3R1K Posted April 29 Posted April 29 25 minutes ago, mike_int said: Thanks for first review ;) If End Of An Era reminds you Count Contessa Im really looking forward to it, sounds like a proper summer heavy dance one The lenght of Anything For Love is pissing me off, seriously, 2:22 song on 11 track album There are also some spoken words throught the song.
kimberly Posted April 29 Posted April 29 38 minutes ago, 3R1K said: Okay guys, so I heard the album twice and here is a quick review, as promised: End Of An Era - Amazing opener, the production kinda reminds me of Count Contessa/Along The Coast by Azealia Banks, but with a groove. She starts the song with counting (1, 2, 3). It really captures the summer vibe. 8/10 Houdini - Nothing to talk about here, definite first single, I found it weak at first and now I like it more than Don't Start Now, which is one of my favorite songs ever, that speaks for itself. 10/10 Training Season - I was not feeling this one AT ALL at first, but it also grew on me a lot, tho I still think it could've been a little punchier. 7/10 These Walls - The production is nice, kinda reminds me of Kelly Clarkson, don't ask me why. I'ts not bad but also not anything spectacular right now. 5/10 Whatcha Doing - This one is really an adept for the next single, really groovy and catchy. 9/10 French Exit - Starts with drums, then goes into guitar, one of my favorites so far, also captures the summer vibe very well. 9/10 Illusion - At first, I thought it was just a weaker version of Hallucinate, oh how wrong I was. Already my song of the summer. 10/10 Falling Forever - The production is INSANE in this one. She starts with "How LOOOOONG?", same for the chorus. It's really like Choose Your Battles by Katy, just very sped up. Can we keep falling forever, she asks? 10/10 Anything For Love - Starts with laughing and talking with her friends/family, I immediately thought of her insta photos. Then goes like a ballad and then suddenly, an uptemto banger, but unfortunately it ends really abturbly, it's basically an interlude. 8/10 Maria - Guitar driven, another summerish one, also could work as a single. Something Álvaro Soler would release. 9/10 Happy For You - Really interesting way to end this album, the production is heavy for her standarts, kinda reminds me of Linkin Park/Twenty One Pilots production, but maybe that's a reach. Oh, and there's also a little psychadelic outro and animal sounds in the end of the song. 10/10 This review was written quickly and I still need time to absorb the album, but so far I can say that it's better than FN imo, it has the same highs as FN but no songs as bad as GIB and BWBB. And honestly, I'm glad that she changed the aesthetics of the era, I can't imagine the aesthetics of Houdini and TS with songs like End Of An Era, French Exit and Maria. oh I'm so ready 1
SayIt Posted April 29 Posted April 29 4 minutes ago, hoeknows said: She posted a cute snippet OMG it sounds so good Which song do we think this is?
Kintsugi Posted April 29 Posted April 29 album descriptions sound quite tragic, tired of her doing quality over quantity when the quality is barely there 1 9 2
Kintsugi Posted April 29 Posted April 29 comparisons to Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry and We're Good oh how I miss the DL1 sound 1
roggenpierre Posted April 29 Posted April 29 3 minutes ago, SayIt said: OMG it sounds so good Which song do we think this is? The snippet of her singing is from "end of an era"
Axel. Posted April 29 Posted April 29 I don't get the We're Good hate, it doesn't fit Future Nostalgia, but it's a great song 5
Asherio Posted April 29 Posted April 29 51 minutes ago, 3R1K said: Okay guys, so I heard the album twice and here is a quick review, as promised: End Of An Era - Amazing opener, the production kinda reminds me of Count Contessa/Along The Coast by Azealia Banks, but with a groove. She starts the song with counting (1, 2, 3). It really captures the summer vibe. 8/10 Houdini - Nothing to talk about here, definite first single, I found it weak at first and now I like it more than Don't Start Now, which is one of my favorite songs ever, that speaks for itself. 10/10 Training Season - I was not feeling this one AT ALL at first, but it also grew on me a lot, tho I still think it could've been a little punchier. 7/10 These Walls - The production is nice, kinda reminds me of Kelly Clarkson, don't ask me why. I'ts not bad but also not anything spectacular right now. 5/10 Whatcha Doing - This one is really an adept for the next single, really groovy and catchy. 9/10 French Exit - Starts with drums, then goes into guitar, one of my favorites so far, also captures the summer vibe very well. 9/10 Illusion - At first, I thought it was just a weaker version of Hallucinate, oh how wrong I was. Already my song of the summer. 10/10 Falling Forever - The production is INSANE in this one. She starts with "How LOOOOONG?", same for the chorus. It's really like Choose Your Battles by Katy, just very sped up. Can we keep falling forever, she asks? 10/10 Anything For Love - Starts with laughing and talking with her friends/family, I immediately thought of her insta photos. Then goes like a ballad and then suddenly, an uptemto banger, but unfortunately it ends really abturbly, it's basically an interlude. 8/10 Maria - Guitar driven, another summerish one, also could work as a single. Something Álvaro Soler would release. 9/10 Happy For You - Really interesting way to end this album, the production is heavy for her standarts, kinda reminds me of Linkin Park/Twenty One Pilots production, but maybe that's a reach. Oh, and there's also a little psychadelic outro and animal sounds in the end of the song. 10/10 This review was written quickly and I still need time to absorb the album, but so far I can say that it's better than FN imo, it has the same highs as FN but no songs as bad as GIB and BWBB. And honestly, I'm glad that she changed the aesthetics of the era, I can't imagine the aesthetics of Houdini and TS with songs like End Of An Era, French Exit and Maria. Waitttt, this sounds great. 2
Relampago. Posted April 29 Posted April 29 1 hour ago, sneakyishere said: 81-85, probably, even though the album itself is probably going to be better than FN honestly idk how FN managed to snatch an 88, it's a good pop album, but….that's a bit of an exaggeration when you look at other albums in that bracket. MAGDALENE by twigs for example EDIT: Future Nostalgia IS iconic and impactful, but to me it's more of an 81 and not 88 😭. Still rightfully acclaimed They're dragging you but it's an 11 song album where 2 of the songs, the last two at that, are awful compared to the others.. FN tracks 1-9 are pop perfection but the last two are so bad it should have a ~84 score instead That's why I'm fairly certain RO will be better than FN cause I don't see Dua adding 2 huge stinkers on this album 1 1 1
Timeless Posted April 29 Posted April 29 (edited) FN ranking before RO comes out: Break My Heart Levitating Prisoner Pretty Please We're Good Love Again If It Ain't Me Hallucinate Future Nostalgia Physical That Kind Of Woman Don't Start Now Fever Cool Not My Problem Boys Will Be Boys Good In Bed Edited April 29 by Timeless
hallucinate Posted April 29 Posted April 29 idk why GIB gets dragged so much it fits well with the album now BWBB? the lashings are justified 1 1 1
Axel. Posted April 29 Posted April 29 FN ranking before RO comes out: 1. Love Again 2. Levitating 3. Don't Start Now 4. Break My Heart 5. Physical 6. Hallucinate 7. Pretty Please 8. Future Nostalgia 9. Cool 10. Good In Bed 11. Boys Will Be Boys
Timeless Posted April 29 Posted April 29 1 minute ago, hallucinate said: idk why GIB gets dragged so much it fits well with the album She sounds like a sheep in the chorus BAA BAA BAA BAA BAA
Relampago. Posted April 29 Posted April 29 I would like to know if she tops Levitating on this album cause if she does it's a contender for my favorite of all time since FN is already in my top 10
Relampago. Posted April 29 Posted April 29 2 minutes ago, hallucinate said: idk why GIB gets dragged so much it fits well with the album now BWBB? the lashings are justified Grating chorus and a clunky post-chorus 1
hallucinate Posted April 29 Posted April 29 1 minute ago, Timeless said: She sounds like a sheep in the chorus BAA BAA BAA BAA BAA 1 minute ago, Relampago. said: Grating chorus and a clunky post-chorus i still think it's a fun song though 1
Papi Juancho Posted April 29 Posted April 29 4 minutes ago, hallucinate said: idk why GIB gets dragged so much it fits well with the album now BWBB? the lashings are justified It's so "bubblegum pop" and basic. It's the kind of song you might expect from Sabrina or Selena Gomez.
Timeless Posted April 29 Posted April 29 3 minutes ago, Relampago. said: I would like to know if she tops Levitating on this album She already has 1
AdrianNicki Posted April 29 Posted April 29 Good in Bed really grew on me over the years and while I don't like the album version of BWBB, I'm obsessed with the remix. Cool may be my least favourite actually. I don't really understand why so many people like it. 3 3
TheBoss Posted April 29 Posted April 29 2 minutes ago, hallucinate said: i still think it's a fun song though It's a fun pop song, people do the most! It's an album track for a reason lol We're Good in the other hand... 2
Timeless Posted April 29 Posted April 29 Houdini and Illusion are both better than everything on FN already so RO is going to be a legendary album I fear 6
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