Woman

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AlbumJan 01 / 201310 songs, 35m 55s
Sophisti-Pop Smooth Soul Alternative R&B
Popular Highly Rated

Rhye\'s music is so Sade-like and heavy with musical instruments that it might seem odd to label it electronic. Yet it shares the chillwave DNA of The xx, Inc., and even Toro y Moi. *Woman* is an appropriately earthly title for this silky-smooth debut, perfect for a laidback late-night lounge set. “The Fall” layers murmuring piano phrases with a woozy, danceable mélange of brass and synthetic strings. Meanwhile, violins and cascading harps introduce the finger-snapping swing of \"Open.\" Michael Milosh\'s falsetto vocals are androgynous and pitch-perfect.

8.5 / 10

Rhye is the project of singer/producer Mike Milosh and producer Robin Hannibal. Together, they make ethereal R&B focusing on world-tilting romantic experience, with gorgeous minimal production that leaves little space between the listener and the songs.

6 / 10

7 / 10

The duo's debut album is replete with soulful harmonies and low-key grooves that caress like sheets of silk against smooth skin.

Check out our album review of Artist's Woman on Rolling Stone.com.

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The collaboration grew into another duo, named Rhye, which released two singles on Innovative Leisure in 2012.

8 / 10

You would be forgiven if Rhye's Woman immediately brings to mind Quadron's self-titled 2009 album, with both sharing similar usage of ethereal synth pads, sparse percussion and a smooth soprano voice.

Woman exudes all the mystery and sex appeal that’s surrounded Rhye’s ambiguous Internet presence.

7 / 10

Songs to lose yourself in: a paradise of loveliness created using saxophones, clicking beats and languid basslines, writes <strong>Dave Simpson</strong>

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Album Reviews: Rhye - Woman

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Woman, Polydor ***