Truly not abysmal!
Whilst some songs are pretty unbearable (see the Drake solo and an especially self indulgent interlude with BLP Kosher), there are definitely glimmers of greatness! The use of samples are often forced, but this doesn't mean their use by Cabello should be dismissed entirely. The song 'B.O.A.T', the album's most emotionally impactful song, shines because of Cabello's playful interpolation of Pitbull's 'Hotel Room Service'. I think that ... read more
Carly Rae Jepsen’s tendency to release a ‘sister’ project for each of her studio albums is miraculous in that this pattern manages to avoid the oversaturation of each era’s relative sound. This capability to keep a listener enticed across two projects with such a sonic overlap is one that few other pop singers possess. This practice is particularly impressive when these projects orientated around the ‘B Sides’ of a previous album prove often to surpass ... read more
getting strong kate bush vibes but i think I'm the only one