Poppy.Computer
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CRITIC REVIEWS
80
On her debut full-length, Poppy.Computer, singer, performance artist, and social media star Poppy embraces her cute but unsettling persona with synth pop gems for the digital era.
60
Poppy's debut album is a good collection of pop songs, but doesn't quite live up to her unique Internet personality.
Alright: so I like this record. I'd never heard of Poppy before this record – never heard of her YouTube channel, who she is, or her overall purpose – but on first listen, I immediately thought two things: Poppy is an art project commenting on contemporary obsessions with computers, the Internet and Internet fame that employs pop clichés or it's a completely shallow, unaware pop record. Thankfully, it's the former. On my second listen, "Poppy.Computer" revealed ... read more
Poppy still brings us some great pop tunes on "Poppy.Computer" and some of the production is fun and catchy. Unfortunately her personality doesn't always come through on these songs, making some of them seem a little bland.
Fav Tracks: I'm Poppy, Computer Boy, Moshi Moshi, Software Upgrade, My Style, Fuzzy
Least Fav Tracks: Beach Blonde Baby, My Microphone
Score:
7
Good
Fav Tracks: I'm Poppy, Computer Boy, Moshi Moshi, Software Upgrade, My Style, Fuzzy
Least Fav Tracks: Beach Blonde Baby, My Microphone
Score:
7
Good
It doesn't do anything more than to make good pop tunes. Poppy's music and personality seem to deviate themselves on here which makes Poppy.Computer bland a few times. However, it's still enjoyable which is what Poppy and Titanic Sinclair probably wanted to do.
Definitely quite a surprise for Poppy to go for a musical direction for her career.
As extremely glittery this record is, it's not bad for a debut.
The instruments (mostly the guitar) work harmoniously well, but then you have the weird standouts that don't work such as in 'My Microphone' (I like that last line, though, I actually chuckled in real-life) where the guitars are way too fuzzy for the direction the song is going and 'Beach Blonde Baby' sounding so disappointingly cheap and ... read more
As extremely glittery this record is, it's not bad for a debut.
The instruments (mostly the guitar) work harmoniously well, but then you have the weird standouts that don't work such as in 'My Microphone' (I like that last line, though, I actually chuckled in real-life) where the guitars are way too fuzzy for the direction the song is going and 'Beach Blonde Baby' sounding so disappointingly cheap and ... read more
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Track List
- I'm Poppy
- Let's Make A Video
- Bleach Blonde Baby
- Moshi Moshi
- Interweb
- My Microphone
- My Style (featuring Charlotte)
- Computer Boy
- Fuzzy
- Software Upgrade
- Pop Music
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Added on: September 2, 2017