Kanye West's new album, 'Swish': Another revolutionary work?
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Music fans eager to learn more about rapper Kanye West鈥檚 upcoming album got a peek at the track list, courtesy of West himself.
West recently tweeted what appears to be a list of the songs on his upcoming album 鈥淪wish,鈥 which will be released on Feb. 11. Tracks include such songs as 鈥淣o More Parties in L.A.鈥 and 鈥淩eal Friends.鈥
West recently released 鈥淧arties,鈥 which he created with rapper Kendrick Lamar, online as well as such songs as 鈥淲olves,鈥 which also appears on the track list for 鈥淪wish.鈥
鈥淪wish鈥 will be the artist鈥檚 eighth studio album. In the time since his previous work, 2013鈥檚 鈥淵eezus,鈥 West has released such songs as 鈥淔ourFiveSeconds,鈥 which was a collaboration with singer Rihanna and musician Paul McCartney, as well as 鈥淎ll Day鈥 (which also included McCartney).
Any work by West would be received with interest by some music fans. But the music community will no doubt be even more curious than usual to listen to 鈥淪wish鈥 since it鈥檚 West鈥檚 newest album following the release of 鈥淵eezus.鈥澛
When it was released, 鈥淵eezus鈥 received many positive reviews from critics for its complexity and innovation. Reviewers wrote that the album is not always easy listening, with writing that it 鈥渟tays 鈥 combative 鈥 the tracks on 鈥淵eezus鈥 are raw and bumpy,鈥 while called it 鈥渉ostile, abrasive (both sonically and lyrically) and intentionally off-putting.鈥
But Guardian staff picked 鈥淵eezus鈥 as the best album of the year, with writing, 鈥淭he grand provocations in Yeezus are matched, step for step, by its craftsmanship鈥 there's a sense of humour in there and a love of wordplay, too鈥 鈥榊eezus鈥 is undoubtedly the work of one of the greatest creative minds working today.鈥澛
And called 鈥淵eezus鈥 "the most musically adventurous album West has ever released鈥 a progressive, assured and kaleidoscopic rap album,鈥 while wrote of the work, 鈥淭his album has the potential to mess with your whole year.鈥澛