Raye Doubles Down on, Well, Everything With the Ambitious, Gloriously Sprawling ‘This Music May Contain Hope’: Album Review
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It’s been said countless times that for a new artist, especially a successful one, the second album is exponentially more difficult than the first. There’s the constantly looming threat of the sophomore slump, and the old saw that the artist has had their entire life to write the first album and barely a spare minute […]
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Mar 27, 2026 7:25am PT Raye Doubles Down on, Well, Everything With the Ambitious, Gloriously Sprawling ‘This Music May Contain Hope’: Album Review By Jem Aswad Plus Icon Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music jemaswad Latest Robyn Gets Erotic With the Ecstatically Pop-tastic ‘Sexistential’: Album Review 27 minutes ago Music Industry Moves: Seeker Music Closes $267 Million ABS to Grow Catalog; Warner Records Nashville Promotes Five and Hires One 1 day ago Olivia Dean, Lola Young, Lily Allen Among Nominees for Ivors Academy Songwriters’ Awards 2 days ago See All It’s been said countless times that for a new artist, especially a successful one, the second album is exponentially more difficult than the first. There’s the constantly looming threat of the sophomore slump, and the old saw that the artist has had their entire life to write the first album and barely a spare minute to write the second. But steeper and yet more-subtle challenges are involved as well: How much can you change or progress artistically without alienating the people who loved your first album, and at the same time not repeat yourself? Related Stories Brazilian Literary Sensation Thalita Rebouças Pens First TV Project With Globoplay’s ‘Single Together’
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