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Julianne Escobedo Shepherd of Pitchfork named the album "Best New Music", stressing how it "solidifies her position as a generational talent, an artist who translates her innermost feelings into indelible moments".

SZA alluded to potentially releasing her second album as early as August 2019 during an interview with DJ Kerwin Frost. Maturity looks good on her—who among us hasn’t scolded herself with a version of “damn bitch you so thirsty,” as she intones on the soundly quotable “Shirt”? However, not every song on the project is about moving on and leaving her past relationships behind her; SZA still has a penchant for making wrong decisions that may not end well for her (“Too Late,” “F2F”) and questions her worth in some instances (“Special”).Love Language" contains an interpolation of " I Don't Wanna", and performed by Aaliyah, and written by Johntá Austin, Jazze Pha, Donnie Scantz and Kevin Hicks; and a sample of " Hit Different", performed by SZA featuring Ty Dolla Sign, and written by Solána Rowe, Tyrone Griffin, Jr. Good Days" contains an interpolation of "In Too Deep", performed by Jacob Collier featuring Kiana Ledé and written by Collier. By the time SOS was released, many publications had already released their respective year-end best-of album lists. She embraces this new level of confidence in her life, where she isn’t looking for anyone to save her from the depth of her emotions but instead is at peace with where she’s at in life.

The sound of the album was described as "a varied palette", [63] combining " surf rock" and " grunge" elements, alongside "her beloved lo-fi beats". By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. And the mood feels both wondrous and enchanted—ripe for SZA’s wounded, if not ratchet, reminiscences.SOS debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with 318,000 equivalent album units sold and stayed at the top for ten non-consecutive weeks, making as the longest running number one album by a female artist on the chart for the current decade. Pitchfork may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. But there’s always an oblique path to transcendence in a SZA song—meaningful digressions and spicy asides. She weaves in and out of pockets effortlessly, issuing barbs that land with tense, automatic-stop precision.

SOSfeatures guest appearances from Travis Scott, Don Toliver, Phoebe Bridgers, and the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard. And “Special,” a track about body dysmorphia, sounds like she was writing from a Swiftian persona, à la her loosie “ Joni,” yet comes off a bit pat sandwiched between a compendium of songs where she richly depicts the same sentiment. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform.

this was a massive album that still gets like 10m+ streams a day and we couldn’t even get a gatefold? Four months prior, Punch, CEO of SZA's record label Top Dawg Entertainment, teased that he had begun overseeing ideas for the project. Elsewhere, SOS entered within the top 5 of 10 countries: it debuted atop charts in Canada, Netherlands, and New Zealand; at number 2 in Australia (in which it peaked at number one in its seventh week), the UK, and Ireland; at number 3 in Norway and Denmark; and number 4 in Sweden and Switzerland. Within mere days the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).