Sos

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The cover is a reference to a 1997 photo of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a similar pose aboard a yacht during a trip in Portofino, Italy, surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea. Ctrl was the soundtrack for many people in their twenties, highlighting the growing pains of young adulthood.

Four months prior, Punch, CEO of SZA's record label Top Dawg Entertainment, teased that he had begun overseeing ideas for the project. The album was preceded by three singles—" Good Days", " I Hate U", and " Shirt", followed by " Nobody Gets Me", " Kill Bill", and " Snooze" after the album's release. We already know SZA’s dedication to her work is indefatigable—amid public woes with her longtime record label TDE and her major-label partner RCA, she wrote hundreds of songs for what became SOS, so culling it to just 23 is, in context, an exercise in restraint. Of the several artists she contacted for the album, only three people sent their verses: Don Toliver, Phoebe Bridgers, and Travis Scott. On December 3, 2022, she appeared on Saturday Night Live and announced it would be released on December 9.At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the album received a score of 90 out of 100, based on 20 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Alleging that the label was the reason for the postponement, she affirmed one fan's suspicion that she had been having hostile interactions with Top Dawg, and when someone showed her a post from Punch saying that the album would be released soon, SZA replied with "this is all he says to me as well. During an album celebration event at Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City, SZA confirmed the deluxe edition, titled Lana, was slated for release sometime in 2023. She weaves in and out of pockets effortlessly, issuing barbs that land with tense, automatic-stop precision.

SOS was named Album of the Year at the 2023 BET Awards, tying with Beyoncé's Renaissance; it also received an Album of the Year nomination at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising.Petridis found that the songs "shine harder individually than taken in toto, where the sheer profusion causes them to merge into one, blended by a mood of stoned melancholy", with a final product of a "unwieldy" album, where SZA sounds as "a fabulous vocalist, powerful but unshowy, capable of shifting seamlessly into melodic rap". Pitchfork may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Comprised of various labels we know and love at Rough Trade (Bella Union, ATO, Speedy Wunderground, Phantasy, Heavenly, Mute and more) PIAS [Recordings] filter through some of the most diverse artistry to our racks, which we greatly enjoy digging into. Title and artwork [ edit ] The album artwork was inspired by a paparazzi photo of Diana, Princess of Wales. Compared to his work on Ctrl, for which he helped produce four songs, his approach to SOS was less defined and more experimental.