![]() ![]() ![]() It’s such a singularly breathtaking track that whatever follows is inevitably going to seem somewhat underwhelming, even if its skeletal, haunting production doesn’t hit with all the force he’s got (and really, it’s too good for that anyhow). “Climax” does present a curious dilemma for Raymond, however. If Usher Raymond IV plans on spending more time in post-divorce sad sack mode, which he’s at least doing in some small doses, he’s found an incredibly palatable way of doing so. The farthest thing from the R&B crooner’s massive 2004 hit “Yeah!”, it’s a stunning exercise in restraint and taste, a sleek heartbreaker that manages the generally rare feat of making a break-up sound impossibly sexy. ![]() Let’s talk about “ Climax” for a minute - the first single from Usher‘s seventh album Looking 4 Myself, a Diplo-produced bundle of ethereal synth and emotional bloodletting, is, without question, the best pop song flooding radio right now. ![]()
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