The Romantic
A lush, velvet-draped collection of mid-tempo soul and Latin-inflected pop. Polished analog warmth meets timeless romantic devotion.
February 27, 2026 · Atlantic Records
A lush, velvet-draped collection of mid-tempo soul and Latin-inflected pop. Polished analog warmth meets timeless romantic devotion.
February 27, 2026 · Atlantic Records
A heavy, candlelit intimacy replaces the high-octane party grooves of his previous work, wrapping these mid-tempo love letters in sweeping string arrangements and a warm, amber-hued glow. The production trades the sharp electronic snap of the past decade for a pillowy cushion of stacked backing vocals and live-sounding percussion that moves with a deliberate, swaying grace.
How does The Romantic sound next to the rest of Bruno Mars's catalogue?
Candlelit saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.
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