Will This Make Me Good

Will This Make Me Good (stylized in capitals) is the second studio album by American musician Nick Hakim. It was released on May 15, 2020, under ATO Records.[8]

Will This Make Me Good
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)
Length52:55
LabelATO
Nick Hakim chronology
Green Twins
(2017)
Will This Make Me Good
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash7/10[3]
Exclaim!7/10[4]
Pitchfork6/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Under the Radar7/10[7]

Background

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In an interview for Discogs, Hakim was asked what music he listened to that influenced him during the album's creation, and he listed the following records: Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow (1970) by Funkadelic, There's a Riot Goin' On (1971) by Sly and the Family Stone, Comfort Woman (2003) by Meshell Ndegeocello, Love for Sale by Bilal, Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" (1978) by Stevie Wonder, Bandana (2019) by Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, A Quiet Farwell 2016–2018 by Slauson Malone, Black Woman (1970) by Sonny Sharrock, Sweet Exorcist (1973) by Curtis Mayfield, It'll All Be Over by Supreme Jubilees, Fôrça Bruta (1970) by Jorge Ben, and DAMN. (2017) by Kendrick Lamar. He also cited the music of Robert Wyatt, Cities Aviv, MIKE, ESG, and, especially, the Parliament-Funkadelic collective.[9]

Critical reception

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Will This Make Me Good was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 75, based on 7 reviews.[1]

Track listing

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Will This Make Me Good track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."All These Changes"4:10
2."Wtmmg"
  • Hakim
4:43
3."Bouncing"
  • Hakim
  • Kyle Miles
6:39
4."Let It Out"
  • Hakim
1:54
5."Qadir"
  • Hakim
  • Miles
7:32
6."All These Instruments"
  • Danny Hakim
  • Nick Hakim
4:09
7."Drum Thing"
  • Hakim
  • Miles
2:48
8."Vincent Tyler"2:58
9."Crumpy"
3:08
10."Gods Dirty Work"
  • Hakim
  • Jacob Sherman
4:26
11."Seeing Double"
  • Hakim
  • Murphy
  • Nayak
5:23
12."Whoo"
  • Hakim
5:05
Total length:52:55
Will This Make Me Good (The Remixes)
No.TitleLength
1."All These Changes" (Sarlo Remix) 
2."Wtmmg" (Cleo Reed Remix) 
3."Bouncing" (Nelson Bandela Remix) 
4."Let It Out" (Pink Siifu Remix) 
5."Qadir" (BadBadNotGood Remix) 
6."All These Instruments" (AceMo Remix) 
7."Drum Thing" (Benamin Remix) 
8."Vincent Tyler" (Kareem Ali Remix) 
9."Crumpy" (Slauson Malone Remix) 
10."Gods Dirty Work" (Luke Temple Remix) 
11."Seeing Double" (James Krivchenia Remix) 
12."Whoo" (KeiyaA Remix) 

References

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  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Horton, Ross (May 11, 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  4. ^ Kyle Jure, Brendan (May 14, 2020). "Nick Hakim Displays Flashes of Brilliance on 'WILL THIS MAKE ME GOOD'". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Bromwich, Jonah (May 18, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Blistein, Jon (May 14, 2020). "Nick Hakim's 'Will This Make Me Good' is Endearingly Worried Psychedelic Soul". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Small, Samantha (June 10, 2020). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar.
  8. ^ Yoo, Noah (March 31, 2020). "Nick Hakim Announces New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  9. ^ Sachs, Jesse (May 14, 2020). "Nick Hakim Has Got Soul, And Some Funky 45's". Discogs. Retrieved March 8, 2021.