![]() She’s so caring, so giving, so loyal,” says Braun. In Seasons, Hailey is almost exclusively discussed in terms of what she provides for Justin: “She loves her man. Some lines would be fascinating in their distance from human communication (“Let’s get it in expeditiously,” he proposes on “Come Around Me”) if they weren’t so dull (“Shout-out to your mom and dad for makin’ you/Standin’ ovation, they did a great job raisin’ you,” he bleats on “Intentions”).Īs that last line hints, there is a creepy patriarchal blankness to the devotion displayed here. Nearly every song on Changes resembles every other in tempo, arrangement, and often in lyrics, which seem to be sourced from the same 10 or 15 pastel candy hearts. But the language here is off-putting and sanitized, and the music has none of the bright syncopation or rhythmic surprise of the Purpose singles. Married-sex songs can be some of the most provocative: see “Rocket” or “Partition” from Beyoncé’s self-titled album for a few minutes’ evidence. Its 16 songs (plus a remix) are all cold angles and frictionless surfaces, devoid of intimacy and heat. Without the animating presence of someone like Skrillex (who helmed six songs on 2015’s Purpose), Changes settles into a middle-distance, stream-friendly murmur that is more sleepy than salacious. His fifth studio album is pitched as an invitation to bask in Bieber’s newfound domestic bliss, but while his contentment might be heaven for him and his managers, the resulting album has all the glow and eroticism of an airport terminal.īieber recorded Changes mostly with his main writing collaborator Poo Bear and Josh Gudwin, his trusted producer and engineer. More precisely, for love-making, of the most grown-up and responsible variety-no giggling, constant eye contact. Now is the time for stubbly beards stroked fondly, for wry smiles at the memories of youthful folly, for a sharp decline in public-urination incidents. ![]() ![]() On it, Bieber returns to us a wiser man-the emphasis, here, strenuously, on “man.” As of 2018, he is happily married to Hailey Bieber, née Baldwin, model and daughter of Stephen. “No one’s ever grown up in the history of humanity like Justin Bieber,” his manager Scooter Braun adds.Īt the center of this whirlwind lies Changes, his first album in four years. He also discusses his struggles with anxiety and his diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease. were coming into the room at night to check my pulse,” he admits. In one episode of the docuseries, Bieber discusses the severity of his former drug use he smoked weed for the first time at age 13, he tells us, and by the time he entered his 20s, he had progressed to pills and lean: “My security. Now, as it fires back up again, his management is busily filling in the blanks. ![]()
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