REVIEW
Album Review: Joeboy Explores Aesthetics And Addictive Rhythms In ‘Body & Soul’
Joeboy released album ‘Body & Soul’ exploring aesthetics and focusing on addictive rhythms.
Joeboy is well-known for his sound, which combines elements of R&B and Afropop. He crafts songs that are relevant to his audience by employing addictive rhythms, memorable melodies, and emotionally honest lyrics. This was demonstrated perfectly on his ground-breaking debut EP, titled Love & Light. And the new album Body & Soul further proves Joeboy’s kingship.
The new album titled Body & Soul opens up with the track Normally, produced by Beats By Koo, the song is a hard Afrobeat song laddered with drums and sweet melodies while at the same time talk about life. BNXN and Odumodublvck are the featured artiste on this track and they did well. The most interesting part of the song is the hook:
“I say problem e no dey finish. Na why we dey burn trees dey shacky spirit, Remember when we no get you wouldn’t beliеve it, And I gat a couple friends to confirm thе lyrics. You wouldn’t believe it, Normal normal, e go surely better.
Another melodious track is Loose Ya. Produced by E Kelly, “Lose Ya” features luscious strummed guitars, a vibrant bassline, straightforward percussive Afrobeat drums, rattling shakers, and needless Amapiano log drums. On this tune, Joeboy enhances the lovely melodies he composes by adding skillfully performed harmonies, which also become one of the song’s most memorable aspects.
Woman track featuring Oxlade show both artiste vocal range, with its fusion of Afrobeat and Amapiano vibes, both artiste flex their vocals and it gives the song a thing of beauty and needed aesthetics. Wetin be love is preaching the necessity of money in love. Ckay and Joeboy maintained through their verses that love is important, likewise is money. From the chorus to the stanzas, this particular preaches the important of love in relationships.
The song “Contour,” which was created by Tempoe, takes an interesting new direction with its rhythm that is reminiscent of salsa, its complicated and interlaced guitar work, and its subtle synth sounds. Joeboy carries this one-of-a-kind instrument with him using cadences and delivery that are suitably adaptable.
All in all, the album is a solid work of art, though it did not maintain the same message throughout, there are very great songs to listen to there as they showcase aesthetics and the melodies are infectious.
