Album Rating: 4.0

Just went to listen to some Thy Slaughter and it sounds absolutely nothing like this - very electronic-based... and the fact that I've never heard of them means it's hardly comparable to someone of Charli's status releasing an album that so subverts expectations.

So yeah... still waiting for an example that is even a little similar to what Charli's done here.

And yes - I agree that something being surprising or subverting expectations doesn't necessarily equate to "good", but that comes down to personal taste. Many of us love the sound of what she's dong here, others don't. No big deal.

"Just went to listen to some Thy Slaughter and it sounds absolutely nothing like this - very electronic-based"

is this album not also very electronic-based? you think the guitars on here are real? even if they are real they're drowned in so much digital effects to sound as midi as possible (and i'm saying this as someone who actually enjoys that approach more often than not).

Album Rating: 4.0

I don't know if the guitars on this are real or not (although I suspect they are - albeit heavily processed), but the music sounds nothing at all like Thy Slaughter.

Album Rating: 1.0

Nolan is right btw, because of course he is.

so is this like system of a down

Album Rating: 4.0

Farts out a small but mighty poop, it's feeding time boys

Album Rating: 3.5

Did not hold up as much as I think and yeah I was acting all mighty earlier this year, but I still stand by the f*ck seeing a grown adult (and writer/contributor/staff) act like a teenager that only say the most "puérile" shit ever

Album Rating: 2.5

My feelings on the record haven't changed much since it dropped 2.5 months ago (though 'Wink Wink' grew on me even more), but I'm surprised that the album has kind of disappeared from the musical zeitgeist and discussions. Like most pop/pop-adjacent releases these days, the record attracts lots of discussion/dissection/criticism in its first 1-2 weeks but is then quickly forgotten about. Brat was able to escape that and became a defining record for 2024 and discussions about it were everywhere. This record over here, though, finds itself among the many other pop releases. Whether or not that has to do with the shadow of Brat upon it, with the branding of the album as a rock-adjacent album since "the dance floor is dead" or with the final product being short on replay value is up to anyone's guess - but I was genuinely expecting it to impact the audiences more.

@MunsuLight — don't think you acted all mighty in this thread. Even if you end up disliking the album, it's perfectly okay to confront someone who seems to shit all over your opinion and enjoyment of an album simply because their experience was different, without providing some context/reasons. You and I have different takes on the record but I'm with you on this; good-faith criticism/discussion crossing into comments and jokes that attack the music and your enjoyment/view of it is immature and mean.

In the end though, and as Platy has stated elsewhere, we all have different opinions on music. One man's trash is another man's treasure etc.