Trip
| Jhene Aiko
Trip
Trip is the second studio album by American singer Jhen Aiko. It was released on September 22, 2017, by ARTium and Def Jam Recordings. It succeeds Aiko's debut album Souled Out (2014), which was released three years prior, and the collaborative album Twenty88 (2016), while releasing numerous non-album singles in between.- Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Some of Aiko’s most honest writing occurs here.
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Variety
Musically, the album is very much in line with the alt-R&B of the singer’s previous releases
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Hot New Hip Hop
However, this particular journey is more focused on healing.
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Hip Hop N More
Jhene is a master of mood
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Hip Hop DX
A moody yet breezy continuation of her established aesthetic that ultimately lacks growth of her musical capabilities.
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Artistic Manifesto
In all its conceptuality, with the songs blending into one dream, each track is a distinct hallucination on its own.
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Owl Radio
You are taken on a journey through the mind and the life of the soulful R&B singer.
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The Fresh Committee
Jhené’s voice is as pretty as she is, but pretty only goes so deep.
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NPR
A singer-songwriter whose confessional lyrics are delivered with feathery phrasing, strengthened by a firm grasp of how she wants to shape a song.
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Newsweek
Trip, cuts deep with its journey of loss and despair that eventually leads to love
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Ben's Beat
Trip is the well thought out concept album I’ve been waiting for this year.
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Press Play OK
she succumbed to the over-produced commercialised sounds that may have earned her public favour, if only at the cost of artistic credibility.
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Spectrum
I've seen more fail than succeed
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The Crimson
Although the length of “Trip” may cause it to lose some listeners, it is truly a masterpiece of an album.
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Distract
Continues her imaginative immersive music making
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The Signal
The best aspect of this album is her ability to so clearly walk listeners through every twist and turn of her trip.
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Sword and Sheild
Her songs continue to speak loudly and, in my opinion, explain the true meaning of living life in that we should appreciate even the smallest moments.
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Chicago Reader
Aiko condenses so much feeling into each song it’s easy to get stuck in a single moment
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The Orion
“Trip” proved exceptional in the shift from Aiko’s old style of music.
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The MVMT
Jhene Aiko poured her heart into this project, and it shows how transparent she loves to be in her music.
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20 Watts
However, it’s important to note that Trip is less of a fully fleshed-out concept
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Audible Hustle
A delicate yet powerful delivery
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Vibe
Jhene Surprises Fans With ‘Trip’ Album
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Otto Radio
We review Jhene Aiko's second studio LP Trip.
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Complete Music Update
It’s an ambitious project and an album that delivers ever more with repeat listens.
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The Cluster
Jhene Aiko has been captivating audiences with not only her voice but a mystique that makes her so mysterious and intriguing.
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Vulture
This is an album best consumed on a cloudy mind
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No Gossip LA
Well worth the listen, if nothing else to get away in one’s mind and explore a perspective that might heighten a sense of awareness.
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The Daily Campus
“Trip” is structured like an acid trip.
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Marquette Wire
Aiko stepped out of her boundaries and set herself free from typical R&B music.
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Weebly
The album is definitely an epic trip in more ways than one.
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96 Cubed
In regards to Trip nothing about this album is rushed.
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Everything's Fly
Trip, a plunge into a deep unknown with everything we love about Jhené’s music,
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Triple OT
Jhené Aiko Leads Listeners on a Trip
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The Hawkeye
Aiko makes a stunning return to the music industry
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Criterion Now
There’s a little something for everyone in such a unique piece of work.
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Panther Print
Twenty-two song album that will not disappoint.
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Charger Bull
Trip is a must-listen album for drives to the beach where you listen as the water crashes against the shoreline
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Pandora's Box
Trip works because it’s about all the places we go to escape from reality and ourselves
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RNBae
There’s never a bad time to take a trip, so why not take one with Jhene Aiko.
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Medium
One thing that I LOVE is an ethereal voice
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The Inquirer
Aiko is able to put together her most heartfelt, emotional, conceptual and ambitious body of work to date.
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Niagra Wire
For those interested in this album, please buckle up for a “Trip” you won’t want to end.
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Patreon
Still highly recommended, check it out!
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