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It's an uplifting feeling to reclaim the agency that was taken away from a person since the beginning of their career. But with the relishable moment there comes the bigger baggage of overcoming the harrowing past. And that's exactly the journey Poppy's fourth album 'Flux' takes us.

Compared to her other albums–which feature societal commentary–'Flux' is a much more contemplative work. It's even Poppy's most personal project. The first ... read more

Up to this time the only Poppy deluxe album. I always got the intention that she releases an album as a completed project that needs no addition. If so, she makes it in a completely new EP format. But with 'I Disagree' it was different. Pretty sure due to it's popularity she wanted to please the audience with more. And it surely was an amazing decision. The 4 tracks live up to the original releases standard, extending it's sound. They stand on their own, but the best to ... read more

Having a style already associated to an artist and suddenly changing it to a completely different sound–that has much different audience–takes a huge risk. Sure it can attract said audience, but the question lies on that will the original crowd remains? Not everyone is receptive to adapt. So is it beneficial to an artist in the first place? Poppy's 'I Disagree' is an excellent example of taking such dare that takes her carrier to a better direction.

Poppy–who ... read more

My introduction to Poppy was one of her bangers 'Girls In Bikinis' through 'sped up' version of it. The song was trending on TikTok that time–thought I didn't used it yet–and it was popular to make sped up versions of trending TikTok songs. And that's where my journey, to Poppy becoming my favorite singer, started.

The internet pop star's identity crisis. A notable change since her debut album. It has that cutesy pop and robotic style Poppy ... read more