MixingDerek "Mixedbyali" Ali
Additional InformationSolana Rowe's first true LP, less inhibited and more colorful than her previous work, wields distinct power even when it transmits internal conflict.
EngineerIvan Corpening, Cyrus Taghipour, Andres Aguirre, Jared Gagarin, Juan Corales, Chris "Classick" Inumerable, Hector Castro, Tyler Page, Lukasz Plas, Blake Harden, James Hunt
Reviews"The 28-year-old R&B adventurist unfurls compelling, stream-of-consciousness-style meditations on love, heartache, self worth, and even revenge sex...", "The long-awaited debut from the Jersey singer is an opulent, raw R&B album that constantly tests the borders of the genre. SZA’s deeply personal lens on modern romance gives these songs endless life.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "Across 45 minutes, she breathlessly leaps between genres, and laments on tired and broken relationships in a stream-of-consciousness style that fans of Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’ will adore.", "Honest and timely....CTRL speaks to the simultaneous scariness and liberation of opening ourselves up to others who are equally afraid to be hurt.", "On CTRL, SZA is a fully-fledged artiste with things to say and people to say it to, no longer hiding behind the reverb."