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Jul 24, 2026Without a doubt, A*POP is a much riskier and more personal effort than Tyla, which was the type of accessible, star-making debut engineered to be an across-the-board smash. Give it a few more listens and A*POP reveals itself to be equally worthwhile.
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Jul 24, 2026More expansive without losing its intimacy and more ambitious without becoming overwhelming, it feels like an artist stepping fully into her own world and inviting everyone else inside.
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Jul 24, 2026‘A*Pop’ is a surprisingly cautious follow-up. Where ‘Tyla’ introduced an artist confidently reshaping amapiano’s relationship with global pop, this sequel largely settles for polishing what already worked instead of pushing it somewhere new.
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Jul 24, 2026At 14 songs, the bolshie A*Pop gets a little overconfident – closer Hot Tubs isn't as interesting as its title suggests; the mid-tempo Fairytale is a bit wet – and its focus on love's highs and lows a tad limiting, but as a bold statement of intent for an old-school superstar, it's close to top marks.