Doogle Posted May 3 Posted May 3 Gorgeous album. Been loving it since last night. Her new tiny desk was amazing too 2
Archetype Posted May 3 Author Posted May 3 7 minutes ago, Doogle said: Gorgeous album. Been loving it since last night. Her new tiny desk was amazing too The St. Vincent collab is easily one of the best songs of the year 1
AlexLockhart Posted May 3 Posted May 3 GENIUS, talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference 3 1
Archetype Posted May 3 Author Posted May 3 5 minutes ago, sam.teas said: AP Where??? I searched for it and only found a thread for symptom of life
sam.teas Posted May 3 Posted May 3 3 minutes ago, Archetype said: Where??? I searched for it and only found a thread for symptom of life I think it got deleted 'cause I remember posting the album thread and one for big feelings. mess! sorry!!!
Soda Pop Queen Posted May 3 Posted May 3 Yet another banger from Willow! She has not missed for 10 years straight. This might un-seat 'The 1st' as my favorite album of hers. 2
Bones Posted May 3 Posted May 3 This album is perfect. I wanna make love to it yet I want to cry my heart out dance my inner thighs but then stand still and stare at the wall. I love this willow
Gossip_Boy Posted May 3 Posted May 3 It's sad this is probably gonna be slept on cause it really is a fantastic album. Willow is such a prodigy. 1
DiegoMarcoCMM Posted May 3 Posted May 3 After listening to "symptoms of life" and "big feelings" I get very excited to the album but I'm kinda disappointed with it. A lot of songs sounds like intros/interludes. The St. Vincent collab is the best, it's awesome! The other highlights to me: false self and run!
Marla Singer Posted May 4 Posted May 4 I feel like she gets dismissed or overlooked for being a nepo baby sometimes, but she was born to make music and this album proves it.
AlexLockhart Posted May 4 Posted May 4 Properly listening to this record today. It gets better with every new play. To be honest, this is the only album I'm spinning whole day...
makeawish Posted May 4 Posted May 4 (edited) On 5/3/2024 at 2:22 PM, DiegoMarcoCMM said: The St. Vincent collab is the best, it's awesome! listening now and i hadn't noticed she was on it til i saw this, but the whole thing feels a bit st vincent coded i think? i wasn't that big on the single and the whole fussy time signature thing but i've enjoyed this a lot more than i thought i would, there are definitely some bops under the proggy approach, tho i'm still quite a basic willow appreciator who wishes she'd do more songs like meet me at our spot Edited May 4 by makeawish 1
makeawish Posted May 4 Posted May 4 second run thru now and the fear is not real is such a bop, so soulful but loving the twitchy vibes as well
trainsskyscrapers Posted May 4 Posted May 4 Definitely have to check this out when I get some time. Hope it debuts on the BB200. 1
nooniebao Posted May 5 Posted May 5 Interesting that she's no longer signed to Roc Nation. Looks like she's signed to the same indie distributor that Usher's signed to now.
AlexLockhart Posted May 5 Posted May 5 empathogen and all born screaming are sister albums. they both sound so good together
Eros Posted May 5 Posted May 5 this is a really good album. there are a lot of stand out tracks and it also works as a body of art. a+
sweetkiss Posted May 5 Posted May 5 this is unexpected, but every era willow does is unexpected. she usually makes few good songs on each album, for me, this album overall is boring to listen to, but i found some gems favorites: false self, symptom of life, the fear is not real worst: run! people say nobody wants to give her a chance because shes a nepo baby, but i think bigger problem is that she is moving like a nepo baby, she is not even trying to cater to public or audience. her persona is unrefined. every single era of hers is done to please her own self. her brand is not built, her albums are messy and "unorganized", like she didnt go to artist development or she doesnt have a manager. her discography is filled with pretentious titles that any manager would tell her to leave out and would work on her relatability (I know it's hard, but there is a way to find the charm). her manager is not even music manager, hes producing red table and tv shows, what does he know. hes allowing willow to publish anything she wants and is evident. its a shame because willow is smart, beautiful and capable. she is also talented and has a good voice and sense of rhythm. people around her gave up or doesnt see it in her. and ok. now we have discography that is so random and full of potential.
makeawish Posted May 5 Posted May 5 i feel some of that. i think the only record she's done that i absolutely love and that works fully as an album is the hard rock one, <copingmechanism>. there's a lot more stuff where you can pull out the odd song and it's fantastic but at heart the albums are flawed and patchy (the anxiety and lately i feel everything esp). this one i think is above average but i need to give it more time yet. ultimately she can afford to do as she pleases (i'm sure she can pull plenty of strings to get them released lol) and i'm not really of the opinion that it's important for her to have hits, there's room to come at music from a lot of different angles (tho meet me at our spot showed that she still has that in her). the problem for me is more that the lack of discipline does not always result in a very good record, tho i do think her consistency is improving 1
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