It's just that the majority of the more dynamic tracks production-wise are in the first half of the album, so it looses momentum once you get to the penultimate cluster of songs before finishing strong with The Seed, which feels much heavier than the preceding tracks.
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It's just that the majority of the more dynamic tracks production-wise are in the first half of the album, so it looses momentum once you get to the penultimate cluster of songs before finishing strong with The Seed, which feels much heavier than the preceding tracks.
Picked up a ticket to see her in St. Paul in May, excited!
The album was on loop for me all weekend and I think she's nearly inched out Perverts as my AOTY so far. She really nails the brief with approaching pop songwriting without losing her sound, there are tons of concise lines here that punch like a good pop couplet ("Bet it all on you, now I gotta leave town" being a favorite of mine) and when it's paired with these rock indebted (if not outright rock) soundscapes it just makes perfect synergy. Feels like a lifetime ago I was rinsing I Was a Window and anticipating Squeeze, hearing her sound not simply evolve but expand is so exciting.
Also would like to hold space for @aaronhansome's spill that this is the album Taylor should be trying to make.
Also would like to hold space for @aaronhansome's spill that this is the album Taylor should be trying to make.
So many punchy little couplets that would fit her perfectly and an interesting and exciting soundscape that feels like it would be a revitalization for her. Not that I don't want SASAMI to have this, but if it was what Taylor could use as a jumping off point to whatever new music she has cooking, it'd be a home run for me.
Need to dig into this, she's been on my radar!
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Going to echo what's been said and say that I've been listening to the new album a lot since it was released. One of the biggest draws for me is that it feels like a beautiful progression for her while also being a perfect distillation of the sounds of her first two albums. You get the tender sensitivity and melancholy of her self-titled and her individual releases like Take Care and the propulsive energy and boldness and honesty of Squeeze. There's probably a better way to describe it but you get the idea ddd. Got to see her live when she opened for Japanese Breakfast and need to try and see her again.
Oh and Just Be Friends reminds me so much of Lana's Never Let Me Go every single time I hear it. It's got that same nostalgia-tinged gorgeousness that feels like a warm sunset distilled into song-form.
Oh and Just Be Friends reminds me so much of Lana's Never Let Me Go every single time I hear it. It's got that same nostalgia-tinged gorgeousness that feels like a warm sunset distilled into song-form.
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I was thinking about the album more last night and I think what makes it work so well is how confident it all feels? The closest analog I can think of is Liz Phair doing her self-titled, and that's not an album I necessarily dislike but Sasami committing to the change with a lack of the self-consciousness feels a little revelatory when this could've scanned as vacuous. She sounds as at home here as she does on Skin a Rat or Pacify My Heart.
Today's fixation is Possessed. "Pushing my hips to the edge of danger" is a great line.
Today's fixation is Possessed. "Pushing my hips to the edge of danger" is a great line.
Love Makes You Do Crazy Things is totally my favourite. It's been hard listening to any other song lately quite frankly.
‘For The Weekend’ is also a standout really. Such a cool summer vibe track.
Slugger is going to end up in my top ten played tracks by the end of the year.
Yep I keep coming back to this album, it's all so big and substantial.
Yeah I think this is currently my AOTY until Ethel's second release inevitably takes it later this year. There's a subtle depth to a lot of the material here that slots in perfectly with the pop girls but still has her sharper edges. She's clearly a fan of pop with how damn sturdy these songs are: Love Makes You Do Crazy Things is dense as hell with the second verse production switch, that bridge and key change. Possessed having that production quirk where it sounds like mocking laughter at several points is another great touch.
I also maybe slept on it initially but Nothing But a Sad Face On has been a favorite lately. "A mouth of honey is worth the sting" is hot.
I also maybe slept on it initially but Nothing But a Sad Face On has been a favorite lately. "A mouth of honey is worth the sting" is hot.