Thuggin

I don't think I can do a ranking just yet, but everything has connected by now with the exception of never get over me I don't dislike it. It's catchy enough. I just don't feel the urge to re-listen to it yet.

The choice to drop this during the Eternal Sunshine Tour seems all the more deliberate now. Like I'm sure she knew these weren't the belty, arena ready songs some people might have been expecting, so it won't surprise me if only a couple songs from the album get incorporated into the setlist going forward. And then she probably won't end up doing another tour until she drops another album.

Well you need to change that

And yet here you are, still checking out and commenting on her music, even despite her alleged streak of mid releases Ariana is a well-established act with a fanbase who will keep her relevant regardless of how the fickle public feels about her at any given moment. She hasn't had the public's favor since TUN at least, and it hasn't stopped her from getting at least one hit every era. Others are one trick pony, dime-a-dozen girls with guitars. Pretty and inoffensive, but ultimately faceless, easily replaceable, and destined to fade into oblivion when no one even cares enough to criticize the new material. Especially when you're not even young enough to have the excuse that you're still developing your identity. Maybe she can be a Jeopardy question in 10 years though. "Who was the artist behind the smash 2026 hit Choosin Texas? Who is Ellen? Ellen something?"

Because everyone loves ****riding whoever the new flavor of the week is, like yeah we've been through this song and dance. Have fun with your shiny new toy the public will discard as soon as someone new and more interesting comes along

I think an Ariana Grande album with 1) a more restrained vocal delivery / no big vocal moments and 2) no obvious dance floor or radio ready bangers was always going to be met with polarized reception from critics and fans. Because those are the main things people look for from her, and obviously she wanted to go a different direction here. But I don't get how you can decide if you like an album like this after a single listen. Like at least let it sit with you a few days before writing it off completely.

Wait Kiss Me connecting now

Deep breaths honey There's no more running

This is a baaad thing This is a bad, bad thing

Mother is always going to alternate between instant albums that are digestible for the masses and polarizing departures from her previous sound, so this is exactly what I expected from her tbh. I've been saying since the album campaign began that Hate was probably going to be the most earwormy song and that there wouldn't be any more obvious singles on the album

I am not seeing enough praise for nowhere, nobody big feelings, bad thing, and oh well might be my other faves at the moment. But this is just after one listen through. I'm going to need more time with it.

Okay this day was going by too slow but now the release is coming too fast. I still have things to do before I head to the listening party to re-listen through her discography

When I was in Boston, she was taking pics with fans on the same streets I had been walking a dozen times, and I hate that I didn't run into her

I ordered the vinyl from her online shop months ago but I honestly have no idea when it's coming

Positions eternal sunshine sweetener thank u, next Dangerous Woman My Everything Yours Truly It's crazy how her discography can kind of be divided into groups of 3. Like YT/ME/DW feels like one phase (career beginnings), and then she entered another phase with S/tun/P (post Manchester). And then ES/p being a third phase so far (post Wicked) makes sense. I enjoy all her work, but I just revisit Phase 1 less because it feels more distant, being way earlier in her career. I just feel more connected to her more recent work.