Ravyn Lenae reopens the future on her daring, stunning new album, "Bird's Eye," a grand and exhilarating leap into untrodden soundscapes. After the moving art of her 2022 debut album Hypnos, Lenae provides a gateway to affordable innovation between the membrane of sound.
Produced by the forward-thinking DJ Dahi, "Bird's Eye" flouts expectations with a color-shifting sound that dares categorization. Lenae's ability to build immersive, experimental melodies is on full display, making for a hypnotic and electrifying experience. Spanning 11 tracks and 35 minutes and 43 seconds, "Bird's Eye" is a reminder that all those charged letters collide just right in this world.
One of "Bird's Eye" standout moments is One Wish, a soulful yet futuristic collaboration with Childish Gambino in which its sponge-texture vocals and thumping rhythms coalesce easily. Dream Girl, similarly hypnotic, is a song that touches on Lena's Elysium-like vocal talent and daring storytelling style.
"Bird's Eye" is a statement of artistic liberty. With her sophomore album, Lenae dares you to step outside their given genre boxes and enter an era of musical spiral. That boldness yields a catalog that speaks to both her diehard followers and boundary-defying music junkies.