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The synths and live instruments melding together, the story being told, Mica's entrancing and captivating vocals and the exploration of so many different soundscapes: every aspect of this project is genuinely mind-blowing. “Imaginal Disk” by Magdalena Bay is simply the best music I've heard in my entire life.

Before listening to this, I’d never listened to a Magdalena Bay song, and I even thought they were a solo artist. However, I now know they're a duo of ... read more

i literally JUMPED when this song started (nearly pissed myself).

honestly i did not expect this to go so hard! the verses are really gritty with the screaming, sounding even better than she did in her legendary "EAT" ep, and she just brings such a high energy, heavy vibe that makes the song feel so... epic, especially in the bridge. this song's vibe is what has been missing from her music for the last couple of months or years.

this is a massive improvement over "new way ... read more

this was made by artificial intelligence btw. i hope it burns in hell ‼️

and yes, it's ok to have fun. that's why we have chappell roan! and that's why we don't support technology that blatantly rips off the work of other artists without paying them, such as generative artificial intelligence.

went in expecting some fun pop music, and i certainly got some of that! but i also got a lot of boring, unoriginal acoustic cuts that sabrina simply cannot pull off.

she needs to embrace that she makes hot girl pop music for hot girls. stop with the country shit, you are not skilled enough of a writer to pull off the country shit.

fav tracks: taste, please³, espresso, juno
least fav: dumb & poetic

i went into this wanting to know emily rose better as an artist, and that's exactly what this project gave me; there was silliness, but there was also introspection into the mind of a child living through one of the biggest historical events of the 2020s, possibly without even being aware of it.

we can see the passion that drives her to be in the conversation for the title of the GOAT in tracks like "Give me my crown" and "Emily from the west", and even though ... read more

SHE ATE SO HARD? the key change at the end was unexpected and yet it was beautiful, just like the production. i loved the selena gomez-esque vocals and the elegant and subdued production that slowly built up. the title line "sippin' diet pepsi" was a very clever rhyme and it kinda gagged me. a really strong effort, and certainly didn't dissapoint after the excellence of 'The von dutch remix with addison rae and a.g. cook"

one of the best songs on brat. the storytelling is simply extraordinary:

it starts with a (presumably) younger version of charli getting peeved at her parents not understanding her, and so she goes to the airport, a place that to her symbolizes escapism. in the next verse, an older version of charli seems to be having trouble with her partner; the apple here symbolizes having children with this person, but also the realization that she's just like her parents too, that she's having ... read more

objectively this is horrible but also i kinda wanna shake ass to this. it's just a lot of BRAT energy y'know? it is camp.

not every album has to attempt some grand, experimental and ambitious concept, and ‘crash’ by charli xcx proves to me that even with relatively low stakes, great pop music can still be made.

for anyone who’s unaware, charli xcx is well known not only for her pop hits, but also for pioneering the hyperpop genre from 2016 all the way into 2020. as she’s a relatively big artist, she suffered a lot of pressure from her label to produce a hit song or album, and ... read more

kesha's "gag order" is a perfect encapsulation of what it feels to be traumatized and to go on a journey to heal from that trauma.

this album's soundscape is empty, it's hollow, and most important of all: it's painful. this album is all about her experiences in the music industry and how it's left her Hurt, and i think the abrasive synths, the heavy drums and the autotune do a great job at sonically encapsulating this. the emptiness can sometimes lead to the ... read more

DO NOT BUY "MAN'S WORLD" BY MARINA ON SHEIN 😭🤧‼️

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edit: i've heard enough of this song to say that none of this is ACTUALLY feminist. she's praising this woman for being strong, sexy, confident, feminine, a mother, etc etc, but no other effort is put on uplifting women who ARENT strong, women who ARENT confident, women who ARENT FEMININE. this, combined with the fact that she's collaborating with an actual sexual predator makes me think at ... read more

I LISTENED TO THIS AT 2AM IN THE DARK YESTERDAY. I ALMOST FUCKING SHAT MYSELF. I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE A POP ALBUM.

i thought a murderer was gonna come and kill me but great album !!

‘charli’ is everything we thought the future would sound like in 2019: glossy, overproduced and extremely catchy. of course, the future is now and the once futuristic sounds of charli xcx’s self titled album now sound dated and stale.

i’m not denying the incredible and immediate pop appeal that this project has, and i respect its cohesiveness and commitment to it’s concept, but compared to projects like ‘pop 2’ or the ‘vroom vroom’ ep, it ... read more

This is everything i've wanted out of Charli xcx and more. This is 'artpop' by lady gaga realized to its fullest potential.

Charli feels right at home making this sort of confessional yet still dancy and future facing music, and it really feels like the natural evolution of songs like "track 10" or "visions". the promo cycle for this record has also been genius, with the wonderfully minimalistic cover representing the sound of the record perfectly: brash, ... read more

found this project randomly on twitter and decided to add it to aoty to review it! :>

overall this is some fun chiptune music that also explores some darker modal sounds. there's definitely a lot to like about these tracks! they're fairly creative in the direction they go in and i didn't find myself getting bored at any points. this album also experiments with a lot of subgenres, though it keeps it cohesive with its chiptune sound

a small critique is that the songs are ... read more

this album is a mess. a fun mess. but it’s a mess.

i’m not gonna bother going track by track for this for obvious reasons. but i can say that overall, beyonce’s voice fits the genre, and her songwriters do a great job channeling the character of beyonce into more personal lyrics.

‘american requiem’ and ‘16 carriages’ are both grand, gigantic statements which in my opinion are career highlights for her. other songs like ‘texas hold em’, ... read more

cheating being portrayed in a positive light is a staple in the careers of artists like the weeknd, drake or bad bunny. i don't think their music loses value when it discusses taboo topics, but rather its value lies in its ability to make you feel those topics which you might find yourself normally unable to relate to. and THAT'S what i’ll be discussing in today's review: how eternal sunshine succeeds (and fails) to present its narrative, both lyrically and sonically.

the album starts ... read more

TTPD COMES OUT TOMORROW AND I FORGOT TO REVIEW HER ALBUMS FUCKKKK.

anyway. this album is Ok i guess.

honestly kind of a dissapointing project that actually does the opposite of grow on me with each listen. every time i revisit tracks like 'question', 'vigilante shit' and 'bejeweled' i realize that though they're catchy and slayful, the production is kinda boring and they're either over or under written.

there's obviously some great highlights as usual- 'lavender haze' works great as an album ... read more

in honor of 'ttpd' releasing soon, i'm reviewing every taylor swift album. today's entry is 'reputation', a left field album that mixes swift's usual pop songwriting with... electropop hiphop influences? i get why this is hated. i kinda love it though.
though i think the backstory behind this album is crucial to understanding it, i will not be touching on it here: all i'll say is that this album plays a lot with the concept of a persona hiding the true self. in retrospect, it can really be ... read more