The Fool

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AlbumJun 02 / 201511 songs, 41m 33s
Alt-Pop Synthpop
Popular

\"OctaHate” brought instant fame to Ryn Weaver—the track went viral and earned props by everyone from Paramore’s Hayley Williams to UK pop sophisticate Jessie Ware. Weaver’s debut full-length delivers on that song’s glittering promise. With help from Charli XCX, Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, and Passion Pit mastermind Michael Angelakos, *The Fool* is a collection of dynamic, self-assured pop. Detailed production makes \"Stay Low” and “Here is Home” pure headphone candy, while highlights like “Pierre” and “Sail On” transition from delicately crafted murmurs to maximalist anthems. Still, Weaver is the most captivating during album’s simplest moments, like the acoustic-guitar-backed elegance of “Traveling Song.”

4.9 / 10

Ryn Weaver's first single, "OctaHate", which she co-wrote with Charli XCX, has racked up millions of plays since she posted it to SoundCloud just over a year ago. Her debut album, The Fool, which was produced by Benny Blanco and Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos, doesn’t seem to know what to do with "OctaHate"’s momentum.

4.9 / 10

Ryn Weaver's first single, "OctaHate", which she co-wrote with Charli XCX, has racked up millions of plays since she posted it to SoundCloud just over a year ago. Her debut album, The Fool, which was produced by Benny Blanco and Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos, doesn’t seem to know what to do with "OctaHate"’s momentum.

7.9 / 10

Very rarely do artists find themselves in as favorable a position as Ryn Weaver has for her debut full-length. But by no…

7.9 / 10

Very rarely do artists find themselves in as favorable a position as Ryn Weaver has for her debut full-length. But by no…

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

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

5.0 / 10

Last June, out of nowhere, Los Angeles-based pop-singer nobody Ryn Weaver released a song called "OctaHate" and overnight became a somebody.

5.0 / 10

Last June, out of nowhere, Los Angeles-based pop-singer nobody Ryn Weaver released a song called "OctaHate" and overnight became a somebody.

7 / 10

7 / 10

From folktronics to EDM by way of Lana Del Rey-like hip-hop, this wide ranging album is beguiling and hints at future potentialryn weaver

From folktronics to EDM by way of Lana Del Rey-like hip-hop, this wide ranging album is beguiling and hints at future potentialryn weaver