Album · 2026
The Romantic
by Bruno Mars
The Romantic is a 2026 disco album by Bruno Mars. It runs 10 tracks across 35 minutes on Atlantic. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.9/5 from 109 ratings.
Disco · Funk · Latin Soul
#28 in Best albums of 2026 · #7 in Best disco albums
Your rating
- 3.9 /5
- 109 ratings
- 65 /100
- 9 critics
- 10
- Tracks
- 35 min
- Runtime
Ratings
109 ratings · avg 3.9
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Reviews
1 review
- 2.5
I spent the first half of this waiting for him to raise his voice. He does it twice. The Motown yeah-yeahs stacked behind his rasp on Something Serious, and the back end of Nothing Left, which is going to end karaoke nights early for the next decade. Everything around those two is him and D'Mile putting congas and brass exactly where you'd expect them, and I mean that as a compliment maybe half the time. What keeps my usual complaint off the table is that it moves: mariachi horns opening Risk It All, Something Serious swinging like a Santana record somebody found in a closet. Thirty-five minutes, ten songs, nothing overstays. It holds as long as the next one isn't this same arrangement with new lyrics on top.
22 people have played it start to finish
Critics
9 publications
- Rolling Stone4/5
- NME4/5
- AllMusic4/5
- PopMatters7/10
- ConsequenceC+
- Slant Magazine3/5
- Pitchfork5.8/10
- PasteD+
- The Guardian2/5
- Metacriticaggregate66/100
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate6/10
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The Romantic album cover
The The Romantic cover was designed by Bruno Mars and John Esparza, photographed by Daniel Ramos, and illustrated by Carlos Almendarez, Molly Esparza and Nax L'hrar.
- Design
- Bruno Mars, John Esparza
- Photography
- Daniel Ramos
- Illustration
- Carlos Almendarez, Molly Esparza, Nax L'hrar
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Tracklist
10 tracks · 35 min
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Ranked by listeners
5 rated tracks
According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on The Romantic is Nothing Left — rated 4.2/5 by 9 listeners.
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About
The Romantic is the fourth solo studio album and fifth overall by the American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars, released by Atlantic Records on February 27, 2026. It marks his first album in five years following the collaborative album An Evening with Silk Sonic (2021) with Anderson .Paak as Silk Sonic, as well as being his first solo album in over nine years since 24K Magic (2016). The lead single, "I Just Might", released on January 9, 2026, debuted atop the US Billboard Hot 100, whilst the second single, "Risk It All", released concurrently with the album on February 27, 2026. A concert tour in support of the album, the Romantic Tour, is scheduled to take place from April to October 2026, consisting of 71 shows across North America and Europe. The album was met with generally favorable reviews from critics, who primarily praised Mars' vocals but some were divided on its musical style as being more unoriginal than his previous works.
In brief
- Is The Romantic good?
- Riffiter listeners rate The Romantic 3.9/5 from 109 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on The Romantic?
- Nothing Left, rated 4.2/5 by 9 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was The Romantic released?
- The Romantic was released in 2026 on Atlantic.
- How many tracks are on The Romantic?
- The Romantic has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 35 minutes.
- What genre is The Romantic?
- The Romantic is catalogued under Disco, Funk, Latin Soul.
- What albums are similar to The Romantic?
- Listeners of The Romantic also rate Voicenotes by Charlie Puth, Random Access Memories by Daft Punk, Talk That Talk by Rihanna.
The Romantic at a glance
- Label
- Atlantic Records
- Produced by
- D'Mile
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