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Post by kimberly on Sept 15, 2020 18:14:20 GMT -5
Her appearance on the inaugural Billboard Global 200 Chart:
No. 35 - Kings & Queens
Her appearances on the inaugural Billboard Global 200 (Excl. the US) Chart:
No. 34 - Kings & Queens
No. 147 - Who's Laughing Now?
No. 173 - Sweet but Psycho
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Post by breathingrande on Sept 17, 2020 10:47:58 GMT -5
I can’t believe she’s pushing “Naked” as the focus track when it’s one of the worse songs on the album. She should have pushed either “Tattoo” or “call me tonight”
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Post by avatar on Sept 17, 2020 11:28:57 GMT -5
Haven’t listened yet, but from what I seen, Born to the night seems like a fan-favorite!
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Post by Normi on Sept 17, 2020 17:55:51 GMT -5
Ok this album is good but honestly lacks personality sadly It's a solid pop effort, H.E.A.V.E.N. is a perfect intro and Naked is beautifully written and a clear standout as it's super catchy I still have to listen to everything a couple more times of course but "Rumors" definitely was my least favorite new track, just repetitive clear album filler hm hm Also I noticed almost every song ends abruptly which is very annoying imo
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Post by avatar on Sept 17, 2020 18:53:01 GMT -5
Ok this album is good but honestly lacks personality sadly Like "Dua Lipa" and "Expectations" (I still haven’t listen, but I figured it would lack personality).
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Post by kimberly on Sept 17, 2020 22:12:43 GMT -5
Ok this album is good but honestly lacks personality sadly Like "Dua Lipa" and "Expectations" (I still haven’t listen, but I figured it would lack personality). I think Dua Lipa and Expectations both had some sense of identity because both of them have quite distinct voices, and Expectations especially had a (misguided) direction that I'm guessing was decided after "Meant to Be" became the ginormous hit that it was. Dua Lipa definitely felt like a collection of singles that were loosely tied together. I'm excited to hear Heaven & Hell in about 45 minutes! I've been waiting for this album since Ava lied to me in February 2019 and said it was coming out that summer so I'm looking forward to what she did with the extra time.
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Post by kimberly on Sept 18, 2020 0:05:22 GMT -5
my very quick review
HEAVEN — holy fuck this is a very, very good opener. caught me off guard. Kings & Queens — this is an undeniable bop at this point, though still not a fan of the music video. Naked — this is giving me 90's-2000's pop girl magic. I'm into it. it's just sultry enough but fits in with her catalog. Tattoo — this is alright. it's a bop but a step down from the first three tracks. OMG What's Happening — I like this but the talking bit is still super cringey. Call Me Tonight — fan of the strings on this one. I wish the percussion evolved more. Born to the Night — I like this synth pop sound on her! probably my favorite new track so far after "Naked". Torn — this fits great after "born" so it might have as well been on the "heaven" half but ok. it's a bop. Take You To Hell — I though this would be a short interlude. I can definitely see how this leads into WLN. I think I like this more than the latter. Who's Laughing Now — I'm not a fan of this. Tried to get into it but I've just been skipping it recently lol. Belladonna — this somehow does feel like a villain track! ok Ava I see you! I enjoy this quite a bit. Rumors — ok it's apparent they ran out of ideas for hooks lol. So Am I — no. Salt — this is a certified bop! Sweet But Psycho — another bop!
final thoughts: I'm content with "Naked" as the next single if that's what they're going to do. I say let "Kings & Queens" shine first, though. this is a fine pop album. nothing too special, but it's nice. the intro was surprisingly the most standout moment for me. I'd give this like a B/B-.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2020 1:15:55 GMT -5
This a really good album im surprised
I'd remove So Am I and add On Somebody somewhere
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Sept 18, 2020 6:13:44 GMT -5
I think a lot of these songs could actually do something if they were sung by someone else. It's not a bad album at all, but it feels kind of soulless. Its the same feeling I had from listening to Expectations. Its parts are stronger than its sum. With this album, part of that may be that a big chunk the album is over a year old already. They should have rushed this out when Sweet but Pyscho was still hitting.
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Post by PGriffin on Sept 18, 2020 6:22:35 GMT -5
Naked!
......that’s it! That is all!
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Sept 18, 2020 6:57:04 GMT -5
...it's a bad sign that Sweet but Psycho is one of the better tracks. I don't even like the song but compared to the rest of the songs, yikes!
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Post by theflying on Sept 18, 2020 9:56:34 GMT -5
Um.
Born to the Night.
Have I heard that song before? Sure.
Is it still an absolute bop? Yes.
Love it.
Single please.
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Post by alexandria2001 on Sept 18, 2020 11:00:32 GMT -5
Um. Born to the Night. Have I heard that song before? Sure. Is it still an absolute bop? Yes. Love it. Single please. It reminds me of this song:
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Post by Ty on Sept 18, 2020 11:21:31 GMT -5
Torn Salt Sweet but Psycho Naked Born to the Night OMG What's Happening Kings & Queens Belladonna Take You to Hell Call Me Tonight Who's Laughing Now
A solid dancepop album with hooks for days. She's got a handful of options for singles.
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Post by JayBoozer on Sept 18, 2020 13:43:03 GMT -5
Naked and Born to the Night for singles please
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2020 13:45:18 GMT -5
In a perfect world, the singles would be as follows:
Sweet But Psycho Torn Salt Kings & Queens Naked Born To The Night
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Post by Ty on Sept 18, 2020 13:45:46 GMT -5
#1 on iTunes Pop! (#4 overall)
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Post by SoMuchToSay on Sept 18, 2020 16:46:49 GMT -5
Number one iTunes worldwide (ahead of Alicia and Keith)! They were smart to release instead of waiting on the US to fully jump onboard. I still need to listen more but I think I like Naked best of the new ones pretty easily. I love the theme and there are a lot of single options. Very solid debut album! Probably my fav debut since Kesha or Carly Rae’s.
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Post by avatar on Sept 18, 2020 16:59:25 GMT -5
Favorites: Tattoo, Belladonna, CMT, BTTN Least Favorite: So Am I
Solid debut! 9/10
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Post by kimberly on Sept 18, 2020 17:04:02 GMT -5
avatar how did your meet & greet go? did I miss it or did it not happen yet?
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Post by avatar on Sept 18, 2020 18:00:42 GMT -5
avatar how did your meet & greet go? did I miss it or did it not happen yet? It happened a week ago, lol. It went well, thank you for asking! :)
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Post by Ty on Sept 18, 2020 20:37:09 GMT -5
The Guardian gave this album a solid 4/5 😯
Also, it's #1 on global iTunes chart right now above Alicia's new album 😯
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Post by levitating on Sept 18, 2020 22:35:42 GMT -5
Love that this is getting some positive reviews!!! probably one my favorite releases so far this year. will it be getting a metacritic score?
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Post by HEADOFTHEPACK on Sept 18, 2020 22:53:19 GMT -5
This is like a mostly solid 2010-inspired playlist. Some decent songs here, but it's not really... an album.
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Post by Au$tin on Sept 19, 2020 0:58:50 GMT -5
Belladonna is the closest she's came to matching the pop perfections of Sweet but Psycho and Salt. That song is a moment.
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Post by Anticonformity on Sept 19, 2020 1:23:43 GMT -5
This and Smile are the best albums this year!
Top 5 Kings & Queens Sweet But Psycho Salt Born To The Night Torn
Purgatory Tattoo So Am I Belladonna Who’s Laughing Now Naked OMG What’s Happening Take You to Hell
Bottom 3 Rumors H.E.A.V.E.N Call Me Tonight
So not counting the 75% we heard before the album drop: Born To The Night Tattoo Belladonna Naked Take You to Hell
Rumors H.E.A.V.E.N Call Me Tonight
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Post by AmazDrag on Sept 19, 2020 20:47:52 GMT -5
This project turned out much better then I expected. From what I had heard prior, it seemed this was going to be very same but that was not quite the case. The highlights for me are Sweet But Psycho, Salt, Naked, Born to the Night and Rumors.
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Post by Ty on Sept 21, 2020 7:15:06 GMT -5
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Post by kimberly on Sept 21, 2020 11:54:05 GMT -5
album vying for No. 1 in the UK! (it's atop the mid-week update, but the entire Top 5 is separated by <2,000 units)
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Post by #LisaRinna on Sept 21, 2020 17:47:08 GMT -5
Is it out? lol
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