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hearing this album is the closest i ever got to transitioning.

there is an unexplainable feeling that i had when i first heard this album. a feeling of something so innate, yet so unfamiliar that culminated throughout every nerve of my body and a severe, dizzying head rush that accompanied it. this feeling, i came to know, was the very ideas that lorde claws and pushes herself towards throughout this entire album. a perfectly made soundscape designed to bring you to new heights within your ... read more

this album met me at a very strange time in my life, that being middle school.

i hold a lot of reverence of pop 2, as it was the very mixtape/project that introduced me to charli xcx and her ever-expanding world of digital integration within pop music. now that i have become fully familiar with her discography, i believe it one of the most important pivots within the exploration of her music, even in as much significance of crash and brat. amidst the discreet sampling of coin clinking and ... read more

here to remind you this entire review that this album was made in 2018. spill.

i think we can all agree that SOPHIE is one of those artists that stands as an undeniable force of nature. u don't even have to respect my opinion but can just look at the work of charli, a.g. cook, vince staples etc. and understand her power, guidance, and unmatched hunger for more. this album serves as such a centerpiece of those ideals, maximalizing every single aspect of what pop is, to the point it feels ... read more

there is always space in my heart and playlist for songs that make me want to drink.

in the post-BRAT era of modernized club culture and continuous reevaluation of what marks the ever-divisive line between electronic and pop (not too much on BRAT i still ride for her <3), WOW! is honestly an album for me that at least showed some appreciation and understanding in what makes current pop so fun, what lets electronic music create a feeling that ruminates in the body, and, at the end of the ... read more