After breaking through with ‘The Evolution Of Robin Thicke’, featuring the hit single ‘Lost Without You’, blue-eyed soul singer Robin Thicke has displayed great consistency in producing a string of high quality albums.

While his last,‘Sex Therapy’ came off very polished and even soft-sounding at times, ‘Love After War’ begins with two very raw aggressive tracks with the in-your-face ‘Angel On Each Arm’, and the aptly titled ‘I’m  An Animal’. One of Thicke’s strengths, and what has made his music a breath of fresh air, is that he makes more than just love songs, he makes songs tabout being down-and-out and picking oneself up as well. Included in that are songs such as ‘Tie My Hands’ and ‘Dreamworld’ from earlier albums.

‘Love After War’ features both ‘Never Give Up’ and ‘New Generation' back to back, as well as ‘The Lil Things’, which can be seen as a kind of 'Dreamworld' part two. ‘New Generation’ talks about love being stronger than The Terminator, while the inspirational ‘Never Give Up’ is in the same vein as Thicke’s ‘Something Else’ single ‘Magic’, and may also work as a single.

The love songs on the album aren’t too shabby either, with the title track being the best of the bunch. Although the album contains 17 tracks and the deluxe version 20, there just aren’t that many fillers as Thicke delivers one of his deepest track lists yet.

That said, some tracks such as 'Lovely Lady' are merely average. While the album is a cohesive unit, it may lack pop singles. It is not as commercially appealing as ‘Sex Therapy’, which was peppered with guest spots from rap artists like Estelle and Jay-Z. The only feature on the album is a solid one in long-time collaborator Lil’ Wayne on ‘Pretty Lil’ Heart’. This has got to be seen as quite an achievement at a time where artists are leaning heavily on collaborations to sell albums. This feature does, however, pale a bit in comparison to some of their previous ones. Immediately preceding the weak ‘Lovely Lady’ is a trio of good slow jams in 'Mission', 'Tears On My Tuxedo' and 'Boring'. The latter talks about how that special lady is more exciting than spending time with the friends or going to a basketball game, and how she’s never “Boring”.