Didn't hate it, but it was only an hour long and it felt more like three. Things just really slowed to a crawl at times and having a ten minute finale didn't help. Strangely enough, my favorite track on here was one of the slower ones "Orange Moon." I think I could absolutely get behind an album of these slower, more acoustic or jazz-adjacent tunes if it had a runtime of about 30 minutes. That feels like maximum Badu to me. Otherwise I had the same issues I've had with similar records where it seems like every song introduces a new vocal affectation. There were too many times on this record where I found myself wishing she would just sing instead of making the word "water" sound like it's being sung by a weird 4 year old kid. I don't know. I get - and vaguely remember - that Badu existed as a sort of welcomed alternative to the Mariah Careys and Whitney Houstons of the world. She is for sure different and for sure talented. But I can't help but wonder what she could do with just a straight up pop banger. I'd like to hear that.