petition to ban anyone who pigeonholes this as pop metal @Ghandhi (+ cheers Rowan < 3)
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I'm not, this ain't poppy : ). But they were the only tracks that stood out as being mildly interesting.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Nice review Johnny, I didn't know a lot about her
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bloody hell i think its safe to say this has come out quite alright, tough as the writing process must have been
easy feature, glad they were on the ball for ya
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Given Rina's track record I'm skeptical that she has a cohesive 4.5 album in her but at the very least I hope there are a fistful of tracks as good as comme des garcons and tunnel vision
And also have no doubt that - for better or worse - this is a braver and more adventurous album than that dua lipa alb
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Album Rating: 4.0
Could have done without Bad Friend and Chosen Family, but aside from that, this is very good
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Thomas Soto really be giving this a 1.5 huh
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Cheers guys! Bad Friend is a mid-key highlight for me ngl, though I think it loses a little steam after that cracker of a first chorus.
@Pots I wouldn't defend this over cohesion tbh, mainly because it doesn't make that an objective. all about that sweet disparity+diversity of styles
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Album Rating: 3.5
chosen family is "fireworks" playing in Madagascar 3 bad lol.
There's a good side to having a very varied album, tho.
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definitely well worth the effort given how it reads
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Album Rating: 4.0
My favs: XS, Comme des garçons (Like the Boys), Akasaka Sad, and Tokyo Love Hotel
Everything else except the two I mentioned is pretty much 4/5 so hence my rating, but maybe repeated listens I'll bump this up
I like the Chosen Fam message, but...
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Those favs are tasty picks. Not vibing Garçons quite as much as some (still solid), but the other three are defo top tier for me
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Well diversity can still be cohesive depending on how an album is assembled. You can conceptualize a spectrum of styles to make them work together dynamically. I think she has enough character for that. I meant cohesive more in terms if quality consistency
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Ah ok - so cohesive à la Miss Anthropocene? I'd say this has that if so. As for quality, gonna leave that to you ;]
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One of the biggest problems I have with pop albums is that "everything and the kitchen sink" attitude, it always comes across a bit disingenuine, you know there is pressure to throw everything at the wall and see what sticks because pop is so commercial. But there is a certain level of integrity in making an album like youd write a book. I value the artistry of a complete vision rather than a handful of pages torn out of a scrap book.
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Yeah, I feel this; was one of my main gripes with Charli (although I've been weirdly missing that album lately hmm). I think most of these style changes correspond well to the songwriting for reasons outlined in the rev. Chosen Family obvs misses the ball, and I'm a little on the fence about Who's Gonna Save U Now as a climate change anthem but that one's bridge goes so hard I'm not too phased. STFU is what it is, but otherwise I'd say the decisions taken here are on point
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Definite problem with charli agreed
Also sad to hear that stfu is on this lol
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Cherry would have been a much better fit, though I feel the guitar line in XS warranted some form of follow-up elsewhere on the album
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very thicc and insightful review, great work dude
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Ew guitar!?!?
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