album Carly Rae Jepsen - 'The Loveliest Time'

[JoeAg]

yeah listen i love the b-side compilations but fr this has more substance and more of a full album feel so far 

[ChristerD]

8 hours ago, HonourableVomit said:

75 on metacritic and her lowest in 6 years is insane.   

Honestly. We need Pitchfork to review it, give her that bump. 

[highwind44029]

I still don't particularly like ATBWY but I found myself singing "NEVER OVER NEVER NEVER OVER" suddenly. An irl biblionny moment if there ever was one.

[danielins]

4 hours ago, highwind44029 said:

I still don't particularly like ATBWY but I found myself singing "NEVER OVER NEVER NEVER OVER" suddenly. An irl biblionny moment if there ever was one.

Same thing here, I liked the whole song except the chorus at first listen but now it's stuck in my head and I'm stanning 

Hope the same thing happens with Aeroplanes and Weekend Love with time, until now those are the only ones that I'm still having a difficult time listening to 

[Gabriel]

So is there an exclusive vinyl release or is it just the standard/clear version? 

[Temporal]

10 hours ago, crossbonezolo said:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZGJb5byrN/

 

1.6M views  If Kollage goes viral just because it's just THAT good 

Come through queen

[ShootingStar]

weekend love should not have been a bonus track because it makes no sense at the end of the tracklist. trying to figure out where i'd place it in the sequence instead. 

[TrueBlood]

2 minutes ago, ShootingStar said:

weekend love should not have been a bonus track because it makes no sense at the end of the tracklist. trying to figure out where i'd place it in the sequence instead. 

It could have been in the middle-end, with the 80s leaning tracks, but that would have interrupted the immaculate run from Shy Boy to Put It to the Rest.

 

Kollage should be the closer IMO.

[crossbonezolo]

3 hours ago, Temporal said:

Come through queen

It did almost 1 million more views in less than half a day 

Edited August 1, 2023 by crossbonezolo

[Temporal]

2 hours ago, crossbonezolo said:

It did almost 1 million more views in less than half a day 

Kollage is such a cool track and so different for her, love that it's getting some traction  

[Kamil24]

Psychedelic Switch sounds like an actual hit, can they make this happen?

[crossbonezolo]

9 minutes ago, Kamil24 said:

Psychedelic Switch sounds like an actual hit, can they make this happen?

I think she's ditching Psychedelic Switch and pushing Kollage since it's getting attention on TikTok. She pinned it in her Sounds section

[Kern]

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loveliest-time/

 

Pitchfork review (7.4)

 

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 Buoyed by looping vocal samples and progressively massive French touch synths, standout track “Psychedelic Switch” is a glorious surrender to sensation. The strangest song by far is “After Last Night,” a glitchy piece of Rostam-produced baroque aughts pop in the vein of “Genie in a Bottle” that Jepsen transforms into a characteristic moment of starry-eyed romantic realization.

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mid-tempo tracks like “Aeroplanes” and “Put It to Rest.” And while they’re perfectly serviceable songs—with some incredible drumming on the latter—their inclusion affirms that this is indeed a collection of outtakes rather than a concept album. The dusky Tame Impala-style guitar on “Kollage” and car-commercial-sized synth of “Stadium Love” likewise feel out of place. 

 

Edited August 2, 2023 by the70s

[Eglė]

This is how it feels listening to PS:

[mystery]

3 hours ago, the70s said:

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loveliest-time/

 

Pitchfork review (7.4)

 

 

How dare they say that about Kollage...

[djcalpal]

P4K coming in with the mid comprehension levels for pop masterpieces once again. 

 

I wish her labels would service Psychedelic Switch to radio. I honestly think she could have a late-summer smash. 

 

The album isn't even in the Top 100 on the UK midweek charts which is criminal - hopefully it makes an appearance when the Vinyl is released next month. 

[Edgy]

Like any Carly album, it takes me a couple of replays to enjoy her work. I felt like "The Loneliest Time" had more replay value. I only find myself revisiting "Shy Boy," "Psychedelic Switch," "So Right," "Come Over," and "Stadium Love." I'm glad and thankful it exists.

[zasderfght]

I came back to The Loveliest Time, and I certainly like it more on repeated listens. I still think Carly's made far superior albums, but I'll rank her albums/EPs (excluding her "Tug of War" album, which I have yet to listen to): 

 

1. Emotion Side B 

2. Emotion 

3. Dedicated 

4. Dedicated Side B 

5. The Loveliest Time

6. The Loneliest Time

7. Kiss 

Edited August 2, 2023 by zasderfght

[mystery]

I wonder if this will get more reviews in the coming days, right now there are only five that count for Metacritic.

[motomami]

Can't stop replaying this. The run of Shy Boy/Kollage/Shadow/Psychedelic Switch/So Right/Come Over/Put It To Rest is genius, and for sure my favorite sequencing on any of her work. I'm shocked that more aren't receiving this better, as it already is one of my favorite offerings from her

 

1. Emotion

2. Dedicated 

3. The Loveliest Time 

4. Emotion Side B 

5. The Loneliest Time

6. Kiss

7. Dedicated Side B

[velocity]

was very excited for this but only kamikaze and stadium love clicked with me

 

[CosTaSsSs]

Would love if this was the single order of this album,

 

1. Shy Boy

2. Kamikaze

3. Kollage

4. Psychedelic Switch

[Alex]

1. Emotion

2. The Loveliest Time 

3. Emotion Side B 

4. The Loneliest Time 

5. Dedicated

6. Kiss

7. Dedicated Side B

[Psycho]

1. Emotion

2. Emotion Side B

3. The Loneliest Time

4. Dedicated

5. The Loveliest Time

6. Kiss

7. Dedicated Side B

[Guy12345]

I really think TLT might be her best combo of albums ever. so many timeless jams.

 

Surrender My Heart

Western Wind

Bends

Bad Thing Twice

The Loneliest Time

Anxious

Keep Away

Kamikaze

After Last Night

Kollege

Psychedelic Switch

Put It to Rest

 

are all 10/10.