Khalid - Sincere (Deluxe) (2024) [Official Digital Download]

This Friday, R&B singer-songwriter Khalid released the deluxe version of Sincere, his third studio album. The album originally debuted in early August, consisting of 16 tracks and only one collaboration with U.K. artist Arlo Parks. Now, the deluxe album features six new songs that build on the themes of love, loneliness, and maturing established in its original version. Unlike the original, however, Sincere (Deluxe) is ripe with features, bolstered by other popular R&B artists like Chlöe and Normani, as well as Afro-soul singer Ayra Starr.

In a way, Sincere was something of a comeback for Khalid – given that he hasn’t released a full album since Free Spirit in 2019. As a fan of Khalid’s since his American Teen days in 2017, I was looking forward to Sincere but found it fell a bit short. There’s no doubt about the deep emotion and heart behind this work – Khalid even described the album to Apple Music as his “most vulnerable in a while.” My problem lay in the lack of impact each song had; the tracks tended to blend together with none being particularly memorable.

Perhaps a bit of this monotony came from the fact that Khalid, typically never one to shy away from duets and collaborations, had only one feature on the entire album originally. While Arlo Parks added some nice variation with “Breathe,” it wasn’t my favorite from Khalid, who is more so rapping than singing on this track. One of Khalid’s strengths is that he is great at curating a vibe – as shown in his more atmospheric tracks like “Ground” and “Heatstroke,” – but he seems to struggle with making any one song stand out against the rest.

TRACKLIST

1. Khalid - Adore U
2. Khalid - Everything We See
3. Khalid - Altitude
4. Khalid - It's All Good
5. Khalid - Broken
6. Khalid - Dose
7. Khalid - Please Don't Fall In Love With Me
8. Khalid - Breathe
9. Khalid - Ground
10. Khalid - Who's There To Pick Me Up
11. Khalid - Tainted
12. Khalid - Long Way Home
13. Khalid - Heatstroke
14. Khalid - Sincere
15. Khalid - Owe To You
16. Khalid - Decline
17. Khalid - Personal
18. Khalid - Make It Up To You
19. Khalid - Passionate
20. Khalid - MIA
21. Khalid - Skin
22. Khalid - Faded



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