Cowboy Carter is fantastic.
Its inception was rooted in negative public opinion regarding a CMA performance for her country-inspired hit "Daddy Lessons" off Lemonade. After the criticism of her performance, she dived into her soul to develop one of the best albums I have ever listened to.
To start, this album does not feel like 27 songs. Although it marks an hour and 18 minutes, we get a refreshing take on country music with Beyonce's spin and see what it was like through her lens. ... read more
Billie unleashes a force to be reckoned with and it hits us ALL hard and soft.
She begins with SKINNY, which is one of the slowest openings I have heard in quite some time. Strangely, this song gives us a hint at the vulnerability that Billie is about to show us, but the constant struggle of perfectionism that women constantly search for. With this sad bop, we are immediately transported to another box-eating planet with LUNCH. It slaps, I don't have to say much.
CHIHIRO will hold a ... read more
its been months and i still can't stop listening to this song.. it's constantly stuck in my head and i can't stop drinking espresso martinis as an excuse for it. thank you sabrina!
It's taken me a bit to get through the Anthology and, rightfully so, with Swift adding on an intense 15 tracks after releasing 16 tracks the same night. The first 16 tracks are the same as the TTPD tracks, (please check out that review if you'd like to see the breakdown of those tracks. For this review, I'm focusing strictly on the Anthology tracks.)
We kick it off with The Black Dog, which is an interesting track to note. It embodies a darker more alternative tone than Swift ... read more
I've waited a little while to write a review for TTPD (I am a self-proclaimed Swiftie and wanted to make sure I did not have a biased review of this album.)
At first listen, I was completely silenced. The monotonous tone and juxtaposition of Antonoff's synths with lyrics filled with heartbreak, I wasn't getting it at first listen when this was dropped at midnight. I thought we were going to have a different muse for this album and was confused like many other Swifties, however, with a second ... read more