Olly Alexander - "Cupid's Bow" + Polari (Feb 7)

[computer boy]

"Cupid's Bow" out Oct 11th.

 

[MisterNovem]

This one is fun. I like the vocal production, but not sure about the melody yet. The bridge is great. Is this for a new album?

 

[Dennis]

So many fonts.

 

[pdf]

The album is called Polari .... which.... fills me with a low level dread when I imagine him in interviews explaining what it was and why it was necessary. Just be a pop star Olly. Sing some fun catchy songs. If you were ever an edgy Dalston queer, that time has gone.

 

[2014]

He's been doing the same imagery since Palo Santo....

 

[Vasilios]

So many fonts.

Not really? just one and then two logos?

 

[bodytalk]

Olly Alexander (Years & Years) is still a kii. Cautiously excited for this one.

 

[Stopremix]

Oh I love this. A filthy Danny L Harle production that shifts from major to minor and back again, in the same sonic family of Up In Flames? I'm back on board!

 

[MisterNovem]

Olly Alexander (Years & Years) is still a kii. Cautiously excited for this one.

Yeah, they gotta get a handle on that. One or the other!

 

[Trouble in Paradise]

Love the thigh, nervous about everything else

 

[Suburbia]

The album is called Polari .... which.... fills me with a low level dread when I imagine him in interviews explaining what it was and why it was necessary. Just be a pop star Olly. Sing some fun catchy songs. If you were ever an edgy Dalston queer, that time has gone.

Polari is a form of slang that was used in Britain by various groups of people, including gay men, sailors, and circus performers, to communicate in secret. The term comes from the Italian word parlare, which means "to talk".

 

[Matt]

His cover of Breathe is starting to go viral on TikTok at the moment as well.

 

[bestinase]

The cover's serving Patrick Wolf teas so I'm curiously cautious for this era.

Give Pat a stream while we're here as well ladies x

 

[computer boy]

The production and artwork are pretty nice, the chorus is awful, though.

I'm interested in what the upcoming record is going to be like, "Night Call" was just not it.

Let me revisit "Palo Santo" real quick. <3

 

[Verandi]

Oh he is still trying. Good for him.

 

[madgemad]

A pleasant production/soundscape... they just forgot to put a song in there!

 

[jaycoooper]

The chorus sounds like a buildup but then it just goes back to the verse… ok

 

[Enrique Garcia]

Was his Eurovision entry an absolute and unnecessary dumpster fire? Yes. But the way some of you do the absolute most to drag him when he has had some perfectly serviceable bops over the years and has tried to stay low key after Eurovision is just fucking weird.

 

[Stuart]

My issue is that it just isn’t exciting or furthers his artistry in any way. It could be a song from any Years & Years album.

It’s fine. Inoffensive. Will I ever revisit it? Probably not.

 

[swim]

I love this. It does lack a proper chorus but the production is great, the song is pretty cool.