It sure is a Coldplay album in 2024. A straight up pop album with some funk/dance parts and plenty of ambient sections. The intro with Jon Hopkins is cool. feelslikeimfallinginlove is such a nothing of a lead single, but at LEAST it isn't the atrocious string back banger attempt that is WE PRAY. Hope Little Simz got a bag. AETERNA is a good song, I like Chris Martin's falsetto section a lot.
Other than that it's pretty bland. As expected.
I knew I was going to be disappointed the second I heard Reason Why. A song that I used to obsess over, listening to a shitty youtube rip with DJ's talking over it just for a single hit of that beat. What was once a punchy, involutary ass shaker, is now a chill beat to vibe to. How did this happen?
All over this I can only feel that these are SOPHIE's ideas transformed into muted versions. Sharp, bright hits of her brilliant production pack are beat into submission. OOEPUI worked so ... read more
Some of the solo tracks are alright. Lyrics are cringe across the board but I can at least listen to Crush and Wonder in the background. Oh lord these collab tracks though... Gorgeous and I'm His are trash. JID is filling in Kendrick's shoes of releasing a classic then tarnishing his name with features. Woman's World is of course still just a black void of embarassment.
Never liked Conan's music, but the way he grabs a theme and fully commits is really cool. Not just an 80s inspired album but a full takeover of the aesthetic. Some of the vocal processing is offputting but past that these are really well written songs and Conan kills the performances. Never Ending Song, Lonely Dancers, and Forever With Me are my big stand outs.
The absolute worst elements of metalcore. The shittiest rapping you've ever heard in your life. Lyrics so cringe that I can't believe even RONNIE RADKE would release them. I'm genuinely shocked Tom McDonald didn't feature on this.
delete the whole thing fam