In its better tracks, Justin Timberlake’s first new album in six years, “Everything I Thought It Was,” is a return to form for the musician. In the moments when his immediately recognizable falsetto eases into a familiar kind of future funk, it works. In others, it feels like poorly timed nostalgia.
‘s first new album in six years, “Everything I Thought It Was,” is a return to form for the musician. In the moments when his immediately recognizable falsetto eases into a familiar kind of future funk, it works. In others, it feels like poorly timed nostalgia.
Once celebrated as one of the great performers of the 21st century for his clever R&B-pop, JT has had a remarkable career: from Disney’s star-making “The Mickey Mouse Club” to fronting one of the most successful, to finding a path towards individuation and embarking on a stellar solo stint.
That’s all necessary context to bring the larger-than-life Justin Timberlake into 2024. The 18-track “Everything I Thought It Was,” does not erase theperiod, but it is an enjoyable — if often derivative — reminder of Timberlake at the height of his powers: from the slow-swag heartbreak track “Drown” co-written and co-produced by Timberlake, Louis Bell, Cirkut, Kenyon Dixon and Amy Allen to other elevated moments.
In the press leading up to the release of “Everything I Thought It Was,” Timberlake has said the album took four years to make, and that he wrote 100 songs for it. The work is somewhat evident on tracks like “Infinity Sex” and “F——- Up the Disco,” brassy, self-referential songs that serve as reminders of JT’s heyday. They lack the impact of his previous records, but they are pleasant, nonetheless.
The reality is, for the nostalgic charms found on “Everything I Thought It Was,” Timberlake’s work is no doubt colored by an unfortunately timed return to the music game.
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