Verdict: Heartfelt Leonard Cohen tribute. His sixth album, Justice, is prefaced with a statement about how the former teen idol wants to make music that will bring comfort to our 'broken' planet. The last time we heard from Justin Bieber, he was celebrating his honeymoon in song.
His February album Changes was a glorified love letter to his American wife, Hailey Baldwin, launched by the singer in person, with a pre-lockdown playback for journalists in a packed London club. The world has changed since then, and the Canadian is keen to show that he's changed with it. It's clear Bieber now wants to be seen as something more than just a pop star, and to that end, the album incorporates two short extracts from speeches by the late American civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
So, has Justin — whose last album contained a song praising his wife's 'yummy yum' — suddenly become political? Not on the evidence here. For all the noise surrounding it Bieber is also facing legal action from French dance duo Justice over his use of a logo similar to theirs Justice takes up from where Changes left off, and the first half is packed with loved-up ballads.
The inspirational words of King feel bolted on, despite the blessing of his daughter Bernice. Machine-tooled with a legion of co-writers, these business- as-usual numbers are slushy and generic. He admits he isn't worthy of Hailey's devotion on Deserve You, before serenading her in a smooth falsetto on Off My Face. The honeymoon clearly isn't over yet.
Chance even manages to slip in a sly reference to Argentinian football hero Lionel Messi. The second half — incongruously prefaced with a powerful speech by Dr King about not being cowed by fear — is more upbeat, as Justin returns to the dancefloor for the first time since 's career-defining Purpose, the electronic album that turned him from a pop pin-up into a respected adult performer.
Bieber, who made his first album at 16, also reflects on the price of early fame on Lonely, a superior ballad made with producer Benny Blanco and Billie Eil-ish's brother Finneas. A look back at the mistakes he made as an 'idiot kid', it suggests he's finally growing up.
So, is Justice going to change the world? Unlikely — but the album's more upbeat moments might just brighten up a grey day. Recorded live over two nights at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, Who By Fire sees the duo cover Cohen's songs and poems with the help of guests and a choir.
With no edits, and any musical missteps left untouched, it's an intimate but patchy experience. Cohen's most famous songs are covered, but there's also room for overlooked spoken-word pieces and less celebrated singles such as You Want It Darker, released two months before his death in November Among the high points are a simple rendition of his debut single Suzanne, about his platonic relationship with dancer Suzanne Verdal, and a stunning take on Bird On The Wire featuring a capella harmonies.
The inescapable Hallelujah is given a slow-burning makeover with the help of indie-pop singer Annika Norlin. It's a lengthy business — a double LP on vinyl — but Cohen would surely have been delighted by the mixture of First Aid Kit's Scandi cool and his warm but wry Americana. Ben Howard beat a host of more fancied rivals when he was crowned best breakthrough act and best male artist at the Brits eight years ago.
The Devon-raised singer has since branched out from his acoustic beginnings to embrace electronic music. Once a peer of Ed Sheeran, he now has more in common with U. Dessner co-produced Taylor Swift's Folklore, and he adds some familiar touches here, blanketing Howard's simple strumming with tape loops and 'a spaceship of pedal boards'. Those seeking big choruses should look elsewhere.
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