Khalid delivers a chill, pleasant, romantic, well-rounded urban contemporary record with “Better.”  It’s not flashy, but highly enjoyable.  

Grammy-nominated R&B artist Khalid has remained busy throughout the course of 2018. How can you blame him or anybody who collaborates with him? His voice is nothing short of angelic – truly special.  Maintaining his busy schedule, he drops a new solo single, “Better.” Unsurprisingly, the results are awesome. “Better” is a romantic, sexy record the American Teen artist. As always, he compels with his vocals.  His tone remains beautiful and distinct.  In addition to the vocals, the production work is solid, comprised of slick, hip-hop/urban drum programming and warm piano and synths. The resulting sound is nothing too crazy or ornate, but incredibly effective.

Lyrically and thematically, “Better” centers around love. On the first verse, it’s about a supportive relationship of sorts, with potential benefits of course – “No one’s got to know, what we do, hit me up when you’re bored.” The chorus is simple, but effective:

“Nothing feels better than this

Nothing feels better…

We don’t gotta hide it, this is what you like, I’ll admit

Nothing feels better than this.”

On the second verse, it’s confirmed that Khalid’s ‘girlfriend’ isn’t confirming a relationship, despite the fact that ‘something’ is clearly going on between them.

Final Thoughts

All in all, “Better” is a chill, pleasant, romantic, well-rounded urban contemporary record.  It’s not flashy, but highly enjoyable.

Khalid • Better – Single • RCA • Release: 9.14.18

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