Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism

[GunninMan 1,386]

I listened to the snippets earlier today and was quite worried to say the least. my thought then was that all the singles had a distinct sound that worked together, but the snippets of the remaining songs sounded like a whole different concept.

after hearing the entire album from start to finish it still fills a bit disjointed, but far less than I assumed this morning. 

overall it’s a great pop album. in total I liked 7/11 songs. the singles are definitely the standouts, but I really really enjoy End of an Era, Whatcha Doing, Falling Forever, and Happy For You. definitely feel like FN is a superior album, but I wouldn’t say she’s suffering from the third album curse with this one.

[Luke78619 23,083]

Idk how people can say she tried to do another album that sounded like FN, coz I’m not hearing it at ALL, it’s got a completely different vibe to me  

[Teletubby 140,029]

4 hours ago, Anderson123 said:

So where is Rolling Stone’s review of Radical Optimism? They had Poets’ 5 star review out 10 mins after it came out. 

they gave her 3/5

 

[Bloody Matt 5,332]

Whatcha Doing definitely my favourite so far. Maria is up there as well!

Edited May 3, 2024 by Bloody Matt

[Vicixs 3,411]

This album sounds like something that should be playing inside a 2016 A&F. On the optimisism side of things () I liked four of the songs, which is four more than I had anticipated! Self-titled easily cleared IMO

[TortureMeOnReplay 5,944]

Falling Forever should have been the second single. Had she performed it at the Grammy's, I feel like it would have stolen some of Miley's thunder with Flowers. It could have singlehandedly saved the era and finding Training Season on album release would have been a nice call-back to FN for the haters rather than the tired extension it's felt like to everyone. 

[Rifek 51,753]

Falling Forever sounds like Ava Max reject. It is great. 

[imnotyourbabe10 6,081]

Have skimmed the album…really love “These Walls,” “Watcha Doing,” and “Falling Forever” - a few others are nice. I like her voice and hope to hear more innovation in her career.

Edited May 3, 2024 by imnotyourbabe10

[Magneto 13,312]

Oof, so many opinions I don't know where to start. It definitely isn't FN, but it also isn't trying to be imo. She had a lot to prove and especially when comparing FN to DL I was curious to see if there was gonna be a common thread which makes it her own. 

One thing I admire about Dua Lipa is that she wants to serve old school full blown eras with proper singles, live performances and concepts. That being said I so so hate that the psychedelic theme and sound aren't really being delivered as promised.

Her voice sounds great, the production is super sleek and there's definitely some bops. Will let it marinate as per usual to form a proper opinion

Edited May 3, 2024 by Magneto

[nATAH 44,775]

its just so... boring? this can't be the same person who had physical, levitating and hallucinate on the same record

Edited May 3, 2024 by NATAH

[SimonBaetens 7,139]

I enjoyed my first listen. I can see almost every song growing on me. As an album it's not blowing me away, it feels a bit short and a lot of songs have a similar vibe.

[Mister G 10,236]

These Walls and Whatcha Doing were two of my faves off the album. The rest were okay. Maria was another good one too. This album just wasn't it for me in its entirety. Maybe it'll grow with time but right now I'd say it's just okay.

[Auralegends 5,120]

I think she is pushing These Walls a bit if I look at her social media posts, though I really hope Falling Forever will become a single

[Kim Petrus 304]

3rd listen finished and it’s definitely growing 

i don’t know if it’s my pods or anything but I feel like there’s so many small sounds in the instrumentals. The more I listen to it the more I found them (bells, guitar riffs).

Edited May 3, 2024 by Kim Petrus

[Vincem 380]

These Walls SCREAMS Chappell Roan. I looooooove it.