The bulk of WaD's dozen tracks deal with his trials involving the opposite sex, from the raunchy, patois-tinged single "Gwan Big Up Urself" to the "it's not you, it's me" ditty "Menace." As for his rapping ability, Woods only flaunts it on "You Love It," letting his restrained, Weeknd-reminiscent singing dominate the LP instead. While the album's ambient tone pairs well with the OVO protégé's vocal timbre, the production flirts more with monotony than it does cohesion, with the meat of Woods' lyrics doing it few favours. Roy Woods' debut Waking at Dawn shows flashes of maturity from the 20-year-old, but suffers from a soporific sonic palette and a reluctance to let his pain carry the load.
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