Unrestricted - GRACII (R&B) In her latest track, GRACII is “Unrestricted” for us, delivering a 00s era R&B bop reminiscent of the heydays of Keri Hilson, Nivea, Ashanti and Ciara. It’s a sexy and spare production, which allows GRACII to sit in the driver’s seat, her pure tone building from a Janet-esque sultry whisper into a soulful belt as the song progresses. The instrumental backing is moody, a swirling turmoil of synths cut with a crisp percussion arrangement cutting through. What we appreciated the most about this cut was the true bridge—modern tracks seem to minimize the importance of this—giving us a nice modulation before pushing into the final chorus accented with some Mariah-esque whistle tones.

Best Lyric: “Tired of the tears that I’ve been tasting.“