To me it was love at first listen.
Imo one of his most RnB songs. Massari, Belly, and RnB's greats used to make this kind of songs in early to mid 2000s.
These kind of songs with uneasy, or badass, or sad vibe instrumental, and with smooth vocals.

A love letter/tribute to the songs of a previous era when mainstream caressed RnB and many musicians aimed to make a good track of this sound/kind.

It's as if Abel got tired of hearing fans "he's washed out, juno etc every year give him RnB awards but he USED TO make RnB songs, not anymore, now it's all mainstream pop, music with no longetivity, blah blah blah"

(And while some of the above is/was true) it's as if Abel said, "okay b****es, u want RnB? I'll show u RnB, I'll make a deep cut, a song that maybe won't sell well in the mainstream, but I'll make it as if I was active in 2003. Lemme call my G DaHeala real quick and cook this b****"

Thats not what he said lmfao

🤓

Hohohoho

He literally said he cant do it like him and he respects the route he take,and that he sometimes puts a different energy in the vocals(like in False Alarm)

Idk why but quincy would be a cool Santa voice

To me it's one of his best album closers

Tears In The Rain is perfect, Valerie is just stunning, Until I Bleed Out is sick and twisted and emotional…all his closers are strong, I wonder how this’ll stand the test of time

only Angel is weak imo

Yeah idk why I said that, honestly it’s his worst song

it's the definition of mid

less than zero literally sounds like the DAWN

but it didn't really flop tbh. its stable in streams rn and radio is still growing. its on track to make the year-end

Gasoline, Sacrifice and Best Friends are the type of sounds I immediately realized I wanted Dawn FM to sound like on the first listen lol

lets put it this way — they wouldve been better served putting this out instead and calling it a day rave.dj/o-MSmHNcCko7kw

Jesus lmao

Damn lol

Less Than Zero - you’re about to die, you’re thinking back on everything that’s happened in your lifetime and accepting the fact you were a faulty individual and you’re probably not going to make it to heaven

Phantom Regret - Jim straight up tells you you’re not going to heaven

Probably my favorite album closers of him ever

Just listened to it on the last few minutes of this weekend. I was a little distracted I think this warrants another listen. Loved the sounds and vibes, didn't focus much on the lyrics. I love the aesthetics, Jim Carrey is one of my favorite actors ever. I viewed this album like the bad ending to Eternal Sunshine

You can kick me
Kick me to the curb
It's okay, baby
I promise that I felt worse
Back then, I was starry eyed
And now I'm so cynical
Baby, break me
Kick me to the curb

this comment hit me hard