Kelly Lee Owens - Inner Song
79

Standout tracks: On, Re-Wild, L.I.N.E, Night, Wake-Up.

Okay what a damn introduction, dreamy yet dark and cinematic. The blend between electronic and pop elements is quite amusing, it definitely sets you on a ride where you don’t know what to expect, the transitions are so different but that brings such a cool aspect to this project.

It’s so beautiful the arrangements and the blends are so smooth and the way it hooks you up is just amazing, to the point of wondering why the long ... read more

Angel Olsen - Whole New Mess
75

Standout tracks: (New Love) Cassette, Waving, Smiling, Lark Song, Chance (Forever Love), What It Is (What It Is).

This project is very soothing and stripped down, looks perfect to listen to when you have to do a long drive. It almost feels like you get into a trance while you’re listening to this it’s amazing to make you forget about the world for a little bit.

It is a little too similar it seems, there are elements that probably try to convey dynamics to the tracks but since is ... read more

Sevdaliza - Shabrang
85

Standout tracks: All Rivers at Once, Habibi, Darkest Hour, Eden, Human Nature, No Way, Comet.

The way the tracks flow is so interesting and beautifully arranged. It’s sultry yet sentimental and slow, however it’s not monotonous as it could get with this artistic choice, there are blends and small additions meant to give a little bit of diversity on the track composition.

The build ups and the instrumental contrast to hook you up are so beautiful, this is artistic as hell, but ... read more

PVRIS - Use Me
78

Standout tracks: Gimme a minute, Stay Gold, Death Of Me, Hallucinations, Loveless, January Rain.

What a beautiful intro to this project: full of beat, emotion, and delivery. This project is setting itself to be a really heavy body of work, but the thing is there are a lot surprises too during the entire listen.

This production is amazing. The builds are planned and super interesting, there’s contrast on heavy and light during the tracks, the balance is present mostly, the transitions ... read more

Dua Lipa & The Blessed Madonna - Club Future Nostalgia
53

Standout tracks: Cool (Jayda G Remix), Break My Heart / Cosmic Girl Dimitry From Paris Edit, Love Is Religion (The Blessed Madonna Remix).

It needs to be in the mind that this project is meant to be a total revamp of the actual album, fully purposed for the club vibes. Being that said, this project gets more underwhelming than desirably overwhelming. There are a lot of missed opportunities on the tracks because of all the vocal play Dua made, the remixes completely hide that and it’s not ... read more

Katy Perry - Smile
68

Standout tracks: Never Really Over, Cry About It Later, Daisies, Not the End of the World, Only Love.

Listening to this project leaves you with so many mixed feelings, from start to finish is safe to say this is a huge rollercoaster.

One of the best aspects this project delivers are the lyrics, the whole maturity present from start to finish, and consequently a huge cohesive factor that binds the tracks together and honesty tell the history of the album very beautifully.

However, a lot is ... read more

Britney Spears - Glory
74

Standout tracks: Invitation, Just Luv Me, Do You Wanna Come Over, Slumber Party, Love Me Down, Change Your Mind, If I’m Dancing.

It’s her longest album to date It opens with a very dreamy track just like in Britney Jean – and yet again it sets potential to a very conceptual sound story on the album.

First feature is okay, it’s going to have a sexual connotation, but it seems more toned back on the instrumentals. Her voice seems different, altered for sure, but also the ... read more

Britney Spears - Britney Jean
56

Standout tracks: Alien, Work B**ch.

This is the different intro I’ve heard in all of her projects: this dream pop beautiful thing? Wow okay this introduction is promising it’s not a known banger but it’s slow and decently put. It’s being set to be a bad b*tch reflective album and it gets into sad b*tch hours as well during the whole project run.

Quite the interesting transitions and sound choices, like super hard chorus beats this isn’t dance pop this is full ... read more

Britney Spears - Femme Fatale
70

Standout tracks: Till the World Ends, Hold It Against Me, I Wanna Go, Criminal.

Not only starts with a banger of a song but with dance pop mixed with edm which sets the tone of the album to be just that which makes you think it’s taking the approach of her last album.

It is extremely dance pop and focuses a lot on what can be seen as the commercial aspect of music, with too many repetitive beats and a safe radio friendly approach of sound.

It’s very bubble-gum too at times which ... read more

Britney Spears - Circus
68

Standout tracks: Womanizer, Circus, If U Seek Amy, Radar.

This album opens with a banger – a common denominator on Britney’s albums. It seems that dance pop is getting disco and electronic vibes to it, you can see this intention peeking through at times.

Also, it’s slow to show diversity most likely but it seems too forced, too rushed and not as smart or as thought as we already seen before.

The artistry seems a little bit faded on this project, it gets so messy and out of ... read more

Britney Spears - Blackout
75

Standout tracks: Gimme More, Piece of Me, Radar, Break the Ice and Perfect Lover.

We open with a sexy sultry banger that defines the mood of the album to be the continuation of in the zone in terms of emancipation, sexuality, and freedom of speech – also one of her most known songs and until this day it’s a banger.

The instrumental cohesiveness seems even more thoughtful here, but crazy far from the sounds she started with, instead this is darker, bolder, sultrier, powerful. ... read more

Britney Spears - In the Zone
78

Standout tracks: Me Against the Music, Breathe on Me, Toxic, Touch of My Hand, Shadow and Everytime.

It starts with a bang one of her best collaborations – interesting, it starts with the losing control message, facing the music, facing the public. She started to show herself on the previous project, so this is the continuing of her personality and hopefully it builds from there.

This project took my heart during its course, island vibes inspiring instrumental with arabic sounds but not ... read more

Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
67

Standout tracks: Oops!... I Did It Again, Stronger, Don’t Let Me Be the Last to Know.

This album started, just like the debut, with a banger, another of the very known Britney songs, quite timeless actually. In the beginning the album seems to be somewhat darker, bolder, with an empowerment and sassy quality to it, quite different from the debut.

However, this quickly changes on the course of the album, where it gets very bright with the dreamy production, similar choices already heard ... read more

Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time
58

Standout tracks: …Baby One More Time, (You Drive Me) Crazy, Sometimes.

So, this album starts with a banger – one of the most known tracks Britney has released, and it sets quite an interesting vibrant tone to the project. However, going through it can be way more surprising that a few might expect.

There are a few instrumental repetitions, similar melodies, and approaches on multiple tracks, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing but it’s a bit too noticeable ... read more

Britney Spears - Britney
74

Standout tracks: I’m A Slave 4 U, Overprotected, Lonely, I Run Away, Before the Goodbye.

Starting the albums with a banger seems to be the main thing here – and this is such a banger. Being that said, this project took a huge run for the neck of people who doubted Britney as an artist.

The dark route seems to be intensifying, pop infused with rock instruments There’s a lot more drama in here, more simple effects at certain times, it’s quite surprising actually. It ... read more

Washed Out - Purple Noon
66

Standout tracks: Too Late, Don't Go, Haunt.

This is an interesting project with an electro pop vibe tied to it. The transitions are soft, intentional and it seems like the structure is overall planned during the tracks. The huge soft quality in here brings however a feeling of repetitive and predictable parts in almost every track.

It feels that a lot of inspiration was used here, as a lot of sounds seems super familiar to already released projects – it is catchy most of the times for ... read more

Victoria Monét - JAGUAR
81

Standout tracks: Moment, Jaguar, Experience, Ass Like That, Touch Me.

This is a gem of an album if we speak about the production value of it. The layers are beautiful, the smooth transitions, the vocal addition, the placement, and the surprise additions show you this woman does know smart production and building.

There isn’t much experimentation in the sense of making a track turn into a three-dimensional ride, but honestly she’s very close to that – being her debut this is ... read more

Glass Animals - Dreamland
72

Standout tracks: Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Your Love (Déjà Vu), Waterfalls Coming Out Your Mouth, Domestic Bliss, Heat Waves.

Dreamland is quite the accurate name to this project –in the beginning already we are experiencing some sort of travel to anotherdimension, to another state of mind and escape.This project is a rollercoaster, entirely. There are some aspects that are interesting here and others that might compromise yourlistening.

The electronic alteration ... read more

Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
90

Standout tracks: Physical, Hallucinate, Love Again, Boys Will Be Boys.

This has to be considered one of the best sophomore albums ever released, to date. Dua Lipa completely reinvented herself and her sound since her debut project that tried to find what sound works best for her personality; and it sems like she found it indeed.

This hole project carries a cohesive theme, with enticing production moves, beautiful vocals and very good lyrical content. In Future Nostalgia, there’s an ... read more

Pabllo Vittar - 111
61

Standout tracks: Ponte Perra.

First thoughts on this project is that is seems super small for an album, but it is considered an album. Nonetheless, 111 can bring us some moments of pure enjoyment, with sassy lyrics (for those familiar with Portuguese and Spanish languages) and also some upbeat production layering is present as well.

The main problem with this project is simply this: it seems too much with so little; Pabllo approaches a lot of the extends of the pop genre, but it doesn’t ... read more

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