Icon (Brent Faiyaz album)

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Icon (Brent Faiyaz album)

Composition

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== Composition ==
== Composition ==
[[File:Raphael_Saadiq_2012_Shankbone.JPG|left|thumb|upright=0.8|[[Raphael Saadiq]] was the given the role [[Executive producer|executive producer]] for ''Icon''.]]
''Icon'' is an [[R&B]] album, that incorporates elements of [[nu-disco]]. Characterized by its 90's style, ''Icon'' features an electronic sound, with Faiyaz's pitched vocals supported by keyboards, guitars and horns. According to Nina Corcoran writing for ''Pitchfork'', "World is Yours,” draws inspiration from earlier R&B artists, "channeling Michael Jackson’s power and sincerity [...] while crooning over nu-disco, dusty ’80s toms, and twinkling guitar that recalls the best of ’90s Usher."{{Cite web |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=2026-02-13 |title=12 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Charli XCX, Feng, and More |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/10-new-albums-you-should-listen-to-now-charli-xcx-feng-and-more/ |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} While ''Icon''’s lead single, “[[Have To (song)|Have To]],” according to ''Flaunt'''s DeAsia Paige, is "drenched in crisp 80s synths that—when paired with Faiyaz’s fuzzy falsetto—sound like a dreamy, exhilarating relationship that sweeps you off your feet." Zakaria Mafa writing for ''Stanisland Magazine'' felt Faiyaz "works within a canvas of honesty and introspective elements, gravitating toward a biotic soundscape."{{Cite web |last=Mafa |first=Zakaria |date=2026-02-13 |title=Brent Faiyaz: ‘Icon’ Is The Colossal New Album Music Needed |url=https://stanisland.com/2026/02/13/brent-faiyaz-icon-review/ |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=Stanisland Magazine |language=en-US}} ''[[Rated R&B]]'''s Keithan Samuels stated "Faiyaz shifts away from the “toxic R&B” he’s known for toward songs that lean into love’s merrier side."{{Cite web |last=Samuels |first=Keithan |date=2026-02-13 |title=Brent Faiyaz Releases New Album 'Icon': Stream |url=https://ratedrnb.com/2026/02/brent-faiyaz-new-album-icon-stream/ |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Rated R&B |language=en}}
''Icon'' is an [[R&B]] album, that incorporates elements of [[nu-disco]]. Characterized by its 90's style, ''Icon'' features an electronic sound, with Faiyaz's pitched vocals supported by keyboards, guitars and horns. According to Nina Corcoran writing for ''Pitchfork'', "World is Yours,” draws inspiration from earlier R&B artists, "channeling Michael Jackson’s power and sincerity [...] while crooning over nu-disco, dusty ’80s toms, and twinkling guitar that recalls the best of ’90s Usher."{{Cite web |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=2026-02-13 |title=12 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Charli XCX, Feng, and More |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/10-new-albums-you-should-listen-to-now-charli-xcx-feng-and-more/ |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} While ''Icon''’s lead single, “[[Have To (song)|Have To]],” according to ''Flaunt'''s DeAsia Paige, is "drenched in crisp 80s synths that—when paired with Faiyaz’s fuzzy falsetto—sound like a dreamy, exhilarating relationship that sweeps you off your feet." Zakaria Mafa writing for ''Stanisland Magazine'' felt Faiyaz "works within a canvas of honesty and introspective elements, gravitating toward a biotic soundscape."{{Cite web |last=Mafa |first=Zakaria |date=2026-02-13 |title=Brent Faiyaz: ‘Icon’ Is The Colossal New Album Music Needed |url=https://stanisland.com/2026/02/13/brent-faiyaz-icon-review/ |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=Stanisland Magazine |language=en-US}} ''[[Rated R&B]]'''s Keithan Samuels stated "Faiyaz shifts away from the “toxic R&B” he’s known for toward songs that lean into love’s merrier side."{{Cite web |last=Samuels |first=Keithan |date=2026-02-13 |title=Brent Faiyaz Releases New Album 'Icon': Stream |url=https://ratedrnb.com/2026/02/brent-faiyaz-new-album-icon-stream/ |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Rated R&B |language=en}}


==Release and promotion==
==Release and promotion==
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