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| 1.5 very poor | doofy | March 17th 24 |
Dispirited away...
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| 4.5 superb | cjbizzlebizzle | June 8th 24 |
'Girl With No Face' is as good of a straight synthpop album that I can remember since the release of E.MO.TION almost ten years ago. Looking up and down the tracklist just about every song has a memorable moment or a catchy hook, this is a great start with any pop album. Really, this is one of the catchiest records I can remember, in general. On top of that, and perhaps most importantly, is Allie X's vocal abilities, knack at writing wonderful vocal melodies and harmonies and general swagger behind the mic. Every great pop album needs a great personality front and center and this adheres to that. People seem to complain about 80s worship and there is a ton of 80s influence here but it only serves to compliment Allie X's vocals and cadences. The beats are bass-heavy with crisp, the production is crystalline and clean robo synth tracks and beats providing a perfect platform for Allie's vocals. The entire tracklist will make my 2024 favorites playlist but the cream of the crop is 'Weird World', 'Galina', 'Black Eye' and 'Staying Power'. Can't wait to experience this live in a few days.
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| 3.0 good | PistolPete | April 8th 24 |
Commendable 80s synthpop but I just can never shake the feeling that this artist is trying way too hard
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| 3.2 good | Erwann S. EMERITUS | March 6th 24 |
80s revival still going strong: this is synthpop with coldwavey and hi-NRG influences that help each song feature at least a couple of cool moments, but that style isn't carrying strong enough songs for the whole album to be as enjoyable as it could have been.
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| 4.0 excellent | TrantaLocked | March 2nd 24 |
The linear path of music production evolution is close to exhausted and we're now upon the age of extreme aesthetic experimentation in pop music. It's very exciting because there's a lot of innovation that can be done with different combinations of throwback, lo-fi, avant garde and modern production styles. The late 00's brought the first 80's revival moment with Pop EDM albums like The Fame and The E.N.D., but still with a modern production that fell in line with the aforementioned linear path. That's unlike what is being seen lately in music and with this album, which brings a different kind of 80's revival in a form that actually sounds like (for the most part) it could be from the 80's, but with subtle modern improvements in some of the synths and vocal recording, and of course performed by a talented artist. I expect things to get even more lo-fi, more throwbacky and more weird.
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| 2.5 average | ajcollins15 | February 29th 24 |
The latest album from synthpop and alt-pop sensation Allie X marks a significant departure from her previously playful and straightforward sound, embracing a harsher and more brash style of synthpop influenced by genres like post-punk (such as coldwave) and industrial-infused EDM (like Hi-NRG). "Girl With No Face" presents a dance-pop and synthpop experience that feels reminiscent of stepping into a gothic nightclub. Each track exudes a haunting edge, cultivating a nocturnal and nihilistic atmosphere. While many listeners are captivated by the album's intensity, I personally find it stylistically stagnant, lacking the depth and darkness I believe it could have explored further. There's a persistent feeling that Allie X could have pushed this style to much greater and darker depths.
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| 3.5 great | Tasty | May 20th 25 |
| 3.5 great | Merlijn | December 29th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | BeneMaja | December 11th 24 |
| 3.0 good | Snuron | November 10th 24 |
| 3.5 great | emmny | September 5th 24 |
| 2.5 average | Runeii | July 10th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Lani | July 10th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Nymox | July 4th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | lurxy | March 30th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Scoot | March 10th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ashtiel | March 9th 24 |
| 3.6 great | A.R.O. EMERITUS | March 8th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Keira | March 6th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | alamo | March 5th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Tom R. EMERITUS | March 4th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | iGuter | February 24th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | jtswope | February 23rd 24 |
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