Haze

She sounds tired, both literally and figuratively. Please get inspired by something other than your own life, because as it turns out that life just seems ... pitiful? Cleveland! has her again taking up a victim mentality as if the whole world is against her when she's the biggest celebrity in the world right now. It's just odd. I genuinely wonder if she has been affected by art of another at some point in the last years; her music has become increasingly myopic. She chases her own tail, retraces her own story beats with ever diminishing results. Resurrecting this album with four songs that aren't worse but also not significantly better is weird from an artist that has usually been able to read the room very well.

This reporting is shoddy. There's a correlation between GLP-1's and the vision impairment, but that correlation also exists with people with diabetes and obese persons. There could be something there, but at the moment it is tantamount to saying chemotherapy kills people because people die of cancer. And yes, I find the reactions to weight loss medication very concerning. GLP-1 has basically proven appetite is a hormonally driven thing, and now that there's medication for people to help them not suffer in their weight loss, people are upset? It's just a different version of fat hate, you have to be culpable for your weight.

Is it self indulging or keen political awareness to use the most attention he's had in years for something good? Sometimes a good thing is a good thing. This cynicism is actually exhausting and at worst it is disruptive for any kind of social movement.

There was a time when I thought you were a serious poster

Her favourite lyric: [Pause instrumentale]

The cover is legitimately horrendous. All the money and resources in the world and you produce that.

She was just trying to rep for us sodomites, leave her alone!

I haven't stopped listening SOTY?

Why is the art direction always the pits

Oh I was already sold in the first half of this song (I love whenever he goes back to the atmosphere of his earlier albums), but then the second half was a burst of euphoria I didn't expect but I'm very much here for.

The music industry is such a joke. But also f*ck all those stuck up stars (she's not alone) that only appear when they're celebrated.

Is there going to be a taglist? If so, sign me up so I won't forget please. Although I do dread listening to The Death of a Camgirl again.

Going through the lyrics for the rate, maybe she's allowed Des lols et des quoi.

I'm not so much turned off by Taylor Swift as the discourse surrounding her. It is, to me, genuinely baffling to see her music and lyrics praised to the extent that it has. She's a capable pop songwriter that occasionally writes a clever lyric, but there's no quality control, she doesn't push the needle in any direction and her lyrics are poor in comparison to her idols. I also think the new crop of pop girls is largely underwhelming, but I do blame social media for the death of any mystique surrounding a star. We could really use a new Madonna who wants to really make a statement and show that pop needn't be low brow.

I never used it when my hair was short, but now it's a bit longer and I've got curls and it's simply a must. I've also noticed that investing in specified products for your hair as opposed to cheap stuff has largely paid dividends for me. Curl shampoo and a conditioner from a local brand that doesn't use any unneccesary ingredients have largely improved the feel and texture of my hair.

You addressing these tops on ATRL

What is it with her and Moby by the way. Mylene likes her friends Cancelled!

But is he even serving us them with this? The lack of anything resembling energy kinda makes it all fall flat and seems far removed from the euphoria of the dance floor.

I like my stuffed belly, thank you very much

It's going to take me a while to fully digest this feast, so I can't even say what my favourites are right now. But this album is really a testament to what a confident pop songwriter she has become: everything is approachable, but nothing feels like it's trying to appeal to something other than her own taste. It's just classy, refined pop. And the vocal layering throughout is divine.

Burning Heart ... maybe we decided to ascend

Now that's a classic!

Where does he get the budget for his videos? Great stuff. The song is well ... I adore Music so the hook is present but I wish he had used it for a song that goes beyond a sketch.

I'd like a tag reminder!

thanks @Florence Belch , I had a great time (re)discovering these albums. I had never listened to the Garbage and Sundays one and now they're some firm favorites The results were catastrophic for me, but I do really like that top three so all's good.