Hmmm, it's an album that some will like and some others won't. There is nothing to understand there. She did a soul/funk inspired album, so that might not be the taste of everybody, there is no reason to force them. However threads like these will only fulfilled their need to trash the album and repeat over and over how it is "boring" and etc.
I remember Someone told me in SYG that Sade and Maxwell were "too boring". So actually it's a great thing and it just makes me more excited to listen to it cause now I'm sure it is even better than I think it is.
And I read someone said it sounds like something Drake will put out. The kii of the day.