Justice - Justin Bieber

Justice is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Justin Bieber. It was released through Def Jam Recordings on March 19th, 2021.

Bieber sounds better adjusted than ever, but the music he’s made this time feels a little reserved. The more chances Justice takes, the better the payoffs. During the adventurous stretch between “Ghost” and “Loved by You,” the album zips through synth-pop, Soulection-esque funk, dancehall-tinged EDM, and rock-infused Afrobeats. By the time you get there, though, you’ve already heard ten songs, and pinged and ponged between major- and minor-key guitar and piano hooks that sometimes lead to impressive choruses but sometimes seem content to swim in the gravitas of a moody series of chords.

“Underneath the ill-advised MLK quotes, you’ll find an earnest pop album that unearths the charisma and agility that helped make Bieber a star.”

In fact, Justice delivers some of the strongest, most tightly controlled vocal performances of his career. Two standouts are the piano slowburn “2 Much” and the acoustic-guitar ballad “Off My Face,” a play on his newfound sobriety that is sweet, full-hearted, and entirely convincing, in spite of the cliché. The singles “Holy” with Chance the Rapper and “Peaches” featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon, share warm instrumentation, a swinging beat, and a lived-in sense of groove that suits him.

Tracklist

1. 2 Much

2. Deserve You

3. As I Am (feat. Khalid)

4. Off My Face

5. Holy (feat. Chance the Rapper)

6. Unstable (feat. The Kid LAROI)

7. MLK Interlude

8. Die For You (feat. Dominic Fike)

9. Hold On

10. Somebody

11. Ghost

12. Peaches (feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon)

13. Love You Different (feat. BEAM)

14. Loved By You (feat. Burna Boy)

15. Anyone

16. Lonely (with benny blanco)