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an introspective and poignant body of work, lorde's fourth studio album "virgin" explores many interesting topics, ranging from gender identity to the relationship she has with the different people in her life. again, "virgin" is a deep cut, explicitly personal work, offering yet another perspective of her life that lives and breathes through the short 35 minute run time. the sounds that she explores in this album also are a step out from the lorde we are quite used to, ... read more

unironically a good listen, production is hard carrying becauss vocals are still a bit of a mess (but definitely improved from her earlier work). her best release to date, it's nice that she's leaning more into the electronic sphere which feels more like her strong suit. even though still messy at times, it's not that bad.

apart from the amplified gayness of this album (happy pride month!), i'd have to say 'tilt' is pretty much a typical red velvet record. while a nice krnb listen with an absolutely groovy title track, the rest of the album falls short a little and isn't very memorable. an upgrade from monster? perhaps a little, with more refinement of how they want to sound as a duo (which isn't very detached from the classic rv concept we all know and love so well!). perhaps a few more ... read more

if you'd told me back in 2021 that i would be a fan of a tiktoker's music, i would have said "what's tiktok" because i didn't have that app back then. however, unlike her peers like dixie d'amelio and larray that tried (and honestly, failed) to break into the music scene using their success from dancing and creating barely passable humorous content, addison rae managed to do a complete 180° on her previous public image to a somewhat avant-garde pop star. ... read more