After a pretty decent debut album, Dua Lipa returned with a breakthrough product. In "Future Nostalgia", she brought disco tunes from the past (nostalgia) to the present and blended them with modern sounds (future). This unique combination created an excellent disco pop album, a modern challenging dance floor.
The arrangement is so good. The melodies are nostalgic but still very fresh, and really not duplicated at all. ... read more
During a turbulent pandemic year, Phoebe Bridgers released a wonderful folk album. The theme of this album is issues related to depression, self-awareness, desire, self-destruction and loss.
The album's lyrics were taken from materials in Phoebe's life, so they are very honest and easy to touch listeners' hearts. In this album, Phoebe has continued to demonstrate her strengths in folk music, more specifically, the sounds of emo folk and folk rock. The ... read more
Taylor Swift once wondered between the enchanting pop world and her familiar country music origins, and "RED" was her concern. This album is the strongest blend of country and pop in her career and this is also the reason why the album's cohesiveness was not as expected.
However, the album still promoted Taylor's masterful songwritting ability. Taylor's outstanding storytelling art shines in tragic love stories of the album, which came from ... read more
An iconic anti-war song by the Queen of Pop. "American Life" is about a political and religious perspective of Madonna. She made many questions about conservative policy as well as conveying shallow thoughts to people about American dream during the presidency of George W. Bush. The heroic pop beat and the powerful unforgiving lyrics along with Madonna's unique rap made the song look like a revolutionary manifesto directed at the American ... read more