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Music Review: Bruno Mars Is for Lovers on the Throwback 'The Romantic,' His First Album in 10 Years
Bruno Mars delivers a nine-track, 30-minute album embracing 1970s retro soul with ballads and Latin influences, continuing a nostalgic style praised by critics.
- A nine-track, just-over-30-minute album, 'The Romantic', is the singer and 16-time Grammy Award winner's first solo release in a decade, succeeding 2016's 24K Magic.
- Leaning on Silk Sonic with Anderson.Paak, Mars repeats a throwback approach critics call `Silk Sonic II`, framing the record as a 1970s revival.
- Mars and co-producer D-Mile with the Hooligans replicate 1970s record-making using vintage arrangements, blending Latin touches, mariachi horns, Philly/Motown flavors and Juvenile's `Slow Motion` interpolation.
- Critics call The Romantic a well-crafted but repetitive stunt that may have a limited shelf life, awarding it three and a half stars.
- Releasing alongside Harry Styles' new album, the timing positions Mars to reassert pop influence as critics call it a 'retro' throwback to 1976, arriving during recent years' pop surge.
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Bruno Mars unveils 'The Romantic', marks solo comeback after ten years
Bruno Mars, known for his pop music, released his last solo album in 2016. Since then, the singer had taken a break from solo music. But now, to the delight of his fans, Bruno has returned again. Pop star Bruno Mars' fourth studio album, The Romantic, was released on February 27. This album marks Bruno's return after several years. This album blends retro-soul, disco, and Latin influences. This album, The Romantic, produced with Atlantic Records…
·India
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Bruno Mars Makes a Leisure Suit of a Record With ‘The Romantic,’ Doubling Down on Silk Sonic’s Hermetically Sealed ’70s Revivalism: Album Review
On his first solo album in 10 years, 'The Romantic,' Bruno Mars is basically offering a sequel to the '70s soul-revivalism he did with Silk Sonic.
·Los Angeles, United States
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