alsemanche 93,231 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 1 hour ago, Cavadour said: Vocally bland, tuneless, minimalist convolutions where nothing remains in the end but a flat, boring artsy fartsy snoozefest. Me when I don't get an album so I call it an artsy fartsy snoozefest Soft, soothing, and succulent 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
culturalbaptism 2,918 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 1 minute ago, alsemanche said: Me when I don't get an album so I call it an artsy fartsy snoozefest The acclaim is acclaiming sis, it's not our fault Lorde decided to release this raw industrial masterpiece made for the acclaim and the one withs taste in music. Right @Ladle Ghoulash? Judas is coming, let the cultural baptism begin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clownery 6,289 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 People really hate alt music on this forum 💀 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clownery 6,289 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 20 minutes ago, culturalbaptism said: The acclaim is acclaiming sis, it's not our fault Lorde decided to release this raw industrial masterpiece made for the acclaim and the one withs taste in music. Right @Ladle Ghoulash? Current Affairs !!!! such a pretty song 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
culturalbaptism 2,918 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 10 minutes ago, clownery said: People really hate alt music on this forum 💀 Basics are basicing. Judas is coming, let the cultural baptism begin. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy 11,676 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 (edited) Wrote this in the pitchfork review thread but to contribute here also… My biggest thing is I wish the physical sound felt more physical. Like man of the year and hammer kinda have that but a lot of the album’s mix doesn’t feel particularly punchy or crisp or stark. Not particularly anything. Great sound choices for what ultimately doesn’t get to REALLY shine bc they’re made to feel a bit too palatable and equal in the mix. I feel like for this album she needed to go there as she did with a lot of melodrama where the sounds you could often FEEL like homemade dynamite’s second half. So it’s good but feels a bit palatable in that it approached being the ugly rawness but shied away last second. I’ll definitely blame the producers on that one bc sure she has a voice and genuinely collabs, but I think she really relies on their expertise on these matters and they should have been just a hair bolder. Man of the Year is a great example of heading that way where I felt I needed just a hair more of that starkness from things after Edited June 28 by Ziggy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 22,709 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 33 minutes ago, culturalbaptism said: Basics are basicing. I don’t take calls from the candle section at TJ Maxx. We have forgotten our public MANNERS 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AiDi 196 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 4 hours ago, clownery said: People really hate alt music on this forum 💀 Oh please, I listen to alternative music (ionnalee, Bjork, etc.), but this is just boring. All songs sound like demos. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windowlicker 3,486 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 4 hours ago, AiDi said: All songs sound like demos. She has outright said that was an intentional choice she made. She compared the album to a construction site with nothing but scafolding and unfinished walls. Same reason the songs don't ever drop or release either. It's built on raw edges and tension. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy scheisse 22,183 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 Loved it it also inspired me to revisit melodrama and I found myself crying tears transported back to the time in my life when it came out - so many vivid memories associated with streaming that album in the bsckground the same can be said for pure heroine and solar power for me too. Cant wait to keep digesting this album and see what sort of memories I end up associating it with. standouts for me are David, favorite daughter, grwm, current affairs Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 108,963 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 My favourite tracks, I can tolerate it track & blocked track: (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘢, 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battle 4 Ur Life 6,698 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 Obsessed. My fave is Man of The Year, What Was That and Shapeshifter but all tracks are interesting. “Fantastic, chic, freak, slay.” Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson123 38,105 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 Albums with 10-11-12 tracks and this length are so satisfying to listen to when they’re interesting pieces of work. I don’t think I like a single song from Virgin more than Ribs, Team or Buzzcut Season but it’s probably a good listening experience from start to finish. Melodrama is definitely my number 1 and one of my favorite albums ever but Virgin could take #2 with time over Pure Heroine. Time will tell! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryBlond 14,787 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 It's alright, but I much preferred Melodrama and Solar Power. This album is just a bit too sparse with the production never really coming to the fore. Shapeshifter was the best and she picked good singles but the rest of it seems like filler by comparison. I appreciate the raw honesty she has on it, but even then, I still feel like there's something missing. Current Affairs lost me on who she was talking about with the honeymoon video and what the ominous thing that was "pure and true til the tape came out" and when I can't make sense on parts of a song like that because they're too vague and personal, it takes me out of it. And Clearblue could easily have been longer and I didn't know whether to treat it as a song or interlude. It's just a shame that it started out so good and then descended a bit with no major standouts, especially considering how long of a wait there is between albums. It's not bad but there's no way this should have the same score as Mayhem. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchmonster92 161 Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 My favourite album of the year Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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