album Rina Sawayama - 'Hold the Girl'

[OhMyAlf]

Nnnnn she's moved the Bristol signing next week (a given with the state funeral) to the Tuesday and now I can't make it 

[BlackoutZone]

Revisited this after a while, but it only lost over time. Holy was such a highlight for me formerly, but it aged like milk and the ballads are still corny as hell. The rock tinged tracks are really the only tracks to enjoy atp

1. Your Age

2. Frankenstein

3. Imagining/Flavor of the Month - no idea how this didn't make the standard over crap like CMITR or To Be Alive

[CameraFlashes]

hurricanes sounds like a Kelly Clarkson song

[Lazuli]

4 hours ago, M-P-B said:

what's embarrassing is you already hearing the album in full, expressing you hate it multiple times and yet still posting here every single day   and before you reply "this is a public forum, I can post whatever I want", of course you can! I'm just saying it's embarrassing 

tell ha! just say your piece and GO. imagine constantly keeping tabs on the thread of an album that you already don't like...

[ahauntingnearu]

The single covers all look so lovely next to each other

 

The only song I actively roll my eyes at is TBA - it's so lame and lazy 

[State of Grace.]

Haven't been keeping up with this thread recently, I didn't know the full album leaked

 

Lemme see if I can find a l-word.

 I have good feelings about it.

[Freaky Prince]

24 minutes ago, ahauntingnearu said:

The single covers all look so lovely next to each other

 

The only song I actively roll my eyes at is TBA - it's so lame and lazy 

Another ballad album closer, I assume?  Sick and tired of this trend.

[psiIocybin_]

On 9/10/2022 at 2:41 PM, psiIocybin_ said:

cmita and phantom >>>>

+ forgiveness and hurricanes whew

[Supervillain]

7 minutes ago, Freaky Prince said:

Another ballad album closer, I assume?  Sick and tired of this trend.

It's an upbeat ballad

[Tyrion_LMG]

Imagine calling CMITA crap. Your faves wish they created such an euphoric and amazing melody.

Edited September 13, 2022 by Tyrion_LMG

[400Iux]

11 hours ago, Jagger said:

Literally this. It's kind of embarrassing how good she acts like it is when this is probably the most disappointing release of recent times 

love + fear and solar power luv...

 

(other person who i accidentally quoted too plz ignore)

Edited September 13, 2022 by 400Iux

[Tyrion_LMG]

1 minute ago, 400Iux said:

love + fear and solar power luv...

 

(other person who i accidentally quoted too plz ignore)

When they end up seeing the album getting acclaim unlike those panned mess...

[K$Ellie]

yeah people are making this out to be her Solar Power or sum when its just a bit more generic than her normal music and has 2-3 songs with cheesy lyrics and she's never been the best lyricist anyway

 

love pretty much everything other than the first 2 singles now

[Delirious]

Phantom is just so darn good. I wish she made a lullaby version so the Disney dreams can come true

[Supervillain]

We need the Metacritic page already, can't wait to see the sea of acclaim  

[KatyPrismSpirit]

im scared pitchfork is going to skull drag her bc they wanna be edgy  they were already on the harsh side for sawayama. 

[Delirious]

ok yea hurricane still isnt hitting right.

 

the verses are lovely but the chorus is too generic.

 

the vevo performance made me like it more tho

[Schami66]

2 hours ago, CameraFlashes said:

hurricanes sounds like a Kelly Clarkson song

I think it's the "until I find your door, until the wind blows north" line. 

It's basically the same melody as "no one can hold me back, I aint got time for that" from the Kelly Clarkson song "Catch My Breath". 

I don't think it's intentional... I think Rina is just heavily inspired by some songs/artists and then tries to tailor a song with very similar elements. Sometimes it's too obvious what inspired her, I think. 

[Jagger]

7 hours ago, M-P-B said:

what's embarrassing is you already hearing the album in full, expressing you hate it multiple times and yet still posting here every single day   and before you reply "this is a public forum, I can post whatever I want", of course you can! I'm just saying it's embarrassing 

I'm checking for Flavor of the Month in the hopes that that's actually another good song

 

The way some of y'all have to cope by pretending this is a good album is what's embarrassing 

[Jagger]

2 hours ago, Lazuli said:

tell ha! just say your piece and GO. imagine constantly keeping tabs on the thread of an album that you already don't like...

I'm waiting for Flavor of the Month teas. If the album is "so good" then why do my opinions bother you? Sounds like cope

[Jagger]

1 hour ago, 400Iux said:

love + fear and solar power luv...

 

(other person who i accidentally quoted too plz ignore)

I don't check for Lorde like that but this might actually be worse than L+F for me  

[Supervillain]

2 minutes ago, Jagger said:

I'm checking for Flavor of the Month in the hopes that that's actually another good song

 

The way some of y'all have to cope by pretending this is a good album is what's embarrassing 

Oh no, people enjoy things that I don't, such losers! 

 

I promise you nobody is pretending and you're one of the few people constantly coming back here just to spew bullshit  We get it, you didn't like it. Move on with your life. 

[ahauntingnearu]

1 hour ago, Freaky Prince said:

Another ballad album closer, I assume?  Sick and tired of this trend.

Not really actually. Cheesy self-empowerment "I was sad now I'm happy and life is amazing, flowers are beautiful" bla bla garbage. True garbage of a song TBQH

[ahauntingnearu]

7 minutes ago, Jagger said:

I'm checking for Flavor of the Month in the hopes that that's actually another good song

 

The way some of y'all have to cope by pretending this is a good album is what's embarrassing 

Girl STFU!

[Jagger]

2 minutes ago, ahauntingnearu said:

Girl STFU!

Oops I hit a nerve  

let's all go stream the masterpiece SAWAYAMA 

Edited September 13, 2022 by Jagger