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Post by Koochie on Aug 23, 2019 14:10:58 GMT -5
I can see why this is a grower for a lot of people but for me it was instant. I’m not sold on the “Look What You Made Me Do” comparisons, but it does remind me of Billie Eilish’s darker/minimalist approach quite a lot. His last album played with those idea anyway, so this sound feels like a proper next step for him.
I think the production is stellar and plays to the song’s themes very well. It’s subtle. This isn’t a hit though.
Kinda hate myself for being consistently impressed with his work, because he seems profoundly unlikable, but he’s one of the only “current” artists I’m keeping up with.
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 23, 2019 14:15:39 GMT -5
This is a sneaky minimalist bop. Not sure how well it will perform but I like the stylistic shift of this compared to Voicenotes (which I loved).
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Post by #LisaRinna on Aug 23, 2019 14:21:39 GMT -5
We love a producer.
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Post by Enigma. on Aug 24, 2019 8:34:30 GMT -5
This is like the worst song I've heard this year.. the production is so D-list level that I can't stop laughing and he is not the type of artist who can cope with the darker sound like this.
Edit: Being so repetitive though makes me kind of appreciate how 2.5 minute song can feel so long.
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Post by Koochie on Aug 24, 2019 9:11:20 GMT -5
he is not the type of artist who can cope with the darker sound like this. I don’t think you know what cope means.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 25, 2019 16:53:29 GMT -5
I really like his music and this is another solid addition to his singles catalog. I like the dark feel to it and the video. The only thing I'm not sold on is the jarring throat choking sound. It fits in the video, but it's a bit off-putting that they left that in the standard recording of the song, lol. Looking forward to his next project though. Voicenotes was a strong pop album.
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Post by Mike on Aug 25, 2019 17:05:36 GMT -5
I thought the song was great until the choking sound. Oh well.
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Post by surfy on Aug 29, 2019 4:07:10 GMT -5
i'm okay with hearing charlie gag on record idk about y'all
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Post by divasummer on Aug 29, 2019 9:50:10 GMT -5
Is this getting any airplay yet??
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Post by Nick P on Aug 29, 2019 10:48:18 GMT -5
Is this getting any airplay yet?? According to his twitter, he’s releasing two more songs (one each three weeks), and then he’s sending the fan favorite to radio
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Post by Enigma. on Aug 29, 2019 14:29:09 GMT -5
It's tricky because obviously this particular track has more novelty factor than others just by being the first and might have the strongest reaction of all. However, radio won't like this I assume.
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Post by Exclusive on Sept 4, 2019 19:22:14 GMT -5
Wouldn't have listened to this if Koochie wasn't spamming it in the lounge section. It's definitely a grower and the production is smooth.
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Post by maine on Sept 19, 2019 21:18:50 GMT -5
I'm going to move this back to non-radio singles since this is already not under Cool New Music anymore.
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Post by Az Paynter on Sept 19, 2019 23:00:25 GMT -5
Which is garbage because IWM >>>>>>>>>> Mother. Song #3 better be the best of the bunch else he f**ked up putting the better one first. :sip2:
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