Right? A lot of their charm from Body Music is gone.
Yes! it doesn't have substance, it feels like a collection of songs that some kind of Pia Mia-wannabe would release.
It's not really the sound of the album, is just that it feel like a downgrade lyrically, musically and melodically, no song is good for me, Full Swing is the only barely cute thing I hear on the record. Oh well.
I mean, BT was more interesting but I think that this does its (generic) sound better really good imo. I kinda stopped caring when they released I Remember/My Blood way back (IIC was really good but the songs after that didn't do much for me at the time) but this is one of the better pop albums this year methinks.
this album is kinda great, im shook
Full Swing, My Blood, Not Above Love, Jealous, In My Head, Mediator, Heartbreak Horizon, & Wanderlust are everything
Mediator is the closest song to that magical alunageorge combo of production and lyrics but heartbreak horizon has the standout production but terrible lyrics
Everything else is disappointing considering Body Music exists.
Just because Body Music wasn't as successful as they would have liked doesn't mean they should get rid of what made their fans like them in the first place
If they really want to take the another generic electronic duo route, by all means take it but don't expect the fans to respond
By the impressions I expected this to completely suck, but honestly this is pretty good. Overall it's disappointing, but the standout tracks are up there with the best of Body Music. Mediator and Wanderlust are easily in their top 5 tracks ever. In My Head & Mean What I Mean are standouts too
You can tell this was such a label pushed album, especially from them shoving George into the depths and using Aluna so they could sell more bc single sexy female sells more albums right?
I'll stick to their first album, this one is a sellout tbh.
This album is actually very good at what it does. Yes, the sound is a little over-used at this point, but they're one of the artists who kind of helped pioneer this sound into the mainstream to begin with, so if anyone has a right to make an album full of these kind of bops it would be them.
Yall are being extra. George was on every song. If anything, Body Music is highly overrated. They were going for something more accessible and they achieved it tenfold with I Remember.
This album is actually very good at what it does. Yes, the sound is a little over-used at this point, but they're one of the artists who kind of helped pioneer this sound into the mainstream to begin with, so if anyone has a right to make an album full of these kind of bops it would be them.
Yall are being extra. George was on every song. If anything, Body Music is highly overrated. They were going for something more accessible and they achieved it tenfold with I Remember.
This, the haters are so extra
Faves: My Blood, Jealous, Hold You Head High, Wanderlust and I'm In Control