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love the use of Tamil (?) language in some of the songs

 

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Marigold is good.

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17 hours ago, collin said:

Not as bad as I expected but still def carving out a new bottom for herself. AIM was better, idk what y’all are hearing, maybe it’s worth revisiting that album because it was more solid than we give it credit for. There’s no Borders, Jump In, Bird Song or Talk or New International Sound here 

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OT: Zoo Girl is the one.

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When times are difficult

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MAYA > Kala > Vickileekx > Arular > Matangi >= MATA > AIM

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At least it’s better and more interesting than Aim but still nowhere near her first four albums. Top three for me are Beep, Energy Freq, and Zoo Girl but not sure how much I’ll relisten to any of this. 

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Tbh I like this more than Arular and maybe even Maya :thing:

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1 minute ago, shookspeare said:

Tbh I like this more than Arular and maybe even Maya :thing:

okay lets calm down

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i never understood the hate for AIM, it’s her most ear friendly album, the other 4 have songs that are literally unlisteneable :eli:

 

this for me it’s not her best work, sounds a little unfinished and unpolished but hey, at least she gave us something after 6 years

 

KTP slaps :giraffe:

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This feels way better than AIM to me, that album was so unfocused and just... lacking good songs before the deluxe kinda saved it lol. Mata doesn't quite approach her first 4 but that's an incredibly high bar and I think this is great regardless.

 

I even like The One in the context of the album tbh, Popular is the only song that stands out like a sore thumb to me - it sounds like a reject from her Matangi partysquad sessions. Marigold is a dud but it feels like it belongs at least.

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This album is pretty solid tbh.

 

The only song I skip is 100% Sustainable

 

FIASOM / Energy Freq / Zoo Girl / Puththi / MATA LIFE are highlights

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I really like those banging drums on Zoo Girl. The demo version of the song sounds completely different: 

 

 

 

Also Puththi really hits hard. 

It's not her best album but it does have a few nice tracks for me.

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Also Keep the peace gives me "Paper Planes Part 2" vibes. The spiritual successor.

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This album is weird at the first listening, but it grows after a few more listens. But definitely is her weakest one. Also, wtf are these short ass songs? :biblionny:. Miss Maya don't need to do that

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Still no reviews, she really scared off the music press with her tweets huh :deadbanana2:

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album owns. sounds like a good balance of Arular/Kala and AIM

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FREEDOM IS A STATE OF MIND

 

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15 hours ago, skankle said:

Still no reviews, she really scared off the music press with her tweets huh :deadbanana2:

Pitchfork hasn‘t even posted that she‘s released it :deadbanana2:

 

OT: Easily her worst offering imo, very few interesting ideas and she sounds like she has little to say. Honestly I even prefer the more streamlined songs on AIM like Foreign Friends to most of the undercooked songs on here :shutup: 

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the fact that i cant stop playing this :chick2:

 

i still dont get where her mind is, neither her take on Christianity even after a few new interviews etc like i can’t get anything clear from it lol but idc idc she does she and MATA slaps :jonny2: dont be afraid queen, drop the extended/deluxe 

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Need to give this another full listen. Wasn't majorly excited after first listen but I have played FIASOM and Zoo Girl quite a few times :katie2:

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idc what others say, but Marigold might be her most beautiful song :jonny2:

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ok she made several points with this album i fear :jonnycat:

 

top 5

beep

FIASOM part 2

zoo girl

marigold

puththi

 

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will have to check this album tomorrow

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On 10/20/2022 at 1:30 PM, Electric Youth said:

idc what others say, but Marigold might be her most beautiful song :jonny2:

I listen to Marigold more than any other track on the album, she really snapped with that one :jonny2:

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