Bluish

Jessie Ware's third album, Superbloom, marks the third entry into her vivacious and flirtatious disco trilogy, and whilst perhaps not an instant killer like What's Your Pleasure? (WYP), is a triumph once burgeoned in the garden of one's mind. This is my second time writing a review of this record, having initially rating it in the low 70s - a respectable yet undeniably lesser score than its predecessors. But, as I said, Superbloom is a grower. Through appreciating over time its ... read more

'The BPM' is the ultimate pastiche of dance music genres, blending the best of many worlds. Parks draws you in with the enchanting electronic textures and strings on 'DEAD', which go on to define the album. It finally clicked for me yesterday that the reason why this album just works so beautifully is down to how it builds: from the relatively low-stakes, lighter tone of the first 5 tracks, straight into the speed and power of 'THE NATURE OF POWER', which only ... read more

An absolute masterpiece of modern pop music, drawing from so many different musical roots with such care and confidence. Listening to THIS ALBUM MAY CONTAIN HOPE is like listening to a film; the record is a journey, having an impressive 1 hour 13 minute runtime but never having a dull moment. The closer, basically acting as credits, could be seen as monotonous or tedious, but I think it is an incredibly well deserved retrospective of the tireless work that has gone into this record. From having ... read more

This did not land on a first listen; yet, after re-listening and watching the music video- god did it. The album is going to be monumental, mark my words. After three incredibly strong singles, I am so excited to see what the rest of the record holds.