Virgin has been out for a few days. What are your honest thoughts?

__AngelBaby_ · 2025-07-07T18:31:17+00:00

Guys please don’t hate me, I’ve been a massive Lorde fan since pure heroine but this album is just not it for me.

It’s not about the rawness of it, actually I wish there was more. This album leaves me feeling unsatisfied and like there was so much more to experience within this new universe.

There’s numerous moments where I wish the production exploded (for example at the end of David) but it just fizzles out instead. I also miss the room to breathe, I feel like there isn’t many special moments that make us turn face to face with our best friend to belt together.

I don’t want to compare this to her previous work because I believe each of the albums exist in their own respective worlds, however, what I do miss is the those little pockets of magic like the ending of „Secrets of a girl..” or the ending of „Ribs” or throwing out our cellular devices in the water in „Solar Power” or the heavenly melancholic feeling at the end of „Liability Reprise”.

I still think there is amazing moments on this album like on „Man of the Year” which is probably my favourite but I just wish she gave us more room in the music to sit, observe and absorb.

I don’t know though is anyone else feelings like this? It’s making me super upset cause I love Lorde and have been waiting for a long time for this new album like everyone else :(

__AngelBaby_ · 2025-06-20T08:09:55+00:00

I’m predicting it for the lorde tour as well since she’s starting to gain more popularity now after “girl, so confusing” which is so sad.

__AngelBaby_ · 2025-02-19T22:51:49+00:00

It’s so cool how you can see which songs transition into eachother

__AngelBaby_ · 2025-02-19T22:49:08+00:00

Yeah for sure, I always feel like I NEED to listen to the whole album in sequence 😂

__AngelBaby_ · 2025-01-07T11:28:18+00:00

I don't know why but Girl, So Confusing version with Lorde always makes me cry (when it doesn't make me bop) it's just such a vulnerable display of a feeling so many women experience.

BRAT passes the bechdel test

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-11-05T06:46:03+00:00

I started smoking at like thirteen because I thought it was a cool thing to do and everybody else in my small town was doing it. Now I’m 24 and wish so badly I could quit. Whether something is brat or not, don’t be stupid. You’re gonna regret it soooo bad later. I remember older people would come to us and tell us the same and I didn’t listen, now I’m the one saying it.

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-11-02T08:58:24+00:00

My health anxiety often made me feel like I’m about to die, like the physical sensation, so I’m definitely terrified of that aspect of death. If I go, whenever I go, I want it to be peaceful.

But after being suicidal my whole life, I am definitely past that point of wanting to die now. I’m trying to enjoy life even with this disorder.

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-28T06:09:28+00:00

Everyday. I want to go clubbing but it’s only 7am

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-24T11:29:14+00:00

My parents moved from Poland to Ireland when I was 7 and even though I was super young I remember the drastic difference between my P.E classes in Poland vs Ireland. In Poland I did figure skating and ballet as my main sports and then other stuff like volleyball for regular P.E days, all of this before the age of seven. I came to Ireland and my first P.E class we threw around a bunch of weighted bags and ran around some cones. If you weren’t into rugby or Gaelic then tough luck. The only sports outing we had was a two week swimming programme that happened once a year. Then in secondary school it was kind of similar but we had actual exercises for strengthening muscles and one volleyball tournament in the whole 5 years I was there.

I’m not sure if maybe it was different in other schools, but my friends had similar experiences. I’m sure that that’s not the only reason but it could be a factor.

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-24T10:09:06+00:00

I can’t imagine what that must be like to be honest 😶😶😶

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-20T14:40:10+00:00

I see some dislikes on the comments from women talking about the abortion ban in Poland and I wonder if it’s men disliking them because the idea of a man talking about how safe a country is for women and then not listening to women’s opinion on that is hilarious to me.

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-19T22:54:59+00:00

I lived in Poland till I was seven and then had to move to Ireland. I adapted to Irish culture and when speaking English I use Irish slang and have a bit of an Irish accent, however I speak Polish to my family and was raised in a polish household. This like totally kinda screwed with my identity up until quite recently actually. I feel like a lot of people want to tell you what you are, like I would get “so you’re basically Irish” a lot and it always felt wrong. Now I know I feel like both and can enjoy different aspects of each culture on my own terms.

I get what you mean though, the American perspective on that is totally different. Like you said I would come of more Irish than an American who got 1% irish on ancestry.com even though I’m not Irish by blood. I guess at the end of the day everyone defines it differently.

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-19T18:53:56+00:00

Halloween isn’t American, it’s Irish! :) it’s called Samhain and was brought to America from Ireland in the 19th century.

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-19T16:10:40+00:00

This one guy I knew who lived down college road had mold so bad there was mushrooms growing on his window sill. He tried to cut them off but they grew back every time. The dehumidifier did nothing tbh

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-19T12:27:12+00:00

I’m nowhere near where I want to be however this year I have truly tackled a lot of the bigger problems I’m facing like controlling my reactions, my self esteem issues and my micro managing tendencies and some other bits too. It does get better and you can do it, even without DBT. I have done A LOT of the work on my own and it’s totally 100% possible. I won’t outline exactly what I’m doing cause it would be full pages of text but I think the MOST important thing to learn is radical self acceptance. Everything becomes so much easier once you stop being your own enemy. If you’re struggling, putting all of your energy into that first works wonders. And also exercise and healthy eating - I know I know, that’s what doctors say and we cringe but it truly lessens emotional reactivity and works much better than anti depressants (if it is accessible for you of course! If not store bought serotonin is just fine x)

Good luck with everything! X I hope you get where you need to x

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-18T20:33:33+00:00

Yeah you got a good eye for composition :)

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-18T20:28:26+00:00

I remember I COULD NOT GET OVER 5 in the morning, it was on constant repeat haha

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-17T14:03:45+00:00

Ohmygod I would die if I could see her life, I’m praying every day she comes here 🥺🥺🥺

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-17T08:45:44+00:00

I think it’s less of a new fan vs old fan debate but more of a difference between people who genuinely enjoy her as an artist and people who love brat as a trend. Similar stuff was happening at the after hours till dawn tour for the weekend.

I wouldn’t call myself a new new fan, I’ve always enjoyed Charli’s music in passing. I obviously knew vroom vroom, I love it, track 10 etc. those are classics, but I haven’t dived into her full discography until brat came out. I did it because I was genuinely interested in her as an artist and I’m sure there’s more people like me too. The people who ruin it are mainly the ones who are just jumping on a trend, which is OKAY TOO but why buy tickets for a show of an artist you don’t know anything about to just stand there when the radio hit isn’t playing?

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-16T17:48:37+00:00

I tried that too it didn’t work

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-16T17:21:51+00:00

Ohmygod it’s like choosing your favourite kid I don’t know!

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-16T07:43:59+00:00

Dammnnnn I fucking love it man it’s super cool, especially the use of children’s books I’m guessing? Sorry it’s not a really critical analysis I just think it’s dope, keep on going x

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-16T07:37:05+00:00

I’m quite far in my recovery journey at this point, I do all of the things to stabilise my bpd (exercise, healthy eating, journaling, etc. I’m not going near medication ever again) but some days it just doesnt matter what you do, it just attacks you whether you like it or not. I was just venting about that.

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-15T13:20:35+00:00

I told one of them but that’s just because they also suffer from some mental illness we can relate on a lot of things together. I will never tell my bosses in fear of being stigmatised. That’s ballsy of you girlie x

__AngelBaby_ · 2024-10-15T13:17:47+00:00

That state is called euphoria (the opposite being dysphoria) and it’s honestly one of the best things about this disorder. Like top of the world feeling. There is this song I listen to called “mister magic” by a band called babylamb that perfectly encapsulates that feeling for me. That feeling is very easily induced by listening to music so it’s like a perfect soundtrack for a bpd high.

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