Li's mess is full of filler like all her albums but the singles are nothing short of legendary.
After The Storm is just so cohesive and soulful, it really FLOWS, the esthetics, this epitome of pure contemporary R&B, no gimmicks, no trends, no mess. Clean production, solid lyrics. The album doesn't try hard, it just books silently.
FM had incredible vocal production and arrangement, it's truly alien like. This album can never be recreated. It's not about it being edgy or telling compelling it unique stories, it's just SONICALLY and vocally so impeccable it wins by default.