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- Summary: The second full-length release from British pop artist RAYE features guest appearances by Al Green and Hans Zimmer as well as her grandad Michael and sisters Absolutely and Amma.
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- Record Label: Human Re Sources
- Genre(s): Pop, Pop/Rock
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Mar 23, 2026Her appetite for the heart-on-sleeve razzle dazzle of it all is glorious. This Music May Contain Hope is a pure audio spectacle that will have you screaming for an encore.
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Mar 23, 2026It’s huge, expansive, bonkers and brilliant. It’s RAYE at her very core, and it’s fantastic.
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Mar 27, 2026‘This Music May Contain Hope’ is RAYE firing on all cylinders – and then some. It’s showstopping musical maximalism at its grandest, while still being grounded in relatable experiences and unbridled emotions.
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Apr 9, 2026The attention to detail is pretty confounding, from the string and brass arrangements to her imagery-laden lyrics; as RAYE balances vintage styles with modern-leaning melodies and production, she strikes a sound that is unmistakably hers and totally infectious.
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Mar 26, 2026Like it or not – I very much do – this is not an artist playing it safe. As on the last album, RAYE is unequivocally at her best when she leans contemporary, in production and subject matter.
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Mar 23, 2026Problems arise with I know You’re Hurting and Life Boat, a combined 10 minutes the album could arguably do without. The same could be said for the five minutes of thank you credits in Fin. Where the hell is my editor? might have been a more apt battle cry. Still, given its emotional heft and likely cultural impact, it’s an album that could turn Raye into Britain’s Beyoncé. It’s a towering achievement.
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Mar 23, 2026It is wildly ambitious, in a pop era in which a lot of artists’ ambitions extend no further than maintaining their career. But the end result feels less like a showstopping grand artistic statement than a wild, fascinating, occasionally messy miscellany of ideas.