After listening to the album a couple of times, my trinity is Houdini - Illusion - Maria. 

Future Nostalgia vs End of An Era

Don't Start Now vs Houdini

Cool vs Training Season

Physical vs These Walls

Levitating vs Whatcha Doing

Pretty Please vs French Exit

Hallucinate vs Illusion

Love Again vs Falling Forever

Break My Heart vs Anything for Love

Good In Bed vs Maria

Boys Will Be Boys vs Happy for You

 

people claiming different songs: Maria, Falling Forever, End Of An Era, Whatcha Doing 

 

im so excited

can't wait anymore 

if the album had 2 more club bangers like Houdini or Illusion instead of EOAE and AFL it would eat up FN with ease

hopefully the deluxe won't disappoint

 

Just now, DoubleRainbow! said:

people claiming different songs: Maria, Falling Forever, End Of An Era, Whatcha Doing 

 

im so excited

can't wait anymore 

Spoiler

Only duds are French Exit and Anything For Love

 

End of an Era is IT

1 minute ago, Cain said:

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Only duds are French Exit and Anything For Love

 

French Exit might not be a standout but it's no filler. Truly the Pretty Please of the album. It's very necessary, specially between Whatcha Doing and Illusion

Even when I'm here in his arms
I know you're somewhere in his heart

 

Will listen to Happy For You one last time before catching my flight out of New Zealand.

 

Watcha Doing is the standout track for me. The rest of the album has to grow on me but my top 3 on first listen

 

Watcha Doing

Houdini

These Walls

Happy for You such a classy and emotionally mature bop!

Future Nostalgia vs End of An Era

Don't Start Now vs Houdini

Cool vs Training Season

Physical vs These Walls

Levitating vs Whatcha Doing

Pretty Please vs French Exit

Hallucinate vs Illusion

Love Again vs Falling Forever [this matchup... why ]

Break My Heart vs Anything for Love

Good In Bed vs Maria

Boys Will Be Boys vs Happy for You

Edited May 2, 20242 yr by AndThenTheCocaine

 

 

 

the album shoot has a lot of unseen sets can't wait to see the visualizers

Falling Forever is a career highlight omfg, I don't see it as a single but it's a masterpiece! The album is good but too short, I was starting to feel Anything for Love and it ended  no skip but the weaker tracks are for sure French Exit and Anything for Love, she needs to extended this era with multiple versions, there's so much potential

On watcha doing ATM and I'm loving this sound of the album. This feels like a very pop tame impala album. 

 

My hot take. This album isn't made for charts. But longevity. Much like tame impala's albums. 

 

My God watcha doing is incredible. Pure tame impala..... might be a massive hit if pushed. 

Omg French exit OMGGGGGGG 

 

I need the instrumental right the **** now my God that flute. Kevin Parker is a ******* genius. Those guitar strings and the that sensitive flute ******* byeeeee

this album is a small step backwards for Dua. such middle of the road pop songs.

 

im happy if other people can enjoy it, but i can't at all. this sound, this combination of writers and producers does not work at all imo.

NOT THE CHICKEN BEING OUT OMG

1 minute ago, TheBoss said:

NOT THE CHICKEN BEING OUT OMG

It didn't leak, it was a local release so some countries already have it.

Jesus christ falling free Her voice and those drums 

 

Why wasn't this the lead? Even though I love Houdini. What an album so far. Finally some good pop songs. 

This album sounds like two different albums combined. Feel good, breezy tracks (End of An Era, These Walls, French Exit and Anything For Love) and groovy, european sounding pop smashes (Houdini, Training Season and Falling Forever). It doesn't feel cohesive at all.
Still, the album is good enough. Meanwhile it's aiming for mainstream, it gives some twists here and there so doesn't sound too basic or predictable.

Happy for You is really growing on me. It just feels very DL1 as opposed to the rest of the album

End Of An Era, Houdini, Training Season, These Walls, Watcha Doing, Falling Forever and Maria very good

crazy how this album sounds nothing alike to fn, some people really had the audacity to call those singles fn rejects💀 they got no excuses left now

2 minutes ago, Saint James said:

this album is a small step backwards for Dua. such middle of the road pop songs.

 

im happy if other people can enjoy it, but i can't at all. this sound, this combination of writers and producers does not work at all imo.

This seems like an artistic step up for her on the first listen. I don't think this was made to serve mega hits at all infact the opposite. It's pop but isn't radio pop per say.