Collaborations form organically with contemporaries, too. The genre bends of fan favorites like "La Vida Continuó" find new avenues in dancehall "Kármika," Regional Mexican "Gucci los Paños" and road-trip cruiser "Tus Gafitas," while opener "Mientras Me Curo del Cora" joins Bad Bunny's "Si Te Veo" as an instant karaoke classic, weaving Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy" into an easygoing self-healing anthem. Karol captures a joyous night on the town on "Besties," coyly crosses lines on "Dañamos la Amistad," and conjures blue skies on the project's arcing title track. From this core blooms a range of reggaeton. What's most immediately noticeable is how in control of her vocals Karol is here - she flicks between perreo smooth-talker and harmonic seductress on "Gatúbela," breathes sly inflections and layers deep harmonies, slurs into the "beber y beber" loops of "Ojos Ferrari," then lances venom through the sinister "TQG." Her vocals sit naturally and authentically on top of open-air production, a constant presence, subdued when needed but never unremarkable: she is every part the anchor of this album. With her place atop the charts concretized, this is the sound of Karol carving out her identity in the limelight - and it proves her most authentic work to date.
While KG0516 - with two-year-old hits peppered throughout - felt a little like a victory lap, MSB has been entirely made to order, a determined roll-out of new ideas, styles, and collaborations. "Provenza" also serves as an apt microcosm of the singer's fourth studio album, Mañana Será Bonito. "¿Qué de malo puede pasar? ¿Que nos vaya mal? Estoy afuera, sal," she croons from the window of a saffron-yellow Fiat 600, friends splashing blissfully in the shallows both are electrified by the possibilities of new beginnings. Far from the gloss of reggaeton's typical fare, the Medellín, Colombia superstar instead dedicated her first solo release of the year to simple, salt-of-the-earth joy, celebrating the rekindling of old flames amid the light laughter of the summer. 2022's "Provenza" marked somewhat of a clean slate for Karol G.
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