Strangers / Lovers confirms Dagny as a true force to be reckoned with - a stellar record, consistent in its emphatic sound and almost entirely without fault.
Her debut album, Strangers / Lovers, is a veritable koldtbord of slick, danceable tracks that capture both the euphoria of love and the defiance of heartbreak.
I'll be completely honest, I discovered Dagny a few years ago, was very impressed with her music, time passed, and I was waiting for her to drop a debut album, she took quite a while, and I pretty much forgot about her. But earlier this year she released the first part of this project which was the first 6 songs and I was VERY hyped, and then she disappointed me... Not that is bad, but just too generic. And then the remaining songs are out and I'm still, very disappointed. I really thought she ... read more
She's got some wonderful pop hits on here, but the lyrically content and production fall a little stale at some points leaving you wanting more. It's a strong debut album nonetheless.
I actually feel bad for giving this such a bad rating as I’m a huge fan of “Somebody” (which was one of my highlights of 2020).
And while, yes, the record has a couple of major bangers, it ultimately ends up leaning too heavily into the refined radio pop direction. It’s good Scandinavian pop but maybe that also ended up being it’s downfall as that can be formulaic at times.
Strangers / Lovers is a fantastic up-tempo synth pop record by Norwegian artist Dagny that hits all sorts of marks in great melodies, catchy lyrics and danceable jams. I heard the track Somebody on the Amazon Original series Panic recently and had to know who sang the song as I’ve had it in my head all week. It had this 80’s style running beat to it which I always love referenced in more contemporary music at the moment, so alas I dug into the record and I was definitely not ... read more
1 | Come Over 3:03 | 73 |
2 | Somebody 3:10 | 80 |
3 | Paris 2:55 | 71 |
4 | Let Me Cry 3:19 | 72 |
5 | Coulda Woulda Shoulda 3:05 | 85 |
6 | Tension 4:11 | 79 |
7 | Moment 2:46 | 76 |
8 | Please Look at Me 3:38 | 77 |
9 | Bad at Love (Interlude) 1:36 | |
10 | It's Only a Heartbreak 2:40 | 70 |
11 | Bye Bye Baby 2:46 | 81 |
12 | Coast to Coast 4:08 | 72 |
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