Renaissance - Beyonce: Review
Beyonce is a figure who really needs no introduction. After wowing audiences with her surprise released concept album and film Lemonade in 2016 she's worked on a variety of projects since, but Renaissance is a proper studio return for the queen. Review by Lav: After being one of the biggest commercials stars of the 2000's Beyonce graduated into being one of the most critically acclaimed pop auteurs of the 2010's, so what's next. That was the question I had going into Renaissance which has the chance to be a part of her most ambitious undertaking to date and is allegedly the first in a trio of projects. But with a lead single like Break My Soul the ceiling for this record is high. While it didn't quite blow me completely away there is a lot here that firmly cements Renaissance on the same tier as some of her best work, even if the filler time and lesser songs hold it back. While the album is pretty consistent relative to all pop records out there it does sti...