PARTYNEXTDOOR
“Persian Rugs”
Digital Single (OVO)
Fresh off last year’s solid debut mixtape, PARTYNEXTDOOR (né Jahron Brathwaite) returns with a languid, Rhodes-driven sexxx bomb of a single. Since they are both velvety-voiced friends of Drake, Brathwaite has drawn obvious comparisons with the Weeknd, and “Persian Rugs” is a nice example of what makes the young Canadians so different. This slow-burner veers much closer to classic soul, and his bleary-eyed, reserved style is a nice foil to many of his try-hard peers. Hopefully, an LP beckons.
