6/7/2023 0 Comments Saba care for me zipSaba’s stunning exploration of loss builds to a restorative climax: the one-two punch that is the dewy-eyed odyssey “PROM / KING” and the skyward-bound drifter “HEAVEN ALL AROUND ME.” The former chronicles Saba’s relationship with Walter, as seen through key events in their shared history-Walter finding Saba a last-minute date for prom, the pair getting skipped over at open mics, and early attempts on Walter’s life, leading up to the instant Saba learned his cousin was missing. He sees his reflection in these remembrances and confronts his own mortality, but in the process he finds something divine. His voice can sway from muted and understated to insistent in an instant he subtly shifts from conversational to explanatory whenever the mood calls for it, but never at the expense of the narrative flow. (At one point, Saba waxes nostalgically about a time before insomnia, sleeping peacefully and living sober and college-bound, harkening back to a childlike innocence.) The 23-year-old’s fleet, singsongy raps bend and tuck into his largely piano-centric arrangements, which build sets for the scenarios he’s reliving. A choice few attempt to capture something more ephemeral: the fleeting feeling of being safe, being comfortable and well-adjusted. Songs reveal themselves to be mementos of transformational moments in his life. Composed entirely by Saba with producer DaedaePivot and multi-instrumentalist Daoud, CARE FOR ME is meticulously structured, orchestrated, and arrayed.
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