There are some appealing synth-led hooks, such as those that grace ‘Better’, ‘Don’t Pretend’ and ‘Saturday Nights’, and ‘Free Spirit’ will undoubtedly emerge as a commercial success. Not the most in-your-face pop star, Khalid has quietly established himself as the second-most streamed artist in the world, so he must be doing something right, but there is the nagging sense here that the emphasis is on a desire for commercial success more than artistic development.
Khalid also announced the release of a short film directed by Emil Nava to accompany the album.Īnd so we come to ‘Free Spirit’. It is the follow-up to his 2018 EP Suncity, and will include the single 'Talk'. Download link in MP3 ZIP/RAR formatsįree Spirit is the upcoming second studio album by Khalid, set to be released on April 5, 2019, through RCA Records.