Scoring a full two points higher solo than with his supergroup… less is more?
[Video]
[6.50]
Joshua Minsoo Kim: A reminder that Travis Scott’s sonic palette (hell, even his ad-libs) aren’t inherently bad.
[6]
Alfred Soto: For stretches of “No Idea” I question whether he sings at all — his plaintive moans and off-key squeaks don’t need words after all. The spacious production indebted to Travis Scott as much as Prince gives him plenty of room.
[6]
Juana Giaimo: I appreciate the melody changes in “No Idea,” but I wish the hook were stronger and not just a high pitched “let’s get naughtier.”
[6]
Kylo Nocom: His best asset is his goofy falsetto; ironically, the issue isn’t that he does too much, but that he doesn’t do enough with it.
[6]
Brad Shoup: A grimly funny narrative with a hell of a finish: dueling Ubers driving back and forth, her romantic feeling mirrored in his queasiness, then a little bitter dance before he unplugs the track and heads out. The woodwind trills in the back of the skull, like the perfect thing to say, just out of reach.
[8]
Iain Mew: Self destruction and other low notes are introduced tentatively. They’re not so much swept away as gradually rendered irrelevant in a fluting burble of happier possibility. It’s all low-key but it works.
[7]