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Odeal has dropped “The Fall That Saved Us,” and he’s opening the door to a love story that keeps shifting shape. The album runs across nine tracks, each one tracing the moments where desire feels clear one second and confusing the next. It arrives not long after his summer project, “The Summer That Saved Me,” but this new chapter moves with a calmer, slower edge.
Here, Odeal steps back into an old romance and tries to understand why the connection still pulls at him. He lets the feelings speak for themselves, sometimes softly and sometimes with a kind of urgency that’s hard to hide. The sound leans into neo-R&B and soul, giving him room to stretch his voice and settle into every emotion as it rises.
“Reason” carries an easy sweetness, and “Children of Yeshua” holds a gentler glow. “Addicted” comes with smoky drums that fold around his vocals, while “Blur” adds a light bounce that keeps things from slipping too deep into the quiet. Even in the softer moments, Odeal stays open about the shadows that follow this love. “Cold World” spells out the strain with a tired kind of clarity.
As the album moves forward, the tension grows sharper. “Pretty Girls” feels like he’s reaching for something steady, and “Wicked” leans into the frustration that comes when the effort no longer matches. The story reaches a different kind of light on “Nights In The Sun”, the ninth track, where Odeal brings Wizkid into the fold. Their voices meet with a warmth that cuts through the heaviness, closing the album with a softer lift.
The feelings in “The Fall That Saved Us,” come unfiltered — tender in some places, blunt in others — and Odeal holds each one without trying to smooth anything out.
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