27.8% Awesome; 27.8% Good; 27.8% OK; 11.1% Meh; 5.6% Skip out of 18
5 Awesome
I Forgot that You Existed
Lover
The Man
Paper Rings
You Need to Calm Down
The first half of the ERA is so Me! The latter half, with the dark colors and over-sized men’s wear stuff is decidedly NOT my aesthetic. Also, the era felt interrupted and incomplete with the masters, a possible Kaylor break-up, and Covid-19. This album? Overall, my gripe is that it’s over-produced. Too much is going on and it’s as if someone is playing with all the new sounds, trying everything available. I think it would be better if the production was designed around the song. But there’s a lot of catchy hooks here, and lyrics working double-duty.
5 Good
Cruel Summer
Death by a Thousand Cuts
Me (originally a skip, but grew on me & high notes)
Afterglow
Daylight
5 OK
I Think He Knows
Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince
London Boy
False God
Cornelia Street (who’s story is this?)
2 Meh
The Archer
It’s Nice to Have a Friend
1 Skip
Soon You’ll Get Better (nice, but too depressing)
Leave a Reply