” with Waxhatchee is a extra indie-inspired observe, whereas “Doing The Greatest I Can” arrives as a uncooked solo supply.
Along with The Streets on “Arc De Triomphe,” different options on the album come from Monsune, Lido, Aster Aweke, 454 and Toro Y Moi.
1. New Flower! (ft. Leon Thomas)
2. Feels So Good
3. Sage Time (ft. Monsune)
4. I Assume It’s You
5. Cool About It (ft. Lido)
6. Historical past (ft. Waxahatchee)
7. Vacay (ft. Yâme)
8. Acquainted
9. Doing The Greatest I Can
10. Temptations
11. Be Simpler On Your self
12. Raspberry Kisses
13. 13MOS/My Peoples (ft. Aster Aweke)
14. Changer (ft. chlothegod)
15. Arc De Triomphe (ft. The Streets)
16. Pictures (ft. 454, Toro Y Moi)
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