Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes (Standard Edition) tiki " tongue not so firmly

" tongue not so firmly implanted in cheek

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" which combines political and personal themes

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Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes (Standard Edition) tiki " tongue not so firmlyPicking up the thread left dangling from 2016's Illuminate, Shawn Mendes decides to create an even more fashionable set of soulful pop on his eponymous 2018 album. Mendes remains a quivering adolescent presence he was still 19 years old when this album saw release but his self titled record is assured and quietly confident in a way that suggests he has his adulthood on his mind. He doesn't abandon the soft focus soul that turned "Stitches" into a