Album Review: Ungodly Hour by Chloe x Halle

R&B group Chloe x Halle’s second studio album, “Ungodly Hour,” was released on June 12th, 2020. The song includes thirteen tracks and is thirty-seven minutes in length.

1. Intro

“Intro” is an absolute refresher to the ears. With both girls harmonizing to the melody of “Forgive Me,” they sound like angels in human form. It’s a short intro that leads seamlessly into the second track.

2. Forgive Me

“Forgive Me” is about how Chloe found out about a guy who picked another girl instead of her. This song is top tier because you can feel the emotion in her voice and how hurt she was. The music makes you feel empowered to move on.

3. Baby Girl

“Baby Girl” is a women empowerment song, which once again delivers in the vocal department. Since I’m not a woman, I can’t relate directly to the music, but it is a true masterpiece that anyone can enjoy regardless of their gender.

4. Do It

“Do It” is one of their most popular songs, and it’s for a reason! The energy you get from the music is immaculate. The upbeat R&B sound makes this perfect for listening in any situation, whether in the car, at a party, or wanting to just dance in your bedroom.

5. Tipsy

“Tipsy” is my FAVORITE song on the album. This discussion will be closed for the rest of 2021. The song is about how the sisters are intoxicated but not dumb and incoherent. If their boyfriend tries to pull anything, they’ll get their revenge.

6. Ungodly Hour

“Ungodly Hour” is the title track to this album, about how they want a boyfriend with confidence and knows how to be a man. They’re showing they know all the red flags and don’t have time for it with this song.

7. Busy Boy

“Busy Boy” is another upbeat R&B song. I love this song for the sole purpose of the message. This song is about a guy who pursues many women, and he thinks that no one knows. This song is based on an experience, according to Halle. This isn’t their strongest song on the album; however, I would enjoy every second of it if it were to play.

8. Catch Up (feat. Swae Lee & Mike WiLL Made-It

“Catch Up” is the girls’ only song on the album with a feature. The notes the girls hit are hard to replicate (trust me, I’ve tried), and I think that Swae Lee’s part was good. Not completely necessary as the girls are amazing on their own. I also love Mike WiLL Made-Its talent in producing. This is one of the best beats on the album, and I’m impressed with how they flipped the beat with their vocals.

9. Overwhelmed

“Overwhelmed” is an interlude to the rest of the album, and wow. There is no real beat, just a couple of piano keys, so their voices are what’s holding the fifty-two-second song together. This song is so sad to me, especially when you read the lyrics. The song is about self-improvement and how Chloe and Halle feel like they’re not perfect and sometimes get overwhelmed, but they’re working on it.

10. Lonely

“Lonely” is a song for the listeners. Instead of self-experiences, it includes relatable lyrics for the general public to enjoy, not just a targeted group of people. This song is one of the slower songs on the album and is less-tempo, calming with their harmonies.

11. Don’t Make It Harder On Me

“Don’t Make It Harder On Me” is about the struggles of leaving someone that you thought you had a lot of love for. Both of them are trying to make it clear that second-guessing is okay, but the actions of their boyfriends make it harder for them to come up with the final decision of leaving or not.

12. Wonder What She Thinks of Me

“Wonder What She Thinks of Me,” a Grammy-nominated song, is about how Halle likes a boy currently in a relationship, which makes it harder for her. This song goes hand-in-hand with “Don’t Make It Harder On Me.” I like this song, but it’s not my favorite.

13. ROYL

“ROYL,” the final track on the album, is short for “rest of your life.” According to Chloe, “It doesn’t matter what mistakes you make, just live your life, go for it, and have fun. You don’t know when your time to leave this earth is, so just live out for the rest of your life.” Once again, it isn’t my favorite song on the album. Their voices sound impressive, but compared to the rest, this definitely is an outro song.