Happy New Year

Levitation

Watching You Go

Hall of Mirrors

Insect Loop

Half Light

Sunday

In the Cemetery

Strange Conversations

Two Ribbons

 

Reminder that the worst rollout of all time comes to an end on April 29 x

I think the album is much better-structured than IAE was. It’s never quite as adventurous, but this was pretty obvious from the outset (just look at the song lengths). They pull off their more straightforward sound extremely well, and their writing has improved a lot with age - IAE sounds positively juvenile in comparison. The acoustic moments work much better than the equivalents before, even if there isn't as much of a 'twist' to them. Their Joanne era I fear

 

I look forward to their next 33 minutes of music in 2025.

unsatisfied. 

the albums tracks are better than the singles but this is nowhere near as good as I'm All Ears

Hall of Mirrors grew probably bc it sounds like an IAE song, Two Ribbons needed something to happen in the second half, Happy New Year kinda sounds like a 2012 Pitbull song as someone mentioned in the old thread  Watching You Go was right there

Sunday is also good

 

edit: maybe Hall of Mirrors is a 10 x

Edited April 28, 20224 yr by K$Ellie

28 minutes ago, K$Ellie said:

the albums tracks are better than the singles but this is nowhere near as good as I'm All Ears

Hall of Mirrors grew probably bc it sounds like an IAE song, Two Ribbons needed something to happen in the second half, Happy New Year kinda sounds like a 2012 Pitbull song as someone mentioned in the old thread  Watching You Go was right there

Sunday is also good

I feel like Two Ribbons reaches its climax satisfyingly, The hints of electric guitars in the second verse/chorus are really forbiding and then the outro is really pretty, I think it’s a very well-formed song. And HNY is a stone-cold bop which Pitbull wishes he had those melodies

how the **** did this album not appear in my release radar playlist thank god for crabhands

a total letdown for me, sadly

16 minutes ago, Price of Fame said:

a total letdown for me, sadly

Same and yet it's still their best album  singles artists I fear

cant wait to listen omg

me against the world and say first half >>>>>> , i CAN stand 

 

Strange Conversations is cute.

I'm pogging so hard rn omg

Bro this album is banger after banger

This is incredible, AOTY contender 

Another great album! Sunday is so good. I love the production on In the Cemetery, but I wish it was longer and with vocals.

It's OK. I was hoping for more tho. The singles are the obvious highlights and the rest pales in comparison. 

 

Their sophomore stays their best

5 hours ago, Daddy said:

It's OK. I was hoping for more tho. The singles are the obvious highlights and the rest pales in comparison. 

 

Their sophomore stays their best

This. It's a bit on the boring side especially in the second part.

Yeah the singles are definitely the standouts for me too, but they’re really hitting me now for some reason. Levitation especially.

I’ve been playing the album on repeat all week! Still can’t get enough of Sunday. 

Even though it's short they kinda lost me halfway through. Title track is still a masterpiece though.

I actually liked this a lot more than I expected to. The singles sound way better in the context of the album, plus this has easily their best writing yet. I miss the more experimental touch of IAE but at the same time, it feels like a good progression. 
 

i wonder if they will continue to make music together all things considered

Listening now 

 

 

why wasn’t hny a hit

I liked this. Not as much as IAE but still a good listen. The recurring lyrics about growing apart tie the whole thing together for me.

I agree about the singles being the highlights but how much does this mean when 4/8 songs (not counting interludes) were singles?

The 7" exclusive is kinda the best song