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“The Original High” – ...ode to Hollywood bursts to glorious (night)life and keeps on building from there, climaxing with a crescendo of stratospheric falsettos. There’s an aching nostalgia here, as Lambert sings about his old Myspace-chronicled all-nighters (“Just make me feel the rush like first time”), but the end result is still pure euphoria.
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Sounds interesting
I need the chorus to be huge
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“There I Said It” – The “grown-ass man” taps into his theater background in this simple, plaintive ballad. Fans of “Whataya Want From Me” or “Better Than I Know Myself” will appreciate this one. And yes, it’s another breakup song. There’s a lot of pain on this album, but it hurts so good.
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Yes, Adam, you are a grown ass man
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“Rumours” – This soulful, atmospheric collaboration with of-the-moment pop provocateur Tove Lov has a certain majestic Britpop quality, pushed through a hip-hop filter. Think Doves remixed by Kendrick Lamar. Yeah, it’s sort of like that.
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Can't really see this in my head but I'm ready to be slayed
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“Lucy” – This marks the first time that Lambert has recorded with his Queen crony Brian May, so “Lucy” is unsurprisingly this album’s most rocking, most guitar-heavy cut. It’s quite massive, and it’s badass, with a bit of a later-period Fall Out Boy feel. Light 'em up, everyone.
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I love me some rock
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“Things I Didn’t Say” – This upbeat pop workout makes regret sound like so much fun.
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By the title I was expecting a ballad but hey what do you know
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“The Light” – Get out the glowsticks. This is the full-on rave epic,... “I am the light,” Lambert intones over bowel-rumbling, stuttering witchhouse beats, basically sounding like some sort of god. ..., but it already sounds like a remix of a remix.
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My most anticipated track. Sounds like a career highlight to be honest
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“Heavy Fire” – The party slows down with this slinky, hypnotic, vaguely industrial-sounding track. Heavy stuff, indeed. And it’s one of The Original High’s most operatic offerings, showcasing Lambert’s crazy vocals in a bold way that some of the album’s other cuts do not.
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Ready to be taken to church by Adam's heavenly vocals
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“After Hours” (bonus track) – This sultry, downtempo offering, a minimalist slow-burner reminiscent of the Weeknd, Sam Sparro, and the xx, is no exception.
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Hhhhmmmm... I'm here for it
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“Shame” (bonus track) – Lambert goes totally pop on this one. Katy Perry or Lily Allen could record this and it would make complete sense. A Technicolorful, top-down-convertible romp, it’s totally the sound of summer. “Shame” may be fluffier and cuter than some of the album’s other tracks, but lines like “I don’t mind a little pain when I’ve really earned it” reveal a darker core behind the neon-bright peppiness of it all.
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Ooh my second most anticipated. I'm ready for it
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“These Boys” (bonus track) – ...this one has a sassy Scissor Sisters feel; it definitely hearkens back to the Trespassing vibe. Some things about Adam Lambert change, and some things thankfully stay the same.
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Yasssss at some
Trespassing throwback. I live!
Is the album leaking? 
