Louisville, Kentucky rapper Jack Harlow was already doing platinum numbers by the time his feature on Lil Nas X's 2021 single "Industry Baby" took him to the top of the charts and set the scene for major mainstream crossover. Second studio album Come Home the Kids Miss You aims for exactly that, with endlessly slick production on every track and guest spots from stars like Drake and Pharrell Williams. Harlow's swagger-heavy performance is in top form on the seductive, playlist-ready "First Class," and the trappy "Dua Lipa" is bouncy, sophomoric fun (despite the slightly misleading title, Dua Lipa does not contribute to the track, nor are the lyrics discernibly about the pop star). Other highlights include the steamy instrumental of "Nail Tech" -- which features hypnotic reggae horns looping over futuristic laser beam drums -- and the lighthearted fluttering of the Justin Timberlake-assisted "Parent Trap." Throughout too much of Come Home, however, Harlow's flows are unchanging and his personality comes off as one-dimensional. Lyrical punch lines fall flat and vague themes of Harlow's hard-earned road to success or his various sexual exploits cycle around aimlessly song after song. The sound of Come Home the Kids Miss You is polished and ready for the massive level of worldwide commercial success Harlow has been building up to, but it's difficult to find much substance beneath the expensive sheen.

1 Talk of the Town1:22
2 Young Harleezy 3:44
3 I'd Do Anything to Make You Smile 3:13
4 First Class 2:53
5 Dua Lipa 2:15
6 Side Piece 3:54
7 Movie Star 2:22
     feat. Pharrell Williams
8 Lil Secret 2:09
9 I Got a Shot 2:18
10 Churchill Downs 5:09
     feat. Drake
11 Like a Blade of Grass 2:06
12 Parent Trap 3:09
     feat. Justin Timberlake
13 Poison 3:42
     feat. Lil Wayne
14 Nail Tech 3:26
15 State Fair 3:14