Pop albums are drowning in 'narrative.' What happens when we go in cold?
New albums by Lizzo and the rising artist Imani Imani are both "event" records — but one arrives with arguably too much backstory, the other with almost none.
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Analysis Music Pop albums are drowning in 'narrative.' What happens when we go in cold? A pair of summer "event" records, by Lizzo and the rising artist Imani Imani, offer opposite ways to listen: flooded with backstory, or shrouded in mystery June 16, 202610:21 AM ET Sheldon Pearce Pop star Lizzo and the rising artist Imani Imani each released major albums the week of June 1. Lizzo (left) by Jason Renaud / Imani Imani courtesy of pgLang hide caption toggle caption Lizzo (left) by Jason Renaud / Imani Imani courtesy of pgLang If you've spent any time with the music of the bedazzled pop star Lizzo, drop into "Too Nice," from her new album Bitch, and it won't take you long to spot a difference.
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