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theBoneyKing
October 1st 2015


24441 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Listened to this twice and had no desire to hear anything on it again, with the exception of New Americana. Might have to drop it to a 2, but that would mean listening to it again to evaluate and...idgaf

Angelboros
October 1st 2015


1357 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5 | Sound Off

I dunno, this just sounded hollow to my ears. Her voice doesn't have a whole lot of personality going for it and about a good chunk of the record lacks staying power - and that's me putting it lightly, by the by. The album's not totally unlistenable, but man is there ever room for improvement.



Nice work on the rev, Green.

theBoneyKing
October 1st 2015


24441 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

I agreee, I feel like this isn't overtly bad...just not good

Jasdevi087
October 1st 2015


8135 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0 | Sound Off

[edit]: bot has been killed

Kupasexy15
October 2nd 2015


364 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Good call on the "We are the new Americana...Biggie & Nirvana...raised on legal marijuana" discrepancy. Definitely separate times, and I doubt most of today's high schoolers can name a Nirvana song outside of "Teen Spirit," if that, and all the stuff they listen to these days is a rejection of Nirvana even if they are indebted to it.



Yeah, the biggest drag on this is all the contradictions. Railing against the 1%, but does she not realize with this little CD, she's well on her way becoming one.

Kupasexy15
October 2nd 2015


364 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Pos'd by the way, though I'd give the album a little more worth as it's an album that captures the mindset of a millennial in 2015 perfectly.

Slex
October 2nd 2015


16615 Comments


this album is such fucking bullshit. complete garbage

Sinternet
Contributing Reviewer
October 2nd 2015


26593 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

''I doubt most of today's high schoolers can name a Nirvana song outside of "Teen Spirit," ''



Reconsider your doubts. Most people can name several of theirs and it's no different for high-schoolers, in fact many would likely name a load of B-sides I've never heard of.



But yeah the lyric is awful and cringy, worst track on here.



''complete garbage''



It ain't complete garbage, Ghost and Colors save it from that.

DropdeadWHA
October 2nd 2015


1396 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

for what it is, it's pretty g0000d. I mean it's clear she has no substance and her whole image is pandering to the youth today, edgy, yeah man. It's harmless and well-done to a degree, not something to over analyse, something to bump, something to sing along to. halsey man, aint gonna be winning grammys, but my 4 rating ok. It's a high 3 in reality...perhapS

Jasdevi087
October 2nd 2015


8135 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0 | Sound Off

It's a low 1 tbh

Slex
October 6th 2015


16615 Comments


it's like a negative 2 tbh

LotusFlower
October 6th 2015


12000 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

How is something with zero substance good? Even mindless "bumping" songs have substance in the sense that they're capable of letting you jam out.

alienobserver
October 6th 2015


4499 Comments


bland

theNateman
October 7th 2015


3809 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

I only listen to this because she and the drummer from twenty one pilots are cute together

alienobserver
October 7th 2015


4499 Comments


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NordicMindset
October 7th 2015


25137 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

she wrote Colors about Matt Heafy from The 1975 iirc

DaveyBoy
Emeritus
October 24th 2015


22500 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Another in the long line of female singers trying their hands at indie/electro-pop, Ashley Frangipane - under the moniker of Halsey - shows potential on her debut LP 'Badlands'. Influenced by the likes of Lorde & Lana Del Rey, the 20 year old singer-songwriter owns a mature set of pipes which initially attracts & impresses. Utilizing numerous producers, the synths & beats occassionally stand out, but aren't exactly groundbreaking. The lyrics & hooks are also inconsistent, while there's something a little too unengaging about this front-loaded record. There's enough here to suggest room for improvement though. Recommended Tracks: Drive, New Americana, Roman Holiday & Castle.

Cygnatti
October 24th 2015


36037 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

she grew up on biggie and nirvana, wowowwwe so fuckin diverse!

Cygnatti
October 24th 2015


36037 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

garbage

Cygnatti
October 24th 2015


36037 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

lorde is way way way better



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