I have never been a lorde fan and while this album didn't change that, I do think some of the criticisms thrown her way are unfair and unfounded. Virgin is already being branded as "Melodrama rejects" by a lot of people, which I can understand that criticism being thrown towards "What Was That", but the rest of this???? "Virgin" definitely fits with Lorde's usual sound pallete, but it is not a direct copy by any means; it feels like a slight evolution. ... read more
Soulless songs with extremely plastic/inauthentic arrangements and performances....also please stop rapping I beg
Best song: Slide
WORST SONG: k bye
Thematically all over the place & doesn't even try to commit to anything, Marina sounds like she couldn't care less, the video game production was annoying as hell, bad lyrics that show how Not to do camp music (at least in "HELLO KITTY" she goes for it instead of half arsing like she does on the rest of the album) paired with the most basic love songwriting you'll ever hear, beats not worth caring about and overall this sounds like leftover scraps from her previous ... read more
While this is most definitely an improvement over the disappointingly mediocre "Endless Summer Vacation", I'm not sure it's a big one. You can tell Miley is really going for it, this album is taking a big swing in asserting her artistry with bombastic production that clearly has a big budget behind it, but her ambition is just about all this has.
It's hard to pin down my disconnect with this album, but I think it's Miley as a performer. Miley is of course a ... read more
I listened to this before and hated it, but since i have been streaming Benson's two latest singles ("Mystical Magical" & "Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else") a fair bit, I thought I'd go back and give him another chance since I'd have a more open mind this time around.
Aaaand that didn't really pay off even if I like it more than I did previously. His random screaming doesn't faze me too much anymore, I've gotten used to that. I found ... read more