Charlie Puth's Charlie is an expertly-crafted collection of earworms that stay in your head longer than any viral photo or TikTok clip. Our review. ⬇️
Just as people use humor to diffuse tension, Puth deftly plays around with sonic sensibilities on the album to offset the mature subject matter. Nowhere is that better represented than on the head-bopping, finger-snapping “Loser,” a mournful number masquerading as a Jamiroquai-style dance track.
At his best, Puth is one of the most-gifted vocalists in pop music today, mixing his delicate falsetto with an impatient, ornamental lower register to rousing effect. The Berklee grad also puts his music production degree to good use, taking the songs to unexpected places with a surprising chord progression here, a key change there or — on “Charlie Be Quiet” — a whisper to full voice moment that instantly commands your attention.
He’s less effective when it comes to conveying emotion, with his voice so carefully produced at times, that there’s little room for feeling. The piano-driven ballad “When You’re Sad I’m Sad” is at once sweet and forlorn but lacks the heft needed to carry the subject matter. And while much ofis about loss and insecurities, there’s a sense that Puth hasn’t actually done the work to get over his self-doubt.
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