Kelly Clarkson - Chemistry (Deluxe)

Hopefully she can at least go on the Today Show or something when she's in NYC for release week dd. My expectations on the promo front are low though.

In other news, I've been loving I Hate Love so much? It's so fun and catchy. That and Mine are definitely my favorites so far, with Mine being #1 (I honestly really love it). I'm really excited to hear Lighthouse, it sounds like that's a (very sad) highlight.
 
i hate love is growing to be my favourite, even with the lacklustre chorus. I just wish it had a video. Even something simple like Kelly smashing lovey dovey stuff with a bat or mallet while Steve plays the banjo looking more and more unnerved.
I keep creating the music video in my head and its awesome.
 
Ok singing randomly throughout LA is actually quite a fun promo idea but… I don’t see any professional cameras? Surely the point should be to create a bit of a buzz online about it through her own social media channels.
 
‘red flag collector’ is out in NZ and it’s another great song, I’m not sure this would have been a great single but again it feels like a safer choice and one that, again, they could have made a fun music video for.
 
Red Flag Collector is my favourite of the bunch to be honest and lyrically more in line with what I was expecting this record to be. I actually thing it would've made a great single with a fun music video attached.

Sure, you can take the towels
You can have my money
Drag my name round town,
I don't mind, I changed it anyway

They say the worst parts of someone come out to play when shit goes wrong,
So shit must hit the fan with you all day

(chorus)
Hey!
As you run your mouth, puff your chest
Play cowboy, in the wild wild west
I don't mind, you know best
Keep on riding, til you can't see us
I learned the hard way about love
Sometimes it just isn't enough

But sure, you can have the towels,
Tell them all I'm crazy
What a nice cliche, blaming me
I guess some things never change

Finding out what went down, as soon as I wasn't around
Broke my heart but hey, I'll be okay

Hey!
As you run your mouth, puff your chest
Play cowboy, in the wild wild west
I don't mind, you know best
Keep on riding, til you can't see us
Did you know there's only one truth
And in the end you have to live with what you do

So run your mouth, puff your chest
Play cowboy, in the wild wild west
I don't mind, take what's left,
High road living is what I do besssssssst

(chorus / belting)

I learned the hard way about me,
Red flag collector drowning in your troubled seas.
 
He/Him
Is it just me or is the muddy production all over these tracks making everything sound cheap? Red Flag Collector is a great song but why does it sound like 96kbps?

It’s weird because My December has terrible mastering but it still hits harder than these tracks so far which means the production/mastering is not the only issue here.

It’s disappointing because I was really looking forward to this album. Meaning of Life might not be my favourite but at least it sounded polished and had some massive songs like Medicine, Would You Call That Love, Heat and even Love So Soft. I’m just not connecting with these new songs at all which is weird because every Kelly album usually hits me in a way that feels so relatable.
 
Is it just me or is the muddy production all over these tracks making everything sound cheap? Red Flag Collector is a great song but why does it sound like 96kbps?

It’s weird because My December has terrible mastering but it still hits harder than these tracks so far which means the production/mastering is not the only issue here.

It’s disappointing because I was really looking forward to this album. Meaning of Life might not be my favourite but at least it sounded polished and had some massive songs like Medicine, Would You Call That Love, Heat and even Love So Soft. I’m just not connecting with these new songs at all which is weird because every Kelly album usually hits me in a way that feels so relatable.
The mastering on My December is worse but it hits harder because the songs are better. Bad mastering can't destroy great songs IMO.
 
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