inesc’s review of the songDon't

The accepted line on Don't is that it's the song where Ed Sheeran grew teeth. I don't buy it. Take the gossip away and you have a Lucy Pearl sample with a man doing a slightly breathless R&B impression over it, and the Rick Rubin credit did more work in the press cycle than it does on the record. A petty song only lands if the delivery carries some venom, and his never does. Sing at least commits to the Pharrell costume. Don't wants the credit for being nasty without ever raising its voice, and that's worse than just being nice.