Europe Posted July 20, 2023 Posted July 20, 2023 Loneliest Time was better, I am missing the gentle direction on here she explored with bends/go find yourself or whatever/keep away/anxious. Those were the album highlights and none of that is present here. Well I guess she tried to serve it with Kollage but it's not clicking. Kamikaze and Psychedelic Switch are nice upbeat bops at least.
SitarHero Posted July 20, 2023 Posted July 20, 2023 You guys did all that over Anything to Be With You, meanwhile it's a cute bop?
stevenisFADING Posted July 20, 2023 Posted July 20, 2023 the gatekeeping in here is too real but whatever. i want it, i got it. let me listen to our saviour.
RideOrDie Posted July 20, 2023 Posted July 20, 2023 her best album since emotion, what went right atrl?
mystery Posted July 20, 2023 Author Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, RideOrDie said: her best album since emotion, what went right atrl? Everything! She is an artist who dares to venture beyond just what is expected of her and who genuinely loves playing around with new things. She doesn't repeat herself just for the sake of it, when she does it is because she wants to and not because she is desperate to chase a golden goose from the past like others, she is aware that lighting never strikes twice. It is funny to me because from everything we know of her she couldn't care less about where her songs charted, how they performed overall or how they were received. Her not being a big commercial artist is a gift to her actually. The huge success she reached with Call Me Maybe secured her checks for the rest of her life, Emotion allowed her to unlock new ground within critics circles and gave her a dedicated fanbase who trusts her artistic direction. She has full creative freedom to pursue whatever direction she wants, the ability to tour her work and sell out decently sized venues without any of the added pressure & the media lens of being a superstar. The life any artist aspires to have. On top of all of that she seems like such a genuine and lovely person, all of which is translated in her music as well. I will gladly take an Anything to Be With You with each album if it meant the rest was on this level of greatness. Edited July 20, 2023 by mystery 6
BlackJesus Posted July 20, 2023 Posted July 20, 2023 13 minutes ago, stevenisFADING said: the gatekeeping in here is too real but whatever
RideOrDie Posted July 20, 2023 Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, mystery said: Everything! She is an artist who dares to venture beyond just what is expected of her and who genuinely loves playing around with new things. She doesn't repeat herself just for the sake of it, when she does it is because she wants to and not because she is desperate to chase a golden goose from the past like others, she is aware that lighting never strikes twice. It is funny to me because from everything we know of her she couldn't care less about where her songs charted, how they performed overall or how they were received. Her not being a big commercial artist is a gift to her actually. The huge success she reached with Call Me Maybe secured her checks for the rest of her life, Emotion allowed her to unlock new ground within critics circles and gave her a dedicated fanbase who trusts her artistic direction. She has full creative freedom to pursue whatever direction she wants, the ability to tour her work and sell out decently sized venues without any of the added pressure & the media lens of being a superstar. The life any artist aspires to have. I will gladly take an Anything to Be With You with each album if it meant the rest was on this level of greatness. let's hope one day she releases her masterpiece eternal summer too Edited July 20, 2023 by RideOrDie
Schami66 Posted July 20, 2023 Posted July 20, 2023 Oh, this is amazing. I was a little bit let down by Loneliest Time but on first listen I enjoyed this from beginning to end. Can't wait to get more familiar with this album. 1
Melancholy Posted July 20, 2023 Posted July 20, 2023 1 hour ago, SitarHero said: You guys did all that over Anything to Be With You, meanwhile it's a cute bop? It's honestly one of her bests it's out there it's quirky it's funky very tropical in an organic way Ot: this album Is her best, it's perfect everything comes together, it's so funky and groovy. She's giving authentic warm disco 2
TheBoss Posted July 20, 2023 Posted July 20, 2023 This is her first project where I’m actually surprised with it’s direction, it sounds absolutely nothing like anything she’s done before and I loved every second of it 2
Guy12345 Posted July 20, 2023 Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) Kollege is too good like wth? so far it sounds like another magnum opus from miss Jepsen. I love the indie-tinged production from her more alt. collaborators. Edited July 20, 2023 by Guy12345
That Bad Eartha Posted July 20, 2023 Posted July 20, 2023 I honestly think her biggest strength is she's incredibly open to revisiting past lyrics and concepts. Like sooo many artists can barely even stand to look back to their album from a year or two ago without hating everything they've ever made, but we're in 2023 and Carly is STILL repurposing lyrics and ideas from before Call Me Maybe even existed. It means we don't necessarily ever get the huge bold singular artistic statements of a body of work that some of her peers do. But feels silly to complain when she's churning out such high quality material at such a fast rate. 1
Guy12345 Posted July 20, 2023 Posted July 20, 2023 So Right is such a bland title and the song turned out amazing somehow
ChristerD Posted July 21, 2023 Posted July 21, 2023 2 hours ago, RideOrDie said: let's hope one day she releases her masterpiece eternal summer too Was there ever any confirmed songs for that, other than the Eternal Summer track? The title track alone sounds insane. 1
justin464 Posted July 21, 2023 Posted July 21, 2023 After first listen I liked everything except Aeroplanes & Weekend Love. My favs were Psychedelic Switch, Come Over, After Last Night, Kamikaze & Put It To Rest (This one caught me by surprise ). A very solid project! As I've seen some people say, the tracklist could be better. ALN or PS should've been the opening track
Gladiator Posted July 21, 2023 Posted July 21, 2023 (edited) Not liking this as much as Loneliest Time on initial listen. Edited July 25, 2023 by Gladiator
perfectillusion204 Posted July 21, 2023 Posted July 21, 2023 I feel like a lot of the songs from both albums are sister songs in some ways: - Aeroplanes - Far Away (sound wise & both track #4) - Shadow - Bends (sound wise & both track #7) - So Right - So Nice (title wise & both track #9) - Come Over - Bad Thing Twice (sound wise & both track #10) Just sound-wise - After Last Night - Shooting Star - Psychedelic Switch - The Loneliest Time - Weekend Love - Western Wind
pinkbowvintage Posted July 21, 2023 Posted July 21, 2023 Kamikaze is cute but so far I *much* prefer the sound of her last album.
Jack! Posted July 21, 2023 Posted July 21, 2023 (edited) What is the actual track order? I've been listening to it in the order based off Wiki/the crossword, but the download I have has a completely different track order. Would love some clarity if anyone actually knows haha. Edited July 21, 2023 by Jack!
pinkbowvintage Posted July 21, 2023 Posted July 21, 2023 This album has some truly incredible songs on it. Stand-outs on first listen are Kollage, So Right, Shadow, Psychedelic Switch, Put It to Rest and Stadium Love.
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