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.
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How does The Romantic sound next to the rest of Bruno Mars's catalogue?
This album stays in step with the catalogue across the board — no axis departs enough to be worth its own note. Hover the dots to see where each one sits.
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