Finally finished the album.
Positives.
Unique/unconventional song structures with very complimentary vocals, especially in Space Boots
Production has personality
Interesting 90s influences, made wild western and swing modern and fresh
Seemingly personal.
Negatives
Too long. Too many of the songs sounded the same. And for that it wasn't very memorable.
She should have cut the tracklist down to her top 10/12 most distinctive songs and spent more time in developing them, especially the lyrics.
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I'm sure most people like myself was taken by surprised when Karen Don't Be Sad came on. Suddenly it went from Bangerz pt 2 to "ooooh it's that kind of album?"
The following songs came across very candid and honest. Unconventionally
real.
But by track 10, the novelty wears off and you begin to realise that maybe there wasn't a craft or skill to the songwriting on this album at all. Maybe she isn't actually trying. And by the last track it's clear that she just wrote the 1st things that came to her mind. Neither word play nor wit, just gibberish & cliches passed off as heartfelt poesy over melancholic productions.
5/10.
With half the tracks it could be a 7.
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You can convert them but that doesn't really change the quality. Alan Palomo (a member here) made a m4a.-download available with explicit tags for your iTunes library. Check my wall.
i love their friendship