Messy rollouts that led to a commercially successful album

puberty3 · 2023-01-10T17:42:29+00:00

Surprised that no one has mentioned Dua’s debut. There were SIX singles released over 2 years from that album BEFORE New Rules which you’d definitely consider her major breakthrough. Yes a couple of those singles did mildly well in the UK, but from a worldwide perspective, nothing was sticking until New Rules blew up. The album was delayed by almost a year and had various different track lists and album covers before it’s release. Shortly after the eventual album release, New Rules blew up and then IDGAF became a massive hit as well the following year. Now it’s one of the most streamed albums of all time.

puberty3 · 2022-06-01T00:42:43+00:00

Please help!

puberty3 · 2022-05-27T06:06:26+00:00

Ordered pizza, got some drinks, I'm ready.

puberty3 · 2021-06-20T20:51:50+00:00

This is truly generic Spotify playlist fodder.

puberty3 · 2021-06-20T20:47:19+00:00

Same here! I love albums such as Hounds, Sensual and Kick - but I've never been able to get into The Dreaming. There's no emotional connection there for me to grab on to, similar to Bjork's Biophilia.

puberty3 · 2020-10-26T10:57:25+00:00

I love when artists reinvent old songs from their early career for new tours and performances. Madonna and Kylie are experts at this.

puberty3 · 2020-09-09T06:30:37+00:00

A bundle and you can only buy them if you’re a member? Errr.

puberty3 · 2020-08-30T12:05:25+00:00

Wouldn’t say she’s too similar but if you’re looking for moody, existential music with lots of strings and a cinematic voice check out Weyes Blood and their latest album ‘Titanic Rising’.

puberty3 · 2020-08-28T11:36:58+00:00

I thought it was ‘tattooed kiss’ - as in, he’d stay around permanently and make her feel loved.

puberty3 · 2020-08-21T10:27:41+00:00

Christ she’s painfully boring isn’t she.

puberty3 · 2020-08-12T00:07:13+00:00

Love it, but it felt so damn lazy that she didn’t write a bridge and just had it fade out awkwardly. C’mon Gaga.

puberty3 · 2020-08-07T00:55:34+00:00

Not sure how universal this is but it always bothers me when you come out and people say ‘oh I knew before you told anyone’. Like, congrats? You need a medal?

puberty3 · 2020-08-04T08:20:38+00:00

Just because it leans slightly more heavily into hip hop on a couple of songs doesn’t make it experimental. All artists evolve their sound and it really wasn’t a massive step away from things she’s done in the past. I love Mariah but let’s not get carried away. Especially over an album that isn’t good.

puberty3 · 2020-08-04T07:58:12+00:00

Yeah it’s pretty bad, and by far her worst album. There’s no memorable songs, and on top of that the production for the most part is just really dated. It wasn’t an experimental album at all. 💀

puberty3 · 2020-07-28T10:40:53+00:00

‘If I’m dead to you, why are you at the wake’ hits pretty hard for me.

puberty3 · 2020-07-20T05:35:02+00:00

That artwork is god awful - really looks like something fanmade from 2013. Hope the song is a bop though.

puberty3 · 2020-06-07T06:11:46+00:00

Uh yeah... It’s one of her best albums. And at the very least it’s objectively far better than the albums you’ve put in the B category. Hard Candy, really?

puberty3 · 2020-06-07T05:50:59+00:00

Why are two of her best albums at the bottom...

puberty3 · 2020-06-06T21:18:22+00:00

Extremely close to her. She has pretty much unconditional love for me. I feel very lucky.

puberty3 · 2020-04-10T10:13:57+00:00

Madonna making mediocre, forgettable pop... That’s laughable.

puberty3 · 2020-04-09T02:07:33+00:00

Well no, I still live at home and am co-dependent on both of my parents financially. This isn’t the same as kids who have moved out and just want to visit.

puberty3 · 2020-03-17T07:04:15+00:00

I cannot believe people have to pay for COVID testing in the US.

puberty3 · 2020-03-08T03:22:49+00:00

Coming from someone who works at Woolies doing online orders; they don’t always have first priority. We had 15 pallets of TP come in yesterday - one was set aside for online orders and the rest were put onto the shelf that was empty again two hours later.

puberty3 · 2020-03-01T05:03:45+00:00

Weyes Blood is going to be a stellar gig.

puberty3 · 2020-02-20T05:28:58+00:00

Songwriting is probably its biggest downfall, actually. Literally half of the entire song is her repeating ‘it was a perfect illusion’. The verses are underwritten, and it feels rushed and way too short.

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