Luder Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Brids of a Feather is gibing Dev Hynes in a way, lovely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalladallamallamalla Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 10 minutes ago, Relampago. said: I'll say it: The Greatest is a HTE rehash and the only song I think is reductive in a sea of great tracks Noooo, I think it's literally just a better song than HTE (almost like it's not even close?) and such a relatable lyric. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderland Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 28 minutes ago, Miss Anthropocene said: I just drove to work and it didn't hit as hard (and soft ) in the car than headphones They really prioritise the production over Billie's voice. I had to blast it at some absurd volume to even hear her vocals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterNavy Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 wth every single song is so good so far i'm surprised and birds of the feather is my fav. its giving clairo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relampago. Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 2 minutes ago, dalladallamallamalla said: Noooo, I think it's literally just a better song than HTE (almost like it's not even close?) and such a relatable lyric. I think it's just a case of what came first, I was listening to the album for the first time with my friend and we were both saying "oh this sounds like the beginning of Happier Than Ever?" and then the transition happened and it just wasn't as gaggy cause it felt… sorta predictable I guess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illia Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Lunch's instrumental switch up at the end has me in chokehold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Bittersuite Chihiro Blue Wildflower Birds of a Feather L'amour De Ma Vie (need more of that switch up to be in the song rather than only at the end honestly) The Diner Lunch Skinny The Greatest I think this is my initial ranking. Other thoughts, - This is definitely her tightest offering yet, it's really going head to head with HTE as my favourite but i'm a bit sad that she has a sour taste with that album because it's very underrated as a project in general. this one definitely expands on the world she already built with the jazz influences and what not so Idk how I feel about her saying this is going back to WWAFFLES and retconning when I feel like it's just building upon a bit of everything! but whatever lol - Absolutely adore Bittersuite and I wish the song was 5 minutes longer I could live in the atmosphere of that song seriously. - L'amour would've been higher if the beat didn't come in after 4 minutes and was only the outro! cmon girl - Wildflower is beautiful, the way the song intentionally expands just like how a flower blossoms is kinda genius - Lunch is cute but also a bit one note no? I feel like there were better single choices but let's see how it does maybe i'm wrong - The Greatest, and to a lesser extent Skinny, are the only songs I'm not crazy about 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterNavy Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 the production on every song wow oh wow OH WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico Robin Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 the greatest and birds of a feather are my faves so far Personally its not touching her previous albums for me but this is also very good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Both Sides Now Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I think the public intrigue of LUNCH being about eating ***** makes it a good first offering. Billie always serves longevity - especially with ballads. The GP will select its favourite eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefertiti0 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 (edited) Spotify(May 16, partial day) Australia — 1,192,874 #17 LUNCH 182,430 #24 CHIHIRO 156,870 #27 SKINNY 149,893 #37 BIRDS OF A FEATHER 123,595 #45 WILDFLOWER 112,497 #52 THE GREATEST 103,181 #56 L'AMOUR DE MA VIE 98,615 #62 BLUE 91,980 #65 THE DINER 88,715 #69 BITTERSUITE 85,098 New Zealand — 246,576 #11 LUNCH 36,482 #14 CHIHIRO 32,970 #19 SKINNY 29,523 #24 BIRDS OF A FEATHER 25,560 #28 WILDFLOWER 23,102 #32 THE GREATEST 21,171 #33 L'AMOUR DE MA VIE 20,953 #38 BLUE 19,591 #40 THE DINER 18,928 #45 BITTERSUITE 18,296 Edited May 17 by Nefertiti0 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalladallamallamalla Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 3 minutes ago, Nefertiti0 said: Spotify(May 16, partial day) Australia — 1,192,874 #17 LUNCH 182,430 #24 CHIHIRO 156,870 #27 SKINNY 149,893 #37 BIRDS OF A FEATHER 123,595 #45 WILDFLOWER 112,497 #52 THE GREATEST 103,181 #56 L'AMOUR DE MA VIE 98,615 #62 BLUE 91,980 #65 THE DINER 88,715 #69 BITTERSUITE 85,098 New Zealand — 246,576 #11 LUNCH 36,482 #14 CHIHIRO 32,970 #19 SKINNY 29,523 #24 BIRDS OF A FEATHER 25,560 #28 WILDFLOWER 23,102 #32 THE GREATEST 21,171 #33 L'AMOUR DE MA VIE 20,953 #38 BLUE 19,591 #40 THE DINER 18,928 #45 BITTERSUITE 18,296 are these numbers good? I'm not big on following streaming or spotify numbers in general. Seems low to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoto Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 4 minutes ago, Nefertiti0 said: Spotify(May 16, partial day) Australia — 1,192,874 #17 LUNCH 182,430 #24 CHIHIRO 156,870 #27 SKINNY 149,893 #37 BIRDS OF A FEATHER 123,595 #45 WILDFLOWER 112,497 #52 THE GREATEST 103,181 #56 L'AMOUR DE MA VIE 98,615 #62 BLUE 91,980 #65 THE DINER 88,715 #69 BITTERSUITE 85,098 New Zealand — 246,576 #11 LUNCH 36,482 #14 CHIHIRO 32,970 #19 SKINNY 29,523 #24 BIRDS OF A FEATHER 25,560 #28 WILDFLOWER 23,102 #32 THE GREATEST 21,171 #33 L'AMOUR DE MA VIE 20,953 #38 BLUE 19,591 #40 THE DINER 18,928 #45 BITTERSUITE 18,296 Is this good, ok or bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspberries Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 2 minutes ago, Kyoto said: Is this good, ok or bad? It's good. Nothing like INSANE, but not bad at all My guess is 45-50M day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rih Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 38 minutes ago, Relampago. said: I'll say it: The Greatest is a HTE rehash and the only song I think is reductive in a sea of great tracks you're SO real for this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoto Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 2 minutes ago, Raspberries said: It's good. Nothing like INSANE, but not bad at all My guess is 45-50M day 1 It crossing 50m would be cool for 10 tracks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Both Sides Now Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 10 minutes ago, Nefertiti0 said: Spotify(May 16, partial day) Australia — 1,192,874 #17 LUNCH 182,430 #24 CHIHIRO 156,870 #27 SKINNY 149,893 #37 BIRDS OF A FEATHER 123,595 #45 WILDFLOWER 112,497 #52 THE GREATEST 103,181 #56 L'AMOUR DE MA VIE 98,615 #62 BLUE 91,980 #65 THE DINER 88,715 #69 BITTERSUITE 85,098 New Zealand — 246,576 #11 LUNCH 36,482 #14 CHIHIRO 32,970 #19 SKINNY 29,523 #24 BIRDS OF A FEATHER 25,560 #28 WILDFLOWER 23,102 #32 THE GREATEST 21,171 #33 L'AMOUR DE MA VIE 20,953 #38 BLUE 19,591 #40 THE DINER 18,928 #45 BITTERSUITE 18,296 The only comparison I could find was Think Later which debuted with 393K across Aus/NZ. Billie did 3.66X. Think Later debuted with 21M WW. So maybe 60M WW considering Think Later also had an active smash hit which changes the calculus somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bey'Knight Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I was beginning to lose faith in MPG releases this year because only Bey had delivered but with this, Billie is 3/3 for me I've only listened through once and I'm already itching for a re-listen. As always these releases always coincide with my travels. I will be re-experiencing this one in Milano. Based on first listen, Birds of a Feather and Blue are instand standouts. My only gripe so far is I needed to turn the volume on my AirPods all the way up to hear her vocals on Lunch properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rih Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 It isn't asking for a lot for an apology For making me feel like it'd kill you if I tried to leave You said you'd never fall in love again because of me Then you moved on, then you moved on Then you moved on, then you moved on Then you moved on, then you moved on *euphoric synths explosion* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheAttic Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I'm on my 1st listen and it's so good. Billie and Finneas are unable to not serve! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildsidenormani Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 oh wow oh wow. the excellence... finneas deserves to have his arse eaten 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalladallamallamalla Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 12 minutes ago, Raspberries said: It's good. Nothing like INSANE, but not bad at all My guess is 45-50M day 1 Interesting. I am excited to see what the final day 1 tally will be. Considering the short track list, I would expect it to be on the lower end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspberries Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 APPLE MUSIC USA #68 SKINNY #86 LUNCH #89 CHIHIRO #151 BIRDS OF A FEATHER #176 WILDFLOWER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club classic Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 ngl being obsessed with a Billie album wasn't on my bingo card for the year but it's amazing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalladallamallamalla Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 1 minute ago, Raspberries said: APPLE MUSIC USA #68 SKINNY #86 LUNCH #89 CHIHIRO #151 BIRDS OF A FEATHER #176 WILDFLOWER Again, no idea what those numbers mean but I hope she gets her flowers on this release eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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