Virtually 9 years after releasing 2014’s Intercourse Playlist, Omarion returns with Full Circle: Sonic E-book 1 by way of Omarion Worldwide. His new full-length effort comes two years behind 2020’s The Kinection.

“There aren’t many artists who can encourage positivity,” Omarion says. “Not many individuals can invoke that feeling of, ‘I really feel good’ or ‘I wish to do one thing with this.’ Via this venture, I’m inspiring folks. That is that full-circle second of me coming again to a spot the place there’s energy in my vulnerability. That’s what my music means to me presently.”

Full Circle: Sonic E-book 1 consists of the beforehand shared tracks “Large Vibez” and “Critical.” The previous led the cost in March, whereas the latter got here in April.

Not one track isn’t a satisfying pay attention. Omarion does what few others from his technology can’t do: show vary on a mainstream R&B degree that permits him to not really feel he’s chasing relevancy.

Take “Women,” the opening observe. Coming in with a surplus of swagger over a synthesizer bass, Omarion sings about having a bed room rendezvous with not simply his curiosity however her buddies and their buddies, too.

A good portion of the album naturally entails slick, nostalgic-sounding materials, equivalent to “Firm.” It’s a candy and sunny mid-tempo that finds Omarion spending time with a younger girl who matches his chill vitality.

Following the seemingly compulsory bangers, Omarion lastly slows the tempo halfway by. “Ready,” a soft-soul duet with Amber Riley, a.okay.a. RILEY, is the clearest occasion the place Omarion offers listeners a groove for any romantic-inspired playlist.

What is obvious on Full Circle, not less than concerning his collaborations with ladies, is that Omarion leaves the salaciousness to a minimal and stretches his songwriting.

Most notably, there’s “Bs,” a guitar-laden pairing with Rileyy Lanez, and “Love Me Proper,” a tropical-infused quantity with Sevyn Streeter.

At this publishing, Full Circle: Sonic E-book 1 is No. 1 on the iTunes R&B/Soul Albums chart. It’s No. 41 on the iTunes Albums chart (all genres).

Omarion may deal with his fan base to music from Full Circle on the Lovers & Associates Competition, introduced by R&B icon Usher. The sold-out one-day pageant is ready for Saturday, Could 6, on the Las Vegas Competition Grounds, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mariah Carey, Chris Brown, Boyz II Males, Summer time Walker, Miguel, Bryson Tiller, and lots of extra are set to carry out.

Stream Omarion’s new album, Full Circle: Sonic E-book 1, beneath.