Kelly Clarkson - Chemistry (Deluxe)

[bryan89]

Now, now, this is the best of the bunch.

 

[Raichu]

"I hate love" is not great but it's by far the most interesting of the tracks. The prechorus with that electronic production is lovely and it's interesting how different it is than the bumpkin production on the verses but the chorus itself is really lazy. Not sure how well this hangs together but it has more verve than the others.

 

[HairBodyFace]

Wait...I love this. I love the quirkiness in the lyrics too (mainly the 2nd verse), she's never really done something like that before.

 

[NotAPassenger]

The way these lyrics slapped me in the face today!! The ex got back in contact this week and is already being… ex-y so sing it Kelly!!

 

[Mikal]

Comfortably the most interesting of the four in its soundscape and the very stream of consciousness songwriting on the verses. Agreed the bridge into the chorus is the best part and that the chorus itself is pretty damp... a running theme.

 

[bakerboy92]

I like this better than favorite kind of high. But honestly, her best divorce song so far is … Merry Christmas to the One I Used to Know.

Didn’t think I’d be saying that a couple years ago!

 

[Celestial Mosaic]

All 4 of these songs have the same issue, the verses are so much stronger than the chorus. i hate love is fun enough. The intro is very Rainbow Connection which I kinda dig.

 

[Drew]

The only one I’m not totally sold on is Favorite Kind of High and even then it’s fine. I still think the album will be great. I just wish it didn’t seem like an afterthought already.

 

[Daniel_O]

Like the previous songs, it's very nice, just isn't really interesting enough to come back to.

 

[MC54]

I got tickets to her vinyl signing in NYC on the 23rd, so I cancelled my Spotify vinyl order - hopefully if anyone missed it they can get it now.

 

[lushLuck]

These tracks just aren't doing it for me... I'm worried.

 

[bakerboy92]

So is this the workaround promo strategy she referenced, or …?

(Nice photo, though—not sure if it’s new or not.)

 

[Violet Chemistry]

2023… the year two of my favourite artists released albums but barely promoted them!

 

[HairBodyFace]

It sounds great live:

 

[Someboy]

This one wants to go to an interesting place, but it doesn’t get there.

I imagine, like Pink, there will be ‘one’ on the album that really works, but I wanted more for Kelly.

 

[xOJakeXo]

It sounds great live:

At this point, release the live album and call that the album. The production is letting the songs down in parts. I do think "i hate love" has the most interesting direction but agree that it doesn't reach the heights. The chorus sounds too much like a pre-chrous.

 

[HairBodyFace]

Yeah, I do love all of these songs, my only complaint so far is that Favorite Kind of High and I Hate Love are brought down a bit by lackluster production. Which is a bummer considering she is trying some new things vocally and structurally on some of these songs, and a bit more edge production-wise would have really brought it there. That said though, I am enjoying all of these and excited to hear the rest, since the ones that got the most chatter after the Belasco show haven't been released yet. So far I'd rank these:

1. mine
2. i hate love
3. me
4. favorite kind of high

 

[Violet Chemistry]

I just watched the Facebook Live and a bit of the TikTok one, she showed most the vinyl which was fun!

When asked about Europe she basically just said she’s too busy.

She spent most of the Facebook one with a minion filter on ddd…

 

[Rob]

So is this the workaround promo strategy she referenced, or …?

(Nice photo, though—not sure if it’s new or not.)

Kelly really said I’m not leaving the house for promo.

 

[Shockbox]

She spent a large chunk of the Instagram live talking about horticulture. I love her.