H.E.R. debut album 'Back Of My Mind' fails to impress fans, dubbed 'boring'
H.E.R has dropped her debut album 'Back of My Mind' at midnight, June 18, 2021. This 21-song collection of songs comes many years after fans requesting her to get in the studio and come up with one. Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson professionally known as H.E.R. has garnered accolades from her fans and peers alike. She has also received several nods at the Grammy's, having won four of them, including the song of the year award for 'I Can't Breathe' at this year's ceremony. Other artists that have dropped new music on June 18 include DaBaby, Chris Brown, and Don Toliver to name a few.
Her rise to the top has been steady ever since she first released her first EP in 2016. Her music has always managed to pique the interest of her fans. H.E.R.'s debut album has just released and so are the early reactions which hail it as the R&B Album of the Year. 'Back of My Mind' by H.E.R. is available to stream on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, iTunes, Deezer, Pandora, as well as on her official YouTube channel. The album features a number of hip-hop bigwigs including Chris Brown, YG, Ty Dolla $ign, Hit-Boy, Cordae, Lil Baby, Kaytranada, Yung Bleu, DJ Khaled, Bryson Tiller, and Thundercat.
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Early Reactions to 'Back of My Mind' Album by H.E.R.
"This the R&B album of the year for me. Ain’t not skips on this joint. H.E.R. snapped for real #BOMM" a fan commented on Twitter using the album's hashtag #BOMM. "OKAY GIVE GIVE HER ALL THE GRAMMYS!! All the AOTY Awards!!! FOR THIS ALBUM ..CAUSE YESSSSSSSS #BOMM" tweeted another excited fan. "Listening to this masterpiece! From a big fan who has been following H.E.R for a long time, you can see how much she keeps improving! I am speechless for this woman! LOVE U SO GIRL! #BOMM@HERMusicx" wrote another fan.
A couple of fans have spoken about how they haven't been able to vibe with the album and have dubbed it safe and boring. "Looking for anything game-changing in H.E.R’s music is hilarious to me. She’s good but very safe musically. I be shocked just to hear her do a riff or something upbeat. #BOMM" tweeted a fan. "Y'all... this is not giving at all. I'm disappointed #BOMM" tweeted another. "*Whispers* H.E.R. ‘s music is boring," read another tweet.
This the R&B album of the year for me. Ain’t not skips on this joint. H.E.R. snapped for real #BOMM
— Stu Baby ✨ (@Ms__Ambitious) June 18, 2021
OKAY GIVE GIVE HER ALL THE GRAMMYS!! All the AOTY Awards!!! FOR THIS ALBUM ..CAUSE YESSSSSSSS🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💙💙💙👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿😱😍😍😍😍🤯🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿 #BOMM
— Kam ❤✌🏿 (@KamKamanga) June 18, 2021
Listening to this master piece! From a big fan who has been following H.E.R for a long time, you can see how much she keeps improving! I am speechless for this woman! LOVE U SO GIRL! #BOMM @HERMusicx pic.twitter.com/uyz5JXuvwY
— bibikinha⁷ (@bbkelias) June 18, 2021
Looking for anything game changing in H.E.R’s music is hilarious to me. She’s good but very safe musically. I be shocked just to hear her do a riff or something upbeat. #BOMM pic.twitter.com/kWz7fVC0Ki
— ✍🏾🗣 (@writtenbytruth) June 18, 2021
Y'all... this is not giving at all. I'm disappointed ☹#BOMM
— maya. (@the__underrated) June 18, 2021
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