Karol G is having a stellar 2023. Back in March, her fourth studio set ‘Mañana Será Bonito’ turned the primary all-Spanish-language album by a feminine artist to prime the Billboard 200 chart. Then earlier this month, following an look on the Barbie soundtrack, she made historical past once more as the primary Latina to headline the long-lasting Lollapalooza music pageant. So, who can blame the Colombian singer-songwriter for dropping album quantity 5 proper as she begins a triumphant US stadium tour?
As its title suggests, ‘Mañana Será Bonito’ (Bichota Season) is actually a companion piece to G’s March album. The different, parenthetical a part of its title signposts her infectious pure swagger. Explaining the which means of the time period “bichota” when she dropped a reggaeton bop of the identical title in 2020, G informed Billboard: “[It’s] a second of feeling horny, flirtatious, daring, sturdy, empowered, and to a sure extent, it interprets into private motivation and self-confidence.”
With 10 tracks clocking in at a whisker over half an hour, ‘Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season)’ is much less substantial than its 52-minute sister album. However, the standard management remains to be sky-high. G’s plaintive melody dovetails with snappy reggaeton beats on ‘Oki Doki’, she groups with Puerto Rican rising star Young Miko for the feminine empowerment banger ‘Dispo’, and recruits Mexican singer-rapper Peso Plumo for ‘Qlona’, a shimmering midtempo with a wonderful refrain. ‘Una Noche en Medellín (Remix)’, a brand new model of a viral TikTok hit by Chilean singer Cris Mj, which additionally options G’s fellow Colombian famous person Ryan Castro, highlights simply what a pliable collaborator she could be.
G is equally compelling on ‘Me Tengo Que Ir’, a dreamy duet with alt-R&B singer Kali Uchis, and ‘Mi Ex Tenía Razón’, a tejano-flecked tribute to Mexican-American icon Selena. G’s present hit single ‘S91’, which options lyrics impressed by a Bible verse the singer realized from her mom, is an emotive Latin lure banger pushed by G’s pretty supple vocals.
In truth, the one second that offers a touch of feasting on scraps is last observe ‘Provenza (Remix)’. Here, Dutch DJ-producer Tiësto reimagines the breezy Afrobeats of G’s 2022 hit ‘Provenza’ as a thumping EDM anthem. It doesn’t actually match with every part else on the album, nevertheless it’s nonetheless loads of enjoyable and additional underlines the singer’s formidable vary. On this proof, the solar received’t be setting on Karol G’s “bichota season” any time quickly.
Details
- Release date: August 11
- Record label: Bichota Records LLC
