STEREOGUM: Although Nilsson faces stiff competition the rest of this year — try Taylor Swift, Jessie Ware, and Charli XCX on for size — for now her debut full-length stands as the best, brightest, most fully realized pop record of 2014.
The first thing you notice is that Queen Of The Clouds is a fantastically sparkling piece of work. Whereas fellow ascendent star Ariana Grande went with a buffet approach for her new My Everything, Tove Lo’s album blends today’s dominant sounds, monogenre style. The music contains traces of EDM, hip-hop, dance-pop, new wave, rock, and R&B, all masterfully combined into a seamless compendium. The melodies soar. The beats bang. And whether she’s poking fun at her friends or lamenting lost love, Nilsson glides among the music with a playful verve.
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