I hear a little of A Girl Like Me, a little Rated R, a little Talk That Talk AND a new sound of course.
This is Rihanna trying to mirror the best songs of her career and recreate what has worked before, while adding some new trends as per usual. Sounds promising but I will wait for the proper release to form a proper opinion.
NONE of the current pop girls have matched Ray Of Light, not even Madonna herself again. Take a SEAT.
That wasn't my point.
I'm saying that you can have a non-generic album from a mainstream pop star which is great and widely appreciated. It's like Rih didn't even aim for that.