Contessa Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) What makes this album for me are the rave touches by Danny (church organ & bell arpeggiated synths, acid pulses sprinkled throughout the album, and nature sounds made famous by 90's happy hardcore) that makes it a more cohesive experience. And the summer/ocean/fluid vibes on this I dig way more than the summer albums we got the past few years i.e. ESV and UVST. Kevin also does his thing on here to give it the punch it needs, but I'm more into edm than psychedelia so wasn't something i was looking forward to much. Overall, her best album imo. Edited May 3 by Contessa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingWitch Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 First skip is Anything For Love,it's too sentimental for me to get into instantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingWitch Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 The flute and production on Maria is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor fanboy Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 HOW LOOOOOONGG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetenerNostalgia Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 SHE'S HERE FINALLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladiator Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 These Walls French Exit Falling Forever Maria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingWitch Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Happy For You is a great closer, sounds very nostalgic. I appreciate her for making a short album, much easier to listen to completely. Must say im happy with what I heard, thought all the songs would sound like the singles which I didn't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor fanboy Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 She kinda pre-released the best songs already. My faves in no particular order: Houdini Training Season Illusion End of An Era Falling Forever French Exit Whatcha Doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingWitch Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Top 3: 3. Whatcha Doing 2. Falling Forever 1. French Exit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetenerNostalgia Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 THESE WALLS THE ANTHEM THAT YOU ARE 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livelikemusic Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 I am in LOVE with this album right now!!! WOO! Dua did THAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaloSanto Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 HOW LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raisetheroof Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) Listened to the album in the background two times while working. Really went into the album wanting to like it, but overall the album is below par for Dua. Especially considering Future Nostalgia, which had amazing album tracks even outside of the singles. The first half of the album is definitely better than the latter, the opening track and French Exit were cute. These Walls was certainly the definite highlight of the album for me, and I think it's the only song on the album that could gain some traction as a fourth single. I think the biggest issue is with production, to be honest. It's just underwhelming overall and even a tad gawky in parts She switched most all of her producers from Future Nostalgia - which makes sense, since she was clearly going for a new sound. Stuart Price and Koz were behind a lot of the magic of FN, and they're completely missing from this record. I think I'll still give it another chance to grow on me, but my preliminary thoughts posit that miss Lupa missed with this one. Hope her next project serves and the success of this era doesn't foreshadow her next one. Edited May 3 by raisetheroof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayIt Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 7 minutes ago, livelikemusic said: I am in LOVE with this album right now!!! WOO! Dua did THAT! Yasss!!! 8 minutes ago, SweetenerNostalgia said: THESE WALLS THE ANTHEM THAT YOU ARE These Walls 17 minutes ago, KingWitch said: Happy For You is a great closer, sounds very nostalgic. I appreciate her for making a short album, much easier to listen to completely. Must say im happy with what I heard, thought all the songs would sound like the singles which I didn't like. That is great that you enjoyed the album! 20 minutes ago, SweetenerNostalgia said: SHE'S HERE FINALLY Enjoy the experience!! 22 minutes ago, KingWitch said: The flute and production on Maria is amazing. The iconic flute! 28 minutes ago, Taylor fanboy said: These Walls, well we need more time with it. I hope it grows on you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YR. Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Incredible album FALLING FOREVER is her best song ever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayIt Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 25 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOMH Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Maria is the crown jewel of the album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayIt Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Just now, YR. said: Incredible album FALLING FOREVER is her best song ever Wow that is a huge statement. Did you like any other songs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YR. Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Just now, SayIt said: Wow that is a huge statement. Did you like any other songs? Every single song is great End of an Era and Watcha Doing are insane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raisetheroof Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) I'm going to give Falling Together a few more listens, given the hype here. Also the producer being the same as DSN bodes well I hope I was just too focused on slaving for the shareholders to fully appreciate Edited May 3 by raisetheroof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YR. Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 she did that with MARIA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-esper Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Ugh can not wait to go to my local record store today and pick up some copies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTheLoner Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 20 minutes Hard to believe its finally here and with no L wording! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladiator Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 4 minutes ago, raisetheroof said: I'm going to give Falling Together a few more listens, given the hype here. Also the producer being the same as DSN bodes well I hope I was just too focused on slaving for the shareholders to fully appreciate Listen to it in the car with the windows down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raisetheroof Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Falling Together lowkey sounds like a song that would win Eurovision It's cute! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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