Many of the tracks are different sounds for him. Songs like “Alive” and “Hundred” show the artist pouring himself into those lyrics. “Bad Luck” and “My Bad” are crucial examples of the shift in vibes compared to “American Teen.” After the pleasing “Intro,” he starts the album on songs of guitar strums and melancholy lyrics. I doubt when it comes to other artists I would even have the same critiques, but obviously Khalid set such a high bar with “American Teen,” that it’s not likely his second album would live up to its predecessor’s greatness.Īll of those negatives aside, Khalid still has a great album in “Free Spirit.” Khalid keeps his soft easiness in his tracks and still keeps to himself in a lot of the songs. However, ultimately those are small critiques of the entire album. In taking each song on its own, the new album is lyrically stronger than “American Teen,” but the sounds are not as quite unique. It doesn’t hold the same significance the songs together in “American Teen” had. While “American Teen” had millennial anthem songs like “Young, Dumb, and Broke” and “Location,” “Free Spirit” just lacks the same magic. Therein lies the major problem of the album. “Free Spirit,” however, is more about the artist’s early 20s now and finding personal freedom. Overall, “Free Spirit” has a more somber and slow feel compared to “ American Teen”’s often happier, coming-of-age album. In taking each song by its own, the new album is lyrically stronger than “American Teen,” but the sounds are not as quite unique.
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