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she's singing Katy Perry at karaoke. dang she really brings up Katy Perry a LOT, like it's the first thing in every interview, every social media post. i don't think i could ever have another person so prominent in my life. no shade if you read this Bonnie, we love you 

Highkey wanna check this one out because I love that Manson collab, shame it was cut  The only one I disagree with on here is OVERSOUL but at the same time I don't listen to it very much, so its not got much replay value for me personally but I still really like it.

Ava Max - Don't Click Play I get that there was something going on with the label and overall Ava's lack of control over this release, and the way My Oh My and Spot a Fake were removed from the album but over simplified rehashes of her earlier work like Lovin Myself and Wet Hot American Dream actually made it, is insane. Not even a reorder using the 12 released tracks saves it, some songs are not it and the true gems imo (Lost Your Faith, Know Somebody, How Can I Dance, World's Smallest Violin) are dragged down by the quality of some questionable choices (Lovin Myself, title track). Also, the marketing for this era was a disaster, there was even more hype around My Oh My and Spot a Fake, so it's another reason why it was a bad decision to leave them out. The lack of cohesion is painful, and I will never shut up about how Pirouette, The Cards and maybe even older tracks like Wild Thing really deserved a spot on the album. Kerli - OVERSOUL This one is sort of 50/50, because it's only an EP. But truth be told, it was too little compared to the hype she was doing around that era. After the 21st Century Kids fiasco, Alchemise and The Witching Hour were incredible and a return to form for her - but then she decided to drop 4 out of 5 of the EP's songs as singles, and the fifth song (Warrior) was not high up with the previous four tracks. I think many of her fans believed she was going to do an album earlier in the era, and when she confirmed it was an EP, I thought we'd get at least 6 or 7 tracks, not 5 + an intro where nothing happens. However, the main issue I have is - it's pretty much a Shadow Works extension. Sonically, lyrically, even visually, it feels just like a very late deluxe edition. If we take some songs from Shadow Works and some from Oversoul, and combine them with a cohesive tracklist, an actually solid album comes from there. But on its own, Oversoul falls a little short, which is a shame considering it was released 5 years after its predecessor. Skylar Grey - Don't Look Down Okay, I know this is pretty much representative of its era (2013), but still the album is very bloated with a lot of fillers (cause, let's be real, only like 10-11 tracks are from decent to good). I think the potential was there, but there's a lot going on and the overall vibe of the album could have been condensed into less tracks of greater quality. Also, the label kinda wanted to market Skylar as this emo/weirdo/rebel/indie artist but then they have her making a song with Eminem, and then some random ballads, and then EDM drops here and there... like trying to do a little of too many different things but failing to get substance. Thankfully, this severely improves in her subsequent albums, cause for a debut album, Don't Look Down was pretty much a Don't Click Play (no pun intended) type of situation. Sia - Reasonable Woman Oh, Sia, the mess that this era was. After the Music film fiasco, the gp was already not as interested in her music (the massive success of 1000 Forms of Fear and This Is Acting would be already too much to try and replicate it). This album is strange because it has amazing highs with the potential to have been just as big as Chandelier, Cheap Thrills, Elastic Heart or Alive, but the album is dragged down dangerously by half-cooked tracks (that still had potential but sound more like demos tacked on the record) like Towards the Sun and Nowhere to Be, and also a chunk of messy tracks like Champion, Go On or Fame Won't Love You, which don't let the brilliant songs shine through (Immortal Queen, Little Wing, Rock and Balloon, Gimme Love, Dance Alone). Even worse, the weakest part of this album is, sadly, some of its lyrics. Particularly, the heavy repetition. In some songs like Gimme Love it works, but others like Go On, Wanna Be Known or Nowhere to Be, it hurts. The lyrical masterpieces of old, like those in her earlier albums Colour the Small One and Some People Have Real Problems, or those from her massive hits found in 1000 Forms of Fear and This Is Acting, are nowhere to be found in this record. And don't get me started with Meghan Trainor, I feel everything has gone downfall since Treat Myself (released version). That was still listenable, but the rest afterwards is just uninspired rehashes of her early material. All 3 Takin' It Back, Timeless and Toy with Me have very little to be memorable to me, I only listened a couple times and decided they were not for me. I really wish Meghan exploited her potential much more. The original version of Treat Myself is living proof, she can do much more than infinite doo-wop recycles of the same lyrical themes. Damn, even Title and Thank You have really solid songs to offer, but her latest output have decreased its quality considerably. I may have more, but for now let's kick it off with these  

Dirty Blonde by Bebe Rexha (2026) Tracklist