Fin

by 

Syd

AlbumFeb 03 / 201712 songs, 37m 11s
Alternative R&B
Popular Highly Rated

Syd, of The Internet and Odd Future fame, shows another side of her musical persona. *Fin* takes a carnal R&B turn with all the complex emotions it brings. Her demure voice gives strong vapors of Aaliyah and *Velvet Rope*-era Janet Jackson on “Drown In It,” “Body,” and “Know.” Syd gives herself a pep talk on “All About Me” and gets lit on “Dollar Bills” and “Nothin to Somethin.” And this being Syd, the tracks glisten with futuristic shine.

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8.1 / 10

Syd, the charismatic songwriter and performer at the center of R&B group the Internet, sounds more comfortable and focused than ever on her slinky, confident solo debut.

8 / 10

The Internet frontwoman's solo debut is intimate, seductive, honest, and effortlessly executed.

Delivered after the Internet's Grammy-nominated third full-length, Ego Death, and appearances on Kaytranada's 99.9% and Common's Black America Again, Fin is viewed by Syd Bennett as transitional.

8 / 10

If you haven't been clued into what Syd (real name Sydney Bennett) has been up to in the past few years, you've been sorely missing out. Syd...

8 / 10

Rising to prominence as one of the go-to producers and DJs for the Odd Future collective in the early 2010s, Sydney Bennett, AKA Syd Tha Kyd, was often

8 / 10

7.7 / 10

'Fin' by Syd, album review by Gregory Adams. The full-length comes out today, via Columbia Records. Syd, plays February 18th in Santa Ana, CA

With spellbinding complexity, the former Odd Future star inverts the genre’s norms in a debut that is sensual, soulful and astonishingly accomplished