Playing Both Sides is a wonderful blend of R&B and ethereal, EDM-infused backing beats. The more heavenly backing sysnths are a solid counterpoint for the pointed lyrical flow of the track’s main stanzas. The dreamier vox show considerable collaboration between these voices and the instrumental side if the composition. The most surprising thing about Playing Both Sides here has to be how much matewrial is placed into a 2:30 space. One will have to go back to the single’s beginning multiple times to hear every nuance that has been inserted within. Truly something that continues to impress even at subsequent plays.
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