PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO
Album • Jul 29 / 2014 • 12 songs, 45m 31s • 92%
Alternative R&B
Contemporary R&B
Popular
6.8
/ 10
Mississauga-born singer and producer Jahron Brathwaite's second album as PARTYNEXTDOOR matches the Drake affiliate's self-assured cockiness with an increased benevolent streak. It functions something like Toronto's answer to ratch&B, replacing the dirtbag charm (or ugliness, as some argue) of someone like Ty Dolla $ign with a more benign disposition.
Like his first release, PartyNextDoor Two is close to a one-man show with the lone guest appearance courtesy of Drake (on "Recognize," the only cut with a little oomph).