I just read Pitchfork's review, I swear to god they hacked into my Blogger and stole my post, I was saying the EXACT same things and making the same comparisons to Taylor and Carly and even Demi and Selena
1/2. Intro / Aftertaste (10/10) - amazing combination!
3. Something In The Way You Move (8.5/10) - loved it since the first listen
4. Keep On Dancin' (7.5/10) - bop
5. On My Mind (9/10) - still not sick of it
6. Around U (8/10) - cute little bop
7. Codes (9.5/10) - needs to be a single
8. Holding On For Life (7/10) - bit repetitive (but then again that is ellie's thing)
9. Love Me Like You Do (10/10) - favourite song of 2015
10. Don't Need Nobody (7.5/10) -
11. Don't Panic (8/10) - i love the verses
12. We Can't Move To This (6.5/10) - probably my least fav of the album, just can't get into the chorus
13. Army (8/10) - happy this is the 2nd single, an anthem
14. Lost and Found (7/10) - its cute but i don't get those who say its the best
15. Devotion (7.5/10) - not bad but it sounds a bit like a The Saturdays filler track in the post chorus
16. Scream It Out (8/10) - great way to end the standard
So overall maybe an 8/10 for me for the standard, i really do like this album and i feel ill like it more as i listen more