Adele has returned after about 6 years!!! She released her new single, “Easy on Me” which will be featured on her upcoming album, “30”. The album is set to release November 19, 2021.
Check out the video for Adele’s new single “Easy on Me” below!!
Category Archives: Music
SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo: Album Review
Olivia Rodrigo burst onto the music scene with her debut album Sour. Fresh off the most recent season of High School Musical: The Series, Olivia caught everyone’s attention with the lead single, “Driver’s License”. The song became a hit on Tik Tok and that blasted Olivia to superstardom.
When I first sat down to listen to the album, I didn’t know what to expect. I’m certainly not the target demographic for Olivia’s album, but I found myself really getting into the songs. Olivia had also recently followed up the success of “Driver’s License” with the Paramore inspired pop/rock smash “Good 4 U”. That song is phenomenal.
Olivia credited Taylor Swift as one of her inspirations when making this album, and I definitely see it. The pop/rock feel of “Good 4 U” is followed by a soft ballad “enough for you”, which is another one of my favorites from the album.
Overall, I give this album, 5 stars. It is good from start to finish. My favorite tracks are: “Good 4 U”, “1 step forward, 3 steps back”, “deja vu”, “happier”, “enough for you”, and “jealousy, jealousy”.
Olivia had a great debut, and I look forward to what else she has to offer. She is definitely a star on the rise.
Watch Olivia’s MTV Video Music Awards performance of “Good 4 U” below
Music Shoutout: Have Mercy
Ya’ll know how much I love Chloe x Halle. Well, Chloe just released her first solo single, ‘Have Mercy’ and boy oh boy she did not disappoint!! Don’t worry though, Chloe x Halle ARE still a group and will be putting out new music soon 😊. So, if you haven’t seen Chloe’s new video, I’ve linked it below.
Throwback Music
I’m still in a bit of a down spell, so this post won’t be too long. I’m bored on my day off so I’m been going down a throwback music rabbit hole. Here is some of the songs I’ve been bopping to:
Planet HER Album Review
Doja Cat released her third studio album Planet HER a few weeks ago. I have been listening to Doja for only about a year and a half or so, Hot Pink was one of my favorite albums of 2019, so I was excited when she announced her third album was on the way. When I listen to an album for the first time, I listen all the way through, then I give the album a preliminary score. When I go back to listen a second and third time, is when I build out my song rankings and give it a final score.
Planet HER is a good album. My preliminary score was 9/10. The album has 14 songs. Doja put out a deluxe version a few days later that includes 3 new songs, I listened to it, but I’m not including them in my rankings or final review.
Ranking
- I Don’t Do Drugs ft. Ariana Grande
- Alone
- Options ft. JID
- Love to Dream
- You Right ft. The Weekend
- Ain’t Shit
- Kiss Me More ft. SZA
- Payday ft. Yung Thug
- Been Like This
- Woman
- Naked
- Need to Know
- Get Into It(YUH)
- Imagine
Final Thoughts
I’m keeping the score at 9/10. I really loved the Ariana Grande feature. Ariana has been bodying her features lately. Planet HER is certainly going to be on my year end music review list. Doja did really well with this project. I’m excited to see the live performances of some of these songs. You can listen to Planet HER on all streaming platforms
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