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The killing of her friend Harry Uzoka—stabbed to death in 2018—hung as an unsettling shroud over that album. Hip Hop Golden Age staff compared the release with Simz's previous two studio albums, saying the " neo soul direction" of No Thank You lands somewhere between the "short and punchy" energy of Grey Area, and the "sprawling and grandiose" nature of Sometimes I Might Be Introvert.

Track four, "No Merci", has "whirring synths" and was described as "a brash and inventive track with vintage samples fluttering behind a beat designed to make you move". Chances are you've already heard it, but if not, we can confirm that it's a genuinely brilliant set that more than lives up to the dizzy heights of its Mercury Prize-winning predecessor, 2021's Sometimes I Might Be Introvert. These musical touches were compared to works from David Axelrod and Charles Stepney, though "without ever seeming like straightforward homage. When the time came, she lasered in and made a bold, thematic album with a clear arc—a shoo-in for the coveted Mercury Prize, which she picked up in October.Sometimes the production’s soft edges can belie the bite of the words, but overall it’s a pairing that brims with possibility. Simz also saw setbacks in 2022, including a cancelled US tour, citing financial restrictions as an independent artist.

Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. She smiled and said “Thank you” when she was handed the prize for Best New Artist at February’s BRIT Awards, despite being 12 years and four studio albums into a well-documented career. The album also received industry accolades throughout 2022, including a nomination for the Brit Award for British Album of the Year, [6] a Libera Award for Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record, [7] a Mercury Prize, [8] and Best Album at the MOBO Awards.She has a lot of important stuff to say, and the world would benefit from taking the time to listen to her. Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Timothy Monger compared the album favourably to its predecessor; "Released barely a year after her Mercury Prize-winner, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, No Thank You is another tightly focused effort that plays out on a slightly smaller scale but with equally satisfying results.

Often, NO THANK YOU sounds like a SAULT record fronted by Simz—see the gospel swells on “Broken,” or the slick, cool-as-fuck, plucked-bass bop of “Gorilla”—not only because of the palette of satin strings and funky drums, but because of the charming confidence and faith in collaboration that seep through, as they do on all of SAULT’s transformative records. Here, Harry is the opener’s titular angel “listening from heaven on repeat” as Simz discovers clarity, along with the power of saying “no. No Thank You received widespread critical acclaim from music critics, who complimented Inflo's smooth production and Simz's lyrical depth. Freshly reissued on vinyl for 2023 by Forever Living Originals, NO THANK YOU provides plenty of paths forward for this distinct voice. Another standout for me has to be “Heart on Fire”, you can feel the atmosphere building like a rising in your chest, it’s evident that this soulful music comes from the heart.We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. On the "beautifully warped soft soul" of track nine, "Who Even Cares", Simz sings about on focusing her eyes towards the future with a subtle auto-tuned vocal.

Less than a week after winning her MOBO Award in December 2022, Simz announced her new album No Thank You on 6 December 2022 via social media, and the album was made available to pre-save digitally. Recorded with her regular collaborator Inflo, this is Simz at her most free, daring and spontaneous. If 2021’s “Sometimes I Might Be Introvert” catapulted Simz into the big leagues, crashing into the top 5 of the albums charts, collecting Mercury Music Prize, Mobo, Ivor Novello and Brit Award wins and earning her the biggest live audiences yet in the UK and Europe yet, “NO THANK YOU” is yet another delicious left field turn for 29-year old Simbiatu Ajikawo. David Smyth of Evening Standard said Little Simz and Inflo are "still innovating at a skyscraping level".we hear the struggles that came with killing her ego, navigating a male-dominated rap industry, and how her love affiliations have been difficult to manage while staying embedded in her faith. In a review for BrooklynVegan, Andrew Sacher summarised the album: "No Thank You has gorgeous production, samples, and backing vocals, but for the most part, Simz doesn't dress her messages up in anything fancy. Cleo Sol is a featured vocalist on the album, adding a " soulful energy" to contrast Simz's "assertive" rapping. Although it came out digitally at the end of last year, the physical release was this year - and that’s what we’re here to celebrate as we couldn’t let her 4th full-length offering go without proper acknowledgement.

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