Conan Gray - Kid Krow
72

Standout tracks: Wish You Were Sober, Maniac, Checkmate.

With his debut album Conan really represented himself as the whole new generation of teens: still full of dreams, still hopeless, still full of rollercoaster-type lifes. Kid Krow offer beautiful lyrical content and messages aligned with storytelling lines and a full wide pictured story from start to finish.

With a very suble touch on the range of pop-rock and indie-pop, this project is full of beautiful moments, not wide and explosive ... read more

Halsey - Manic
76

Standout tracks: Graveyard, You Sould Be Sad, Without Me, More, Still Learning.

Saying that the album title fits its whole body is an understatement. Manic is, indeed, absolutely manic. With a lot of conflicting artistic choices, Halsey was able to open up in such a magnifico way about her personal struggles and a phase of her life and share it all with us, being able at the same time of explore sounds and production constructions, since the theme allows her to do that.

The execution of most ... read more

Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
84

Standout tracks: Andromeda, Movies, Picture Me Better.

This project is one of the projects with a magnificent opening track: it not only introduces you to the world and dimension of this album, but it captivates you at the same time.

The simplicity of the production is the major key to the spiritual journey that this project conveys, where fine melodies are intertwined and not only makes you appreciate the vocal ability showcased but also the emotions every track conveys.

It is, indeed, a ... read more

Selena Gomez - Rare
72

Standout tracks: Dance Again, Lose You To Love Me, A Sweeter Place.

The big highlight of this project relies on the lyrical content, as Selena gets more personal in her writing as she never done it before. Rare is, indeed, rare on the amount of personal moments we are provided with from start to finish.

However, the production and artistic choices may lay a little bit on what we can consider bubble pop, and although the tracks are mostly catchy, this approach doesn’t seem to perfectly ... read more

Melanie Martinez - K-12
77

Standout tracks: Wheels On The Bus, Lunchbox Friends, Orange Juice, High School Sweethearts.

K-12 is a project that got some hype due to the fact Melanie went missing for a couple of months and also because there’s a visual film linked to this album. Nonetheless, Melanie proves in her sophomore album why we still need to be in love with her and with her art.

The good moments of this project are, without questioning, good moments. The artistry behind the combinations of melodies and ... read more

77

Standout tracks: Gone, 1999, White Mercedes, Official.

The latest project does prove Charli’s power in creating futuristic pop and showcases how much she plays with production to create intricate concepts and layered melodies.

Also, it’s very noticeable the vocal abilities in this project, even if it has autotune behind it, that is present in every project, it does seem intentional in a lot of occasions, where the distortion almost brings you to the edge of confusion and disgust, ... read more

BANKS - III
76

Standout tracks: Contaminated, Stroke, The Fall.

One highlight this project really deserves is how much it explores production; not in the sense of being extremely experimental, but in the sense of really leaving what may seem conventional, without turning you off at the same time. The vocals are also very light, very dreamy and very bendable and I think Banks really explored that capability of her voice in this project.

The issue created with this approach is that with the structure ... read more

76

Standout tracks: Cuz I Love You, Juice, Tempo, Truth Hurts.

This project is a perfect example of what a feeling good album is and is such a good contender for putting you in a very good mood, and a happy state of mind. Lizzo’s vocal range and ability are incredibly good, being without a doubt highlights of this project, and bring out that soul feeling that not every artist can really bring out.

Production may feel a little bit dividing at times, but the choices were made towards the ... read more

FINNEAS - Blood Harmony
74

Standout tracks: I Lost A Friend, Lost My Mind, Die Alone.

With his debut project, Finneas was able to show us a little bit more about himself as a person and also as an artist. Blood Harmony is a perfect example of how good production can be and how dreamy and intentionally unintentional it can turn.

This project brings us to a very sad world, about love that dried in the sun and got drowned in the deepest ocean. Finneas does an incredibly good job at creating pictures for the songs he makes ... read more

MARINA - Love + Fear
73

Standout tracks: Handmade Heaven, Soft To Be Strong, Orange Trees, Believe In Love.

Firstly, this project contains one of the best opening tracks I ever experienced, and it does bring you to what it may seem the right dimension and feeling. One of the greatest aspects about Marina is her signwriting skills, that may not be extremely over the top, but are incredible in the sense that it conveys a lot of emotion, being that emotion later on carried by her vocals on the tracks.

Her vocal ability ... read more

Camila Cabello - Romance
72

Standout tracks: Shameless, My Oh My, Easy, Used to This.

The 14 track project brings a few highlights to those who are her fans but also to the majority of people who like music; Camila’s capability of creating a picture is very present during the whole album, showing that it is very personal to her, as is doesn’t feel very staged-like, or forced like something your mind pictures, but something real and that in fact has happened.

Another highlight is how elastic her voice really ... read more

Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell!
96

Standout tracks: Norman F*****g Rockwell, Love song, Cinnamon Girl, The Best Next American Record, Happiness is a Butterfly, Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have – but I have it.

I don’t even know quite where to start with Lana’s most recent project. Did she outdo herself? She most definitely did, and we were not ready for it at all.

Norman F*****g Rockwell is such a beautifully composed and produced project it is mostly impossible to don’t be affected ... read more

FKA twigs - MAGDALENE
95

Standout tracks: Home With You, Sad Day, Mary Magdalene, Mirrored Heart, Cellophane.

There isn’t much to say about FKA’s sophomore project. From start to finish, this album is simply…..pleasant perfections. Starting from the vocal abilities, that are merged a lot of times into production, to the harsh transitions and also the harmonies delivered in between production switches make this one of the best projects of 2019 for sure.

It is without a doubt a moody album, it ... read more

Ariana Grande - thank u, next
81

Standout tracks: needy, fake smile, in my head, thank u, next.

With her fifth studio album, Ariana delivered something both fans and outside admirers wanted for a while: an incredibly personal body of work with fresh production to the ears. The personal aspect of this project is most likely why you can feel so grabbed into it; the stories, the metaphors, the parallels, and the descriptive lyrics are simply amazing and contribute a lot to feel even more connected with the tracks.

The ... read more

Taylor Swift - Lover
79

Standout tracks: Cruel Summer, Lover, Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince, Afterglow, Daylight.

Lover is delivered to us at a perfect time in the year: the summer momentum seems the best to indulge on the love stories that Taylor wants to share; Taylor is in love and we are, without a question, jealous of it.

As a remarkable point in every project, the song writing of this project is stunning. While talking about love and the infatuation your partner can have over you and how it can ... read more

Kim Petras - TURN OFF THE LIGHT
78

Standout tracks: Wrong Turn, Close Your Eyes, Everybody Dies.

This project was released with an intention of being an Halloween album, and it didn’t fail at all. Turn Off The Light is a project that showcases beautifully the best aspects that Kim Petras can offer: amazing vocals, riffs and runs and mesmerizing and hypnotic production.

The blend of voice and sonics is beautiful from start to finish in this project, and even having interludes that are considered a weak point, those ... read more

Sabrina Claudio - Truth Is
77

Standout tracks: Truth Is, Rumours, Problem With You.

The very low project will retain you for an amazing ride of music listening. Simple production and a shine or another of extra details make Sabrina’s vocals shine through as she approaches raspy and breathy ones.

This project is incredibly cohesive, the concept of it is incredibly well described, it doesn’t even feel like it has filler tracks, the story is beautifully told as you go track by track.

The praise of this project ... read more

Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
77

Standout tracks: xanny, you should see me in a crown, bury a friend, listen before I go.

Going through the tracks, love affairs gone wrong, buried friendships and unwanted and weird affections are approached with breathy vocals and very challenging productions; her voice works beautiful with the artistic choices made, and this isn’t definitely the type of album you may be used to.

When We All Fall Asleep, Where do We Go? brings a very reflective nuance of futuristic pop and also a new ... read more

The Weeknd - After Hours
83

Standout tracks: Hardest To Love, Heartless, Blinding Lights, Save Your Tears, After Hours.

Abel was able to show us one more time how luxurious his music can be and feel. This project is filled with mesmerising transitions, interesting vocal and production layering and super personal and direct lyrical messages. It’s almost like there’s no filter at all for what he wants to talk about but after that every track is smoothly polished to our ears.

This is a pretty good album, ... read more

74

Standout tracks: Say So, Streets, Shine, Juicy.

Going through the album a first impression is of how fun of an album this one is; there isn’t really to big concerns on album structure but yes of playful blends in the tracks, the key is, those blends don’t actually ruin the cohesiveness of the full body of work.

It might be a bit weird yes, but it’s not bad and it actually can make you go on an emotional train.
There’s a lot of exploration of the bubblier aspects of ... read more

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