softCORE
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80
The sound of an artist fully letting go - and having fun doing so.
3y
80
On softCORE, which very much deserves to be the 26-year-old artist’s breakthrough album, the singer-songwriter soars highest when she pours gasoline to glittery pop conventions and lets loose as a menacing punk.
3y
76
For an album so desperate to say ‘Look at me! I’m different!’ it’s a surprisingly cohesive and convincing relaunch.
3y
68
On softCORE, the New Jersey native mashes pop punk grit and airy R&B. It’s a commendable undertaking, but the execution is rough.
3y
Trying too hard: The album.
Look, I'll always encourage experimentation and trying different things in your music, but, "trying different things" does not mean "making a mess".
This record is all over the place, some moments are loud and chaotic, another moments are gentle and calming, and sometimes it switches between those moods a few times in a single song. Although all this mess is obviously on purpose, it's still a mess, and one that a lot of times lacks cohesion, ... read more
I have a light headache...
This album is all over the place. It can go from chaotic and loud, to calm and soothing at certain points of a song, and in all honestly, even though I'm assuming it was supposed to be intentional, it kind of annoyed me. It got to the point where in some of the more calming songs from this album like "let u back in," I felt paranoid that I was just going to get scared by some random screaming at any point in time. Even though I did enjoy the production of ... read more
simmer down - 3/5
i'm fine - 4/5
bored - 4/5
supernova - 3/5
spend the money - 3/5
die - 2/5
simulation - 2/5
unexplainable - 4/5
smile - 4/5
stupid bitch - 1/5
scream my name - 2/5
let u back in - 3/5
softCORE is at its best when it's genre defying. Unfortunately it doesn't do that trough it's full runtime neither at the same quality it starts out in.
It's like she has an idea of what she wants to make on this album but then has no fucking clue what's she's doing in the studio for most of this album.
Favorite track: simmer down
Least favorite: die
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Track List
| 1 | simmer down 2:44 | 73 |
| 2 | i'm fine 1:40 | 66 |
| 3 | bored 2:30 | 67 |
| 4 | supernova 1:30 | 61 |
| 5 | spend the money 3:19 feat. Lil Uzi Vert | 69 |
| 6 | die 2:29 | 56 |
| 7 | simulation 0:51 | 50 |
| 8 | unexplainable 1:39 | 64 |
| 9 | smile 2:35 | 73 |
| 10 | stupid bitch 2:45 | 63 |
| 11 | scream my name 1:52 | 62 |
| 12 | let u back in 3:12 | 68 |
Total Length: 27 minutes
