Caroline Polachek

Desire, I Want To Turn Into You

Pop music. Great pop music.

this album is life changing
i promise to listen to more new albums now wow 😭

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Favorite: Butterfly Net

'Desire, I Want To Turn Into You' is without a doubt a good album, but I can't help but feel like the singles were really the biggest highlights from the record, as I came away from it fairly underwhelmed. Not underwhelmed to the point where I felt like it was middling or anything, I still enjoyed the album, but underwhelmed in that I was expecting so much more based on the quality of the singles, but the end product just wasn't as great as I hoped. Even then I still enjoyed the material on the ... read more

What a great follow up to Pang, Miss Polachek!

Desire, I Want To Turn Into You is Caroline Polachek's second studio album, following her otherwordly 2019 debut, Pang. Considering how much more nocturnal and artsy Pang was, I wondering what this record entailed for Caroline, and to see her move into even poppier aesthetics is certainly an artistic step I wasn't expecting, but I think it worked out for the most part, as Caroline's melodies remain beautifully sharp and ethereal whilst providing a ... read more

Caroline Polachek made an incredible album this year. Various songs such as Bunny Is A Rider and Sunset are the reason why I come back to listening more to Caroline Polachek. Absolutely stellar! ❤️

Wel come to my is land hope you li ke me you ain't le aving 💃💃💃 Hey Hey Hey HEY!

Seriously though, this has a lot of bops. I'm astonished about Caroline's voice, she has an incredible voice and so much fucking talent, being one of the best vocalists in Pop right now, and I MEAN IT!

All songs here have not only satisfactory but PERFECT performances. Every single line, sound, and word sung here doesn't have mistakes, nor comes from a place absent of creativity and freshness. Actually, ... read more

I expected something a bit grander after hearing Billions, but its pretty good regardless.

Filling the 2023 art pop void in my heart quite nicely.

All I can say is 'wow'. After more than a month, this album still doesn't come out of my headphones, so far it is the production I return to most often in 2023. Fascinatingly, I can't name a favorite track, one song that I would loop over and over again. I love this album as a whole precisely, not for individual moments.

Let her cook

This... surprisingly worked for me. It's got its moments that are too slow and maybe a little too melodramatic, but for someone that isn't particularly in to pop, I enjoyed this a decent amount. The vocal performances on here are great, and I think there's enough variation in range and mood each song to keep me interested. Not in love with this project or anything, but I think it's personally satisfactory.

eh, it's alright

To be honest, my listen of this somewhat disappointed me, considering the fact that it has a purple "Must Hear Album" flag. However, this album tended to bore me. That doesn't mean it's bad though. I still enjoyed it, just not as much as I wished I did.

let her cook

Re-Review (65 -> 68):

Although there are some dull moments, much of "Desire, I Want to turn into you" is a super fun art-pop experience

Lovely

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Pure Pop Perfection

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enjoyable (★★★☆☆)

Absolutely stunning stylistically and entirely. Such a fun and versatile pop record. Best album cover this year.

a very elegant pop album. very chill and down-tempo songs but they were all beautifully crafted and very visual to listen to. i had a clear visual with every song, even on the first listen. 'sunset' feels like it should be enjoyed on a mediterranean coast wearing worn out jeans and self-made jewelery. whereas the next song 'crude drawing of angel' sounds like walking through a sparkly clean sewage tunnel, moody, eerie, pretty, and blue. 'butterfly net' felt like chasing beams of sunlight even ... read more

obsessed with “pretty in possible” and “i believe”