PARTYNEXTDOOR
“Her Way”
Digital Single
Since his excellent debut EP dropped last June, the Toronto native (né Jahron Brathwaite) has been dogged with comparisons to fellow Drake-affiliated R&B’er the Weeknd. While there are unarguable similarities (druggy production/shadowy image/alluring yet pain-soaked vocals), the two feature a number of telling sonic differences and one major philosophical one. While Young Abel blew his load early, releasing three mixtapes in 2011, Brathwaite has opted for the opposite approach, trickling out a lean stream of consistently outstanding singles.
“Her Way,” his third single of 2014, picks up where his first two singles — the devastating slow burner, “Persian Rugs,” and the sprawling, “West District,” — left off. Brathwaite’s evocative vocals drown in a champagne ocean of languid, spacey synths and tasteful percussion. It’s the kind of track that can damn near melt your speakers and is an automatic add to that playlist that we all have but only a handful get to here.
