New Music: Rihanna – “ANTI”

After three-years of production, pop singer Rihanna recently dropped her eighth studio album “ANTI”.

The album arrived tentatively and was followed by a lot of hype and excitement from her fans.

There were many teasers involving the album release on social media leading up to it’s debut in January.

“ANTI” is a provocative dance oriented album that is different from any of her previously released albums.

Her mesmerizing voice absorbs all the energy of the music and it is as though the album is generating an overpowering sound.

The dancehall single “Work” is extremely popular and there is a strong chemistry between her and featured rap artist Drake.

This isn’t the first time the two have collaborated, they released a single together titled “Take Care” which was featured on Drake’s second studio album.

“Work” is a catchy single that is something more than an instinctive language.

It seems that she is babbling “work-work-work-” throughout the whole song but it seems to work in her favor due to all the popularity from the fans.

Rihanna sings more openly and seductively in this album compared to any other album released.

It is safe to say Rihanna is in an experimental music phase because over the past couple of years she has been influenced by many different styles and production sounds.

It has been over three years without any released music, and she is making it clear that her music is vital to the current state of pop music.