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Loved this (it took me a few listenings but now I'm obsessed), but I fear she didn't top Innocence of Smash. :gaycat:

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I love this one. It sounds warm and cozy :camping:

 

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Love the single and the video is my favorite of the era so far. That shot of her in the woods with the umbrella was GORGE.

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i want more of her in braids, a VIKWEEN 

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All the released tracks so far are good, I'm excited for the album :bird:

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Not your cherry is immaculate (one of my favs)

 

Every track so far is immaculate 

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Ya I like this one A LOT. more than la la love and maybe just a bit worse than innocence but maybe it'll grow 

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this is my favourite ionnallah alboom in a long time. although she said it's the sequel to blue, this doesn't necessarily reflect with the production. i'd say the first two singles are the most blue like whereas the rest is more of a culmination of all her previous work, with touches of blue, EATBF, be here soon and remember the future. 

 

but moving past that, what i find interesting about this album is the drums usage. instead of opting for 808s/electronic drums on all the songs, there are a lot of live band feeling acoustic drums and drum loops perfectly sprinkled in. on 'forgive her' (5:12) and 'who' there are build ups leading to very pleasing live drum loops that carry the rhythm and the song until the end. the former is an interesting one, there seems to be heavily processed vocals present all over it that sounds like a wailing baby that some might find obnoxious to say the least. but once the drums kick in, the song sounds perfect as the creepy ballad that it is. it is one of my favourites.   

 

we return back to some bops after that, 'the end of every song' is a manic, crazy synth-line driven banger. it is tight, fast-paced and the biggest stand-out from the album for me. the catchy hook and the whistling followed by the synth breakdown in the middle of the song is chef's kiss. sing it like you mean it... 

 

'luminary rainbows' and 'run wild' continue the pattern of combining live drums with shimmery synths, they are cute lil pop songs that are more straightforward. i think there's only one snooze on here (darkness is a boring place - with the skip of my dreams), it has a gospely preachy feel to it with grouped/choir vocals, an annoying snare drum and a half-baked production. and it's a lot longer than it should have been (5:30).

 

we finish the album with two excellent songs though, while 'you hold me like water' has a similar feel to 'not your cherry' just a bit more heavier, 'who' is a euphoric, dreamy little closer of a ballad with delicious melodies, vocals and a perfect synth/drum loop breakdown. it is most reminiscent of 'fold' for me and one that i feel like they put in a lot of effort to the production details. i'm sick, i'm sore, i'm tired of running - they'll hunt us they will stop at nothing

 

thank you mother jonna and daddy claes for this lovely alboom. i think this one is their most accessible, most pop work, and better than be here soon and remember the future. there's a more polished folk-pop sensibility and melodic arrangements being carried over from her last album and some might criticize the lack of weird experimental energy, i think it's a return in the right direction. 

 

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27 minutes ago, RideOrDie said:

this is my favourite ionnallah alboom in a long time. although she said it's the sequel to blue, this doesn't necessarily reflect with the production. i'd say the first two singles are the most blue like whereas the rest is more of a culmination of all her previous work, with touches of blue, EATBF, be here soon and remember the future. 

 

but moving past that, what i find interesting about this album is the drums usage. instead of opting for 808s/electronic drums on all the songs, there are a lot of live band feeling acoustic drums and drum loops perfectly sprinkled in. on 'forgive her' (5:12) and 'who' there are build ups leading to very pleasing live drum loops that carry the rhythm and the song until the end. the former is an interesting one, there seems to be heavily processed vocals present all over it that sounds like a wailing baby that some might find obnoxious to say the least. but once the drums kick in, the song sounds perfect as the creepy ballad that it is. it is one of my favourites.   

 

we return back to some bops after that, 'the end of every song' is a manic, crazy synth-line driven banger. it is tight, fast-paced and the biggest stand-out from the album for me. the catchy hook and the whistling followed by the synth breakdown in the middle of the song is chef's kiss. sing it like you mean it... 

 

'luminary rainbows' and 'run wild' continue the pattern of combining live drums with shimmery synths, they are cute lil pop songs that are more straightforward. i think there's only one snooze on here (darkness is a boring place - with the skip of my dreams), it has a gospely preachy feel to it with grouped/choir vocals, an annoying snare drum and a half-baked production. and it's a lot longer than it should have been (5:30).

 

we finish the album with two excellent songs though, while 'you hold me like water' has a similar feel to 'not your cherry' just a bit more heavier, 'who' is a euphoric, dreamy little closer of a ballad with delicious melodies, vocals and a perfect synth/drum loop breakdown. it is most reminiscent of 'fold' for me and one that i feel like they put in a lot of effort to the production details. i'm sick, i'm sore, i'm tired of running - they'll hunt us they will stop at nothing

 

thank you mother jonna and daddy claes for this lovely alboom. i think this one is their most accessible, most pop work, and better than be here soon and remember the future. there's a more polished folk-pop sensibility and melodic arrangements being carried over from her last album and some might criticize the lack of weird experimental energy, i think it's a return in the right direction. 

 

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thank you so much for giving us this review. this will be my go-to everytime I will need to restore my hype for the album til September, the 13th. 

 

I've also felt that this album was going to be a proper follow-up to EATBF and RTF. 

 

BHS was strangely sprinkled in her discography like a snooze poison, but I've learnt to live with it.

 

Feels good to be on the right track again with mommy Jonna.

Little Jonnsters, RISE! 

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42 minutes ago, RideOrDie said:

it is most reminiscent of 'fold' for me

Let's ******* go

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3 hours ago, RideOrDie said:

this is my favourite ionnallah alboom in a long time. although she said it's the sequel to blue, this doesn't necessarily reflect with the production. i'd say the first two singles are the most blue like whereas the rest is more of a culmination of all her previous work, with touches of blue, EATBF, be here soon and remember the future. 

 

but moving past that, what i find interesting about this album is the drums usage. instead of opting for 808s/electronic drums on all the songs, there are a lot of live band feeling acoustic drums and drum loops perfectly sprinkled in. on 'forgive her' (5:12) and 'who' there are build ups leading to very pleasing live drum loops that carry the rhythm and the song until the end. the former is an interesting one, there seems to be heavily processed vocals present all over it that sounds like a wailing baby that some might find obnoxious to say the least. but once the drums kick in, the song sounds perfect as the creepy ballad that it is. it is one of my favourites.   

 

we return back to some bops after that, 'the end of every song' is a manic, crazy synth-line driven banger. it is tight, fast-paced and the biggest stand-out from the album for me. the catchy hook and the whistling followed by the synth breakdown in the middle of the song is chef's kiss. sing it like you mean it... 

 

'luminary rainbows' and 'run wild' continue the pattern of combining live drums with shimmery synths, they are cute lil pop songs that are more straightforward. i think there's only one snooze on here (darkness is a boring place - with the skip of my dreams), it has a gospely preachy feel to it with grouped/choir vocals, an annoying snare drum and a half-baked production. and it's a lot longer than it should have been (5:30).

 

we finish the album with two excellent songs though, while 'you hold me like water' has a similar feel to 'not your cherry' just a bit more heavier, 'who' is a euphoric, dreamy little closer of a ballad with delicious melodies, vocals and a perfect synth/drum loop breakdown. it is most reminiscent of 'fold' for me and one that i feel like they put in a lot of effort to the production details. i'm sick, i'm sore, i'm tired of running - they'll hunt us they will stop at nothing

 

thank you mother jonna and daddy claes for this lovely alboom. i think this one is their most accessible, most pop work, and better than be here soon and remember the future. there's a more polished folk-pop sensibility and melodic arrangements being carried over from her last album and some might criticize the lack of weird experimental energy, i think it's a return in the right direction. 

 

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I just The End Of Every Smash is gonna be my favorite song this year. :superman:

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6 hours ago, RideOrDie said:

this is my favourite ionnallah alboom in a long time. although she said it's the sequel to blue, this doesn't necessarily reflect with the production. i'd say the first two singles are the most blue like whereas the rest is more of a culmination of all her previous work, with touches of blue, EATBF, be here soon and remember the future. 

 

but moving past that, what i find interesting about this album is the drums usage. instead of opting for 808s/electronic drums on all the songs, there are a lot of live band feeling acoustic drums and drum loops perfectly sprinkled in. on 'forgive her' (5:12) and 'who' there are build ups leading to very pleasing live drum loops that carry the rhythm and the song until the end. the former is an interesting one, there seems to be heavily processed vocals present all over it that sounds like a wailing baby that some might find obnoxious to say the least. but once the drums kick in, the song sounds perfect as the creepy ballad that it is. it is one of my favourites.   

 

we return back to some bops after that, 'the end of every song' is a manic, crazy synth-line driven banger. it is tight, fast-paced and the biggest stand-out from the album for me. the catchy hook and the whistling followed by the synth breakdown in the middle of the song is chef's kiss. sing it like you mean it... 

 

'luminary rainbows' and 'run wild' continue the pattern of combining live drums with shimmery synths, they are cute lil pop songs that are more straightforward. i think there's only one snooze on here (darkness is a boring place - with the skip of my dreams), it has a gospely preachy feel to it with grouped/choir vocals, an annoying snare drum and a half-baked production. and it's a lot longer than it should have been (5:30).

 

we finish the album with two excellent songs though, while 'you hold me like water' has a similar feel to 'not your cherry' just a bit more heavier, 'who' is a euphoric, dreamy little closer of a ballad with delicious melodies, vocals and a perfect synth/drum loop breakdown. it is most reminiscent of 'fold' for me and one that i feel like they put in a lot of effort to the production details. i'm sick, i'm sore, i'm tired of running - they'll hunt us they will stop at nothing

 

thank you mother jonna and daddy claes for this lovely alboom. i think this one is their most accessible, most pop work, and better than be here soon and remember the future. there's a more polished folk-pop sensibility and melodic arrangements being carried over from her last album and some might criticize the lack of weird experimental energy, i think it's a return in the right direction. 

 

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Is she planning on a deluxe? The album only has 10 tracks I cry

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15 minutes ago, Delirious said:

deluxe

she's never done that in her career. the answer is no, I fear! and technically it has 21 track

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she opened up GENERATE again and we're getting a fifth video! 

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Also the vinyl are gorgeous (at least on mockup lol)

 

CLOSE YOUR EYES

 

Spoiler

CLOSE YOUR EYES

 

BLUND

 

Spoiler

BLUND

 

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On 8/10/2024 at 3:48 PM, ChapelHooker said:

she opened up GENERATE again and we're getting a fifth video! 

AND a sixth one! 

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not your cherry is saaaaur good

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uhm "luminary rainbows" was available last night but it's not anymore lmao

 

it was beautiful tho :heart:

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17 hours ago, FlyPirate said:

uhm "luminary rainbows" was available last night but it's not anymore lmao

 

it was beautiful tho :heart:

yeah its still showing up on my AM but I can't play it. Maybe it will be out today?

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someone knows when the next single will be out?; yesterday luminary rainbows 🌈 was released by accident, if someone got the lucky to heard the song…how does it sound? it resembles more innocence of sound, love or not your cherry? there's only 4 weeks for the album, and im goin crazy.

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On 8/16/2024 at 7:49 AM, basti said:

someone knows when the next single will be out?; yesterday luminary rainbows 🌈 was released by accident, if someone got the lucky to heard the song…how does it sound? it resembles more innocence of sound, love or not your cherry? there's only 4 weeks for the album, and im goin crazy.

i'd say a mix between the last 2. not very BLUE / innocence of sound at all but I could only listen to it one time and in low volume since it was 12am and I was at work 💀 

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luminary rainbows is out midnight tonight with the video out Friday!

 

very cute song but my least fave so far. this album kind of already blew EATBF and RTF out of the water ngl. 

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luminary rainbows is so chill wave, the bells reminds me of everywhere by fleetwood mac and the first seconds (intro) with that synth i thought of chasing kites,i liked it but i don't know if it works as a single? anyways i'm loving how this album is getting:rainbow:s:wan:

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cherry >>> rainbows > innocence >>> la la love

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