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this is probably one of my fav pop albums of the year and specifically the deluxe version. Also almost all of the bonus tracks and as good if not better than someone of the stuff on the standard version.
I think the lyricism is incredible and paints such specific imagery of past relationships Sabrina has had. Even lines that can come off as slightly rudimentary like โYou used a fork once. It turns out forks are fuckin' everywhereโ I think it actually adds a charm to the album and shows that it doesnโt take itself too seriously and like she has nothing to prove and when youโre the person who wrote โbecause i liked a boyโ you definitely donโt need to prove anything to anyone.
AND THE INSTRUMENTALS!!! I think the slightly house inspired bass and drum lines like on โRead your Mindโ work incredibly well as a contrast to the ballads on this album. Speaking of, I think ballads especially on a pop album and leave the album feeling a bit dry and can make the topics discussed feel repetitive especially with an emphasis on relationship based ballads but with her interesting instruments and specificity in describing the situations within these songs differentiates them a lot and doesnโt feel stale after a couple of listens.
May 15, 2025
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"แแญ แแTIแช YOแ แดแชOแฉTEแช แชOแฏแ Oแ แฉ แแชOแแช
I แชIแชแโT KแOแฏ, I แชIแชแโT KแOแฏ
Iแ YOแแ แญแแE แญEแแดEแTIOแ, Iโแชแช แEแฏEแ แชOแแทT"
an exquisite debut clouded in chronically online electronic ecstasy
no i'm not exaggerating. this shit's like mainlining glitter injections into the folds of my brain. like going to a roller disco club on saturn's rings
the instrumentals. good GAWD the vocal layering. THE TRANSITIONS I LOVE WHEN PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THE TRANSITIONS IN THEIR ALBUMS
such a stunning piece of work, i'm still annoyed how little i hear people talk about it. prophecy alone could have taken tiktok by storm
(also, i always think that, if poppy had stuck with purely electronic music, it would probably sound something like this. random, but uknowotimeanroight)
Apr 19, 2024
"๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ธ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐, ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ
๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ, ๐ฏ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐โ
๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ
๐๐ผ๐,โ
๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ธ,โ
๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐โ
๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐, ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐"
a genre-bending, cinematic pop debut for the ages
it's a little criminal how good this is. like damn, save some for the rest of us
it takes such a brilliant artistic vision to craft something this airtight. like i'm not sure i could find a flaw if i tried. and she had some stiff competition in 2020 so that's saying something
like it's artsy, but it's fun! but also emotional! but also filled with bangers! and it remains so cohesive! what more could you want??
lightning in a bottle. an absolute star making turn. she was fucking born to do this
Apr 19, 2024
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Essentially a perfect album. I donโt care what anyone says!! Talk your shit about Katy but this was really it. A perfect debut (ok technically her second album), girly had some bills to PAYYYY. These wounds are self INFLICTED!!! So much nostalgia on every listen ๐ฅน
@jennie
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