Winter's Diary 5

R&B mainstay Tink has been developing her <i>Winter’s Diary</i> series since her career began way back in 2012. The fifth iteration of the project, <i>Winter’s Diary 5</i>, arrived 12 years after the adventure began, and on the album, Tink showcases all the ways she has matured as a songwriter, collaborator and person. On album standout “Songs About U”, Tink links up with fellow R&B superstar Summer Walker for a heartbroken jam buoyed by an emotive vocal performance and stirring acoustic guitar chords. The duo trade stories of love and love lost, with Tink crooning: “You know how I get with that liquor in my system/All I got is memories, I hate that you went missing/You know when I'm faded, I start texting pages/I can't stay away.” Her pain is almost palpable, and her ability to make her personal relationships feel universal is why <i>Winter’s Diary 1-5</i> have become celebrated in R&B’s rich canon.