Despite this being a pretty strange and all-around bad year for the world, it has been a great year for music. I’ve discovered some new artists this year that have really impressed me. Among those is RAYE. I became a fan of hers over the summer and since then I have fallen in love with her music. She recently dropped a mini-album called Euphoric Sad Songs which I loved.

This album is clearly an album about healing from a nasty breakup. Despite it being centered around one thing, there are a few songs on here that can be interpreted differently and don’t necessarily have to be about a breakup which is why I enjoy it so much.

It’s pretty difficult for me to find artists with a voice that is so intoxicating and beautiful that I just can’t get enough of it, but RAYE really has the voice of an angel and she uses her talent beautifully in this album.

It really isn’t easy to choose a top three from this album since there are only nine tracks, and my top three are constantly changing but right now they would have to be “Regardless,” “Change Your Mind,” and “Please Don’t Touch.” I can’t get enough of these. “Regardless” is one of those songs that doesn’t necessarily have to be about a breakup but can also be about pretty much whatever you want it to be. “Change Your Mind” is special to me because it’s about closure, and personally it’s something I can relate to.

Last but not least is “Please Don’t Touch.” This song came out as a single and I have actually known about it for a while before the album was dropped. This track represents a sense of independence for me but also of dependency on another person. It’s definitely a very special song to me and I regard it highly.

This is an album of many moods and it’s the perfect album to cry to but also dance to. I love that RAYE created tracks that were very emotional but she put them over dance beats. It sends a message to me that it’s okay to be sad and that sometimes there can be happiness in a sad situation. I will forever love this album.