The Deluxe edition adds three additional tracks to the standard 13, but more importantly, it completes the album’s thesis: freedom is messy, and so is this record. Gone are the EDM bombasts of We Found Love and the glossy Caribbean-pop of Work . ANTI is a grimy, sample-heavy, genre-bending collage. Executive produced by Rihanna herself alongside Jeff Bhasker (Kanye, Bruno Mars), the album pulls from 70s soul (Tavares’ “It Only Takes a Minute” on “James Joint”), trip-hop (a haunting interpolation of Tame Impala’s “New Person, Same Old Mistakes” on “Same Ol’ Mistakes”), and gut-punch ballads.
Absolutely. ANTI is the sound of the world’s biggest pop star burning down her own throne and walking away from the flames with a smirk. Rating: ★★★★½ (4.5/5) Best Tracks (Deluxe): “Kiss It Better,” “Needed Me,” “Desperado,” “Sex with Me” Skip if… you need clear hooks or upbeat dance jams. Listen if… you want to hear a legend get gloriously, recklessly weird. “I got to do things my own way, darling.” – And she did. Rihanna - ANTI -Deluxe- -2016-Album-
– Slow, psychedelic, and explicitly sexual. A cousin to The Weeknd’s Trilogy . She’s in total control, whispering threats and promises. The Deluxe edition adds three additional tracks to