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Wow. This is a really bland and uninspired album from Zara Larsson. I wouldn't say she ever had personality-filled pop anthems, but to see her success rise once again following such a mid release is astonishing.

What started as a somewhat decent start with "Midnight Sun" and "Blue Moon" quickly faded as genericism, predictability, and outdated instrumental palettes came into the spotlight. I feel the whole record is predicated on the notion of Zara wanting to have her ... read more

I'm not even gonna lie, I found this record from Anthony Fantano and thought I'd give it a try as he really seemed to enjoy it. This, coupled with an emphasis on psychedelic neo-soul, made me eager for the journey I was about to embark on.

To say I was disappointed is a big understatement. It's not really that the record is insufficient, per se; it is just very bland and uninteresting as a listening experience. Starting the record, I was put off by the four-track run of under ... read more

I wasn't expecting to be impressed by this at all. In fact, I went into this listen completely blind, as I have never listened to a James Blake track before. I am unsure if his past work is similar to this, but wow, this album surprised me, to say the least.

With a mixed bag of pitched-up vocals, R&B beats, ballads, and delicately emotional pianos, this album truly has it all. On one side of the record, tracks like "I Had a Dream She Took My Hand", "Trying Times", ... read more

This is an interesting one for sure. I have about six years under my belt as a Lana Del Rey fan, so I love hearing records like this, as it is raw, unfiltered, and uncooked. I can see the markings of the style she would become known for start to blossom here, and, as a fan, that is extremely intriguing. Testing the waters of both dark and almost "trashy" indie pop bops and chamber pop singer-songwriter ballads, we see quite an all-encompassing promise to what Lana would soon come to ... read more