We Say: [A] sprawling masterpiece of psychedelic soul that's far more straightforward than its tangled rollout.... After more than a decade as a superstar of the singles chart, Rihanna has become an album artist.... This is an album that forces us to question the boxes we've placed Rihanna in all along. Is she queen of the clubs or a break-up balladeer? Are her pop instincts sharper than her hip-hop ones? The answer, as provided here, is all of the above and more.
I thank Rihanna everyday for introducing me to Tame Impala and their amazing album currents. My favorite album of the year (or better to say which I discovered this year) right after AOTY ANTi.