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Post by Juan Carlos on Feb 27, 2023 22:48:21 GMT -5
Soon.
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Post by rnb on Feb 27, 2023 22:53:42 GMT -5
can’t wait for more generic white boy pop!
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Post by Juan Carlos on Mar 1, 2023 10:01:57 GMT -5
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Post by bat1990 on Mar 1, 2023 10:57:45 GMT -5
Is he gonna go with more obscure math symbols for his future albums???
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2023 11:24:09 GMT -5
Apparently Taylor set Ed up with Aaron Dessner for this.
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Mar 1, 2023 11:50:24 GMT -5
I’m cautiously curious. His last album did nothing for me, and I’ve considered myself somewhat of a fan since his first. The imagery and his description so far imply a less-pop-centric approach so we’ll see.
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Post by mkarns on Mar 1, 2023 13:31:09 GMT -5
Is he gonna go with more obscure math symbols for his future albums??? Unless %, (Square Root), and maybe sine, cosine, and tangent are up next, he'll probably have to look somewhere other than the calculator for future titles. From his description, it sounds more personal and somewhat darker than his previous work, reflecting on a tough period in his life, and so may not be as big commercially--and isn't intended to be. But his popularity and facility with both rhythmic hooks and sentiment may well produce a hit or two. (Personally I thought the singles for Equals were mismanaged after "Shivers"--they made a cool video for "Overpass Graffiti" and it never really went to radio.)
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Post by theyaintready on Mar 2, 2023 8:10:10 GMT -5
I believe he's said this is the last album in the 'Mathematics' series. And agree this sounds like it's potentially less commercial.
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Post by irice22 on Mar 2, 2023 12:47:11 GMT -5
Will this be his Folklore?
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Post by spiritboy on Mar 2, 2023 14:02:28 GMT -5
Based on what he and his wife has gone through, i expect this to be a dark and emotional album.
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Post by rnb on Mar 2, 2023 15:28:28 GMT -5
can’t wait for more generic white boy pop! based off descriptions this might not be the case…
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Mar 20, 2023 9:02:49 GMT -5
There’s something coming on Disney+, when + meets -? But that cancels out so maybe there’s nothing coming.
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Post by spiritboy on Mar 20, 2023 13:08:51 GMT -5
He has a 4 part documentary coming out on Disney+
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Post by theyaintready on Mar 20, 2023 15:14:52 GMT -5
There’s something coming on Disney+, when + meets -? But that cancels out so maybe there’s nothing coming. It's call The Sum of It All.
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Post by Soundcl🕤ck on Mar 25, 2023 19:47:20 GMT -5
this is insane !
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Post by Juan Carlos on Apr 17, 2023 12:29:18 GMT -5
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Post by Active Aggressive on May 3, 2023 11:44:23 GMT -5
Damn...people really hate Ed on here, huh?! I am excited for him to return to what made me fall in love with him. Everything sounds nice so far but I had no idea this was out Friday LOL. The deluxe with 18 tracks is only $9.99.
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on May 3, 2023 12:18:22 GMT -5
The general hatred toward him is confusing to me. At most I’d expect indifference but what is it that makes his blandness so offensive?
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Post by Active Aggressive on May 3, 2023 13:01:06 GMT -5
Also, the word "bland" is tossed around so much, but I can't think of a single artist I listen to that isn't passionate about the music they make. It might not be someone's particular cup of tea sonically, but calling it "bland" seems reductive.
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on May 3, 2023 13:24:58 GMT -5
I love Boat!! And I can’t wait for this. Will be listening on Friday.
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Post by spiritboy on May 4, 2023 9:06:23 GMT -5
Looking forward to hear the album.
The weird thing about Ed hatred is that a lot of it is coming from Taylor Swift fans. They are good friends, aren't they supposed to NOT hate him? :kii:
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Post by 85la on May 4, 2023 13:42:02 GMT -5
And he won the "Thinking Out Loud" copyright trial! Not sure how much this will help the album's performance, but it certainly can't hurt.
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Post by Active Aggressive on May 4, 2023 23:09:48 GMT -5
Ed is dropping a visual album for this tomorrow as well. I listened to clips and I am very excited for tomorrow!
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Post by musiclife on May 5, 2023 5:10:33 GMT -5
The album is horrible. And yes Eyes Closed is the best song.. which isn't saying much. Lol
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on May 5, 2023 7:48:42 GMT -5
I’m loving the album. I haven’t been able to consume the visuals yet though (is there a visual album…I don’t see it). My favorites are Curtains, End of Youth, Spark, Boat, No Strings, The Hills, Salt Water. All of those stand up with his most impactful work IMO.
I think Curtains should have led the project. Eyes Closed remains a…choice.
Edit: just getting to the bonus tracks. Stoned is phenomenal. Absolutely beautiful. I’m not ok. How are any of you ok? Toughest is very on the nose, but I can’t deny it…sold.
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Post by gomichaelgo on May 5, 2023 12:55:08 GMT -5
Can someone just point me to the songs that are a bit upbeat?? I listened to all the snippets and the album seems so boring. Such a snoozefest. A lot of the songs sound so similar, nothing stood out for me.
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Post by gomichaelgo on May 5, 2023 12:57:09 GMT -5
Looking forward to hear the album. The weird thing about Ed hatred is that a lot of it is coming from Taylor Swift fans. They are good friends, aren't they supposed to NOT hate him? I love me some Taylor, and I don't "hate" Ed at all. But I do have hate for the recent music. To me it's not inspiring or revolutionary. There doesn't seem to be any substance. And unless I am missing something, there aren't even any upbeat songs to move my body too. Overall seems very boring.
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Post by Active Aggressive on May 5, 2023 14:23:31 GMT -5
His highest critical score, sitting at a 74 on Metacritic. For contrast:
+ : 67 X : 67 Divide : 62 = : 59 No 6 Collaborations Project : 57
Still pumped for this, but I have a Cinco party tonight and I am not trying to cry into my margarita, LOL. The videos are all out now, btw.
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Post by schnetzka on May 5, 2023 14:33:51 GMT -5
Finishing listening now and I'm...whelmed. I am glad he has this outlet with everything going on in his life but I have to be honest - the album is boring and too samesy. I'm glad he has released the more acoustic album he was promising but you can have acoustic and not have a lot of the songs bleed into each other too much. Overall, the album is okay but not one I'll return to much.
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Post by 85la on May 7, 2023 14:52:47 GMT -5
Well, this is highly surprising to me that this has his highest score on Metacritic, because I'm sorry to say I'm NOT impressed with the album, and I love most of his previous ones! It really is a snoozefest, doesn't seem inspired, and the highlights are few and far between, so I won't be surprised if it doesn't go on to perform well. If Dessner was trying to replicate what he did for Swift with Folklore, it just didn't work here. It makes me even more curious to hear the group of songs he was culling over the years and had originally planned for this album, and that he shelved in place of this seemingly more contrived project with Dessner. I hope we eventually do get to hear those songs released one day in some form.
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