NO THANK YOU
by Little Simz
- Type: Album
- Released: 12 December 2022
- Label: Forever Living Originals
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 49:52
- Community rating: 3.99/5 from 25 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'NO THANK YOU', Little Simz delivers a potent and personal critique of the music industry and explores themes of mental health and self-worth. Collaborating with producer Inflo, the album's sound is a rich fusion of hip-hop with gospel, soul, and funk, characterized by grand orchestral arrangements, choral vocals, and inventive, swelling strings. Simz's assertive lyricism and storytelling are centered within these lush, cinematic soundscapes, creating a work that is both a powerful statement of artistic independence and a deep, spiritual reflection.
Genres
Descriptors: rap, conscious, soulful, orchestral, storytelling
Tracklist
- Angel (05:52)
- Gorilla (04:05)
- Silhouette (06:33)
- No Merci (05:17)
- X (06:04)
- Heart on Fire (03:58)
- Broken (07:29)
- Sideways (02:10)
- Who Even Cares (04:37)
- Control (03:47)
Credits
- Little Simz - lead vocals, vocals
- Inflo - production, group background vocals, programming, keyboard synth, drums, keyboards, bass, drum machine [808s], piano
- Cleo Sol - group background vocals, vocals, additional
- Rosie Danvers - arrangement, conductor, orchestrated by
- Chris Dave - drums, additional
- Dunoyer de Segonzac - bass
- Jack Penate - guitar
- Hannah Khemoh - group background vocals, vocals
- Angel Gospel Choir - group background vocals
- Abbey Road Orchestra - group background vocals
- Kojo Degraft-Johnson - group background vocals
- Nathaniel Warner - group background vocals
- Paul Lee - group background vocals
- Antonio DeFreitas - drums
- Fabio De Oliveira - drums
- Hammadi Rencurrell Valdes - drums
- Joseph Oluwaseyi Ajeigbe - drums
- Jose Ramon Fernandez Arias - drums
- Xavier Munoz Biosca - drums
- Ben Baptie - mastering, mixing, engineering, additional programming engineering, additional, drum programming
- Todd Monfalcone - engineering, edited by