copies were also retailed by Assai Records with an approved hand numbered Japanese style Obi under Assai Obi Editions. The arrangements here are glorious: huge swathes of string and horn, cascading drums, choral flourishes. What happens when the dream comes true, and the world listens in while you confront your “daddy issues”?

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz (Record, 2021) Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz (Record, 2021)

Whether (or how) a pop star could be an introvert is the sort of topic that could fill a book—or an album. What's sad is that Little Simz has most definitely been written off as "Just another female rapper" by more close minded individuals, and she addresses this in the track Speed, where she says that people have been trying to put her in that type of box for a while.

it was fun to listen to all the lyrics opening up about personal issues, but it just feels a tad bit bloated.

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Pitchfork Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Pitchfork

Yet you still get the sense she also craves more popularity: “I think I need a standing ovation / 10 years in the game, I been patient,” she insists on this latest release.She boogies in the blown-out colors of “Protect My Energy,” then follows with back-to-back bops on the Obongjayar-featuring “Point and Kill” and Fela-esque “Fear No Man. Alongside a beautiful adult choir and the dreamy backing vocals of Cleo Sol (also a member of Sault), they attempt to temper the intensity of Simz’s roiling inner monologue, which agitatedly combs over her personal and professional triumphs and frustrations. My sealed copy came with a pressing defect not visible to the naked eye that affects all the C side. Much of it has been concerned with figuring out who Little Simz is and where she stands; Sometimes I Might Be Introvert still tugs at that thread. On I Love You, I Hate You, she speaks to her estranged father, reckoning with fury, disappointment, love, forgiveness, empathy and vulnerability in the process.