Bracket – Cupid Stories [ALBUM REVIEW]

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The duo known as Bracket should be sued for false advertising. Why? Their new LP titled Cupid Stories will make you fall out of love rather than head over heels in love with them.
This album is unimaginative and one-dimensional. From the beginning to the end it’s the same rhythm tweaked to suit the different instrumentals. The production is scarcely anything to boast of as most of the producers churn out formulaic beats for the guys to sing on.
The core problem with the album lays in the fact that Bracket try to make every song a pop hit but with limited skills and vocal talent they fall short of their target. The lyrics department also falls short. Their single ‘Muah Muah’ isn’t the kind of material we expect from a group that had the hottest single just two years ago. What worked for them on their last album seems to have deserted them on their new album.
Fortunately the tracks with guest artistes save the album. Girl which features the rave of the moment Wizkid is a party starter and Champion featuring Wizkid’s boss Banky W is another strong track. ‘Yori Yori’ remix featuring 2face Idibia also makes it on the album although re-titled as ‘Remember’. Somehow Bracket bring their A-game when they feature top artistes. Why they fail to duplicate this form on songs with just them alone baffles one.
Ape Planet, their record label whose name they croon on almost all their songs should have gotten them solid songwriters to assist them in the studio. This would have salvaged their sophomore from the disappointment it is. Sadly this isn’t the case which makes Cupid Stories a book of forgettable love tales.