beyonce

a visual album full of optimism, strength and resilience – beyonce knows what to do when life deals her lemons.

it’s an exploration of beyonce’s American south, touching on zydeco, creole and country elements musically (aided in various places by Kendrick lamar, jack white, james blake, diplo and more) while being unflinching and forward thinking in dealing with a host of her problems, from feminism to racism to marital dispute and jay z’s cheating. this is beyonce at the peak of her powers – it rips a hole in any ideas of submissive or a female pop star should be and should sound like. “[‘lemonade’] renders infidelity and reconciliation with a cinematic vividness.” – 8.5 pitchfork