Positions (★★★☆☆). Her new album remains comfortably within her signature sound, layering casual confessions and pithy observations over a blend pop-R&B that is so chill it borders on sleepy.
Much of the first half of the album suffers from its slow pace, even the upbeat “Motive,” despite Doja Cat’s contribution, begins to drag along by the end.While the album meanders and gets caught up in its slow pace, especially in the opening tracks, the effortless sensuality of her music works well as a vehicle for her easygoing but up-front and refreshingly unsubtle attitude to sexuality.With little patience for innuendo, Grande leaves nothing to the imagination, singing on “34+35” about everything she would like to do in a night.
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