Pros:
Combination of funk and soul is perhaps more vibrant and fully-formed than ever before, frequently settling into some masterful grooves topped by endlessly iconic lead vocals
Instrumentation is consistently bright and joyful, indulging in playful brass inclusions, excellent bass lines, free-flowing percussion, stylised guitars and more and tying them all together beautifully
Lyrical content is mostly well-suited and adds to the calming, reflective mood, bouncing between notes of extreme optimism and some touching moments of social commentary
Cons:
Needlessly bloated and overextended, including a number of largely redundant tracks and pushing many cuts to be twice as long as they need to be
Production can be a little thinner and less inviting than one might hope
Best: Sir Duke
Worst: Village Ghetto Land
8/10 I've run out of 'wonder' puns
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