On Views Drake talks shit with his friends, crunches through the snow, and, when “Controlla” and “One Dance” and the Rihanna-featuring “Too Good” hit, begs a bubble like he’s reliving his Acura days. Two tracks later, on “U With Me?” he says it outright: I made a career off reminiscing. All of my “let’s just be friends” are friends I don’t have anymore, he sings on the album opener “Keep the Family Close.” A flock of bass clarinets takes flight, and we’re back on the treacly territory of 2011’s Take Care. The first hint he’s suspended in time blows in on a high-pitched wind. On Views, Drake recycles past motifs-antagonizing himself and old lovers over seabed-grazing sub bass and muted synth palettes-to justify a retreat into interiority. ![]() Dev Hynes, who makes the saxophone sound brand new, is someone who does this well. In the right hands, nostalgia can feel urgent.
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