Music Review: Justin Timberlake returns on nostalgic 'Everything I Thought It Was'
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In its better tracks, Justin Timberlake 's first new album in six years, “Everything I Thought It Was,” is a return to form for the musician. The album between that era and this one, 2018's “Man of the Woods” leaned into “return to roots" iconography and Americana, folk sounds — a divisive detour. Then there's “Selfish," the first single released from the album, an R&B ballad that bears striking resemblance to Nick Jonas' “Jealous” Any rectifying with his past self — and his current public perception — is limited to the opener “Memphis”: “I pray for peace within myself/And no more regrets with it," he sings. The reality is, for the nostalgic charms found on “Everything I Thought It Was,” Timberlake's work is no doubt colored by an unfortunately timed return to the music game.
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