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Haha for me is the opposite! Besides No More Suckers and Life Is Strange, I love FEAR. But what I truly adore from this album is its outtakes lol, Water Under the Bridge, Please Don't Call Me, Demons + Angels, The Art of Letting Go... they're better than several album tracks tbh. Also I agree, End of the Earth is one of her best songs tbh

MARINA - LOVE + FEAR (2019) Tracklist: Believe in Love Emotional Machine You Karma Please Don't Call Me Demons + Angels Water Under the Bridge Handmade Heaven The Art of Letting Go Too Afraid Soft to Be Strong End of the Earth Disconnect with Clean Bandit; Target bonus track I also wanted to add There's Nothing Wrong with You, True, Absent Love and Baby (Solo), but I think those 12 tracks work just fine as they are. It makes a much more solid record imo. Now, if you add these as b-sides to the singles, that would be a cool thing too. Singles from LOVE + FEAR: "Please Don't Call Me" with Absent Love as b-side "Karma" with What I Wanna Do as b-side "End of the Earth" with Superstar as b-side "Handmade Heaven" with There's Nothing Wrong with You as b-side "Emotional Machine" with True as b-side

Okay but that artwork is SO GOOD, lemme steal real quick

MARINA - LOVE + FEAR Well, first of all let me clear: this is ironically my second most-played MARINA album, only behind Electra Heart. That said, the album itself, as is released, isn't terrible, just lazy and uninspired at times. The concept is cute, I loved the production in most tracks, and my heart is with most of the outtakes (Water Under the Bridge, Demons + Angels, Please Don't Call Me, The Art of Letting Go would have saved the album from the fandom hate), but some lyrics are from meh to plain boring (Orange Trees, Enjoy Your Life, No More Suckers) and some tracks are kinda just there without adding much to the album (Life Is Strange, To Be Human). However, it has its highs - tracks like End of the Earth, Soft to Be Strong, Too Afraid, Handmade Heaven, Emotional Machine and Karma balance this album out, and even some songs like Superstar and Baby keep the energy up. Probably some of the outtakes being placed in the album instead of some released tracks would have helped the album be much more solid, since some of its cut tracks sound way more elaborated and deep, and even close to the album's concept. I'm still trying to make my mind up with a better tracklist (been trying for years) but that's for the Fix the Era thread.

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

Ooooh this is so cool! The website looks great, and I love the record player + the fact it has the lyrics too is an amazing touch. Great job! However... I don't know if it's just me but I tried to play The High Life (needed to give Nemesis another spin lol) but I couldn't play any song? Only the unreleased new track played for me, the others remained silent when clicking play. If it's just me this will be embarrassing lol my internet could be slow af. Also... am I smelling a second album on the horizon? so here for it! The new demo sounds very cute, I guess it's unfinished because it's so short? But I'm digging it for sure

For fuck's sake let's goooo I smell a Bonniemas incoming

Oh ngl this is the only Xtina album I've ver listened to and I loved it! Well... my tracklist is what I ever listen from this record so yeah lol - thanks for using it! Some serious bops were hiding in this album, but what the fuck was that single selection the label went with ffs. Only Your Body and Just a Fool? They wanted her to flop so BAD. Your singles choice is perfect! Maybe I'd add Army of Me because it's also very catchy and radio friendly, but the options were right there! Let There Be Love was the most obvious single choice that was left untouched. The hit that got away methinks If it was up to me I would've pushed for Your Body, Let There Be Love, Army of Me, Red Hot Kinda Love and All Around the World, maybe with Cease Fire as some promotional single somewhere between singles or shortly before the album release.

Bebe Rexha - I'm the Drama (2024) Imagine she was able to drop a final album before parting ways with Warner in 2024. The leaked material suggests there was a bunch of solid songs that could have made up an entire record in that vein. So, here's my proposed concept, titled the same as "I'm the Drama", her final single with the label. Album release date: 19 July 2024. Singles from I'm the Drama: "I'm the Drama" (17 May 2024) "Chase It" (28 June 2024) "AM/PM" (23 August 2024) "Surrender" (11 October 2024) Tracklist: I'm the Drama Feed My Obsession Nevermind (feat. Oliver Tree) Chase It AM/PM Feel the Rush Bullet Because of U Surrender High for This Beat It Up Light That Leads Me with Netsky

Ava Max - Snake Eyes (2025) Again, I tried reformatting her third album Don't Click Play into something more cohesive and less all over the place. Also, the visual part of this era was a mess, her bringing back the Max Cut for like two months, and overall it was just chaotic and not in a good way. This rework sounds more marketable and the chances of a successful era would've been bigger imo. I had to get rid of a couple album tracks (maybe slightly controversial but I removed "Don't Click Play", I can't stand it, and also "Lovin Myself"), in favour of the scrapped singles and a couple other unreleased songs: "Wild Thing" because it would've fit perfectly in this vision even if it's from Heaven & Hell, along with "The Cards", which is a bop. Also, new singles plan: "My Oh My" (1 November 2024) "Spot a Fake" (7 February 2025) "How Can I Dance" (25 April 2025) "Wild Thing" (30 May 2025) "Wet, Hot American Dream" (4 July 2025) "World's Smallest Violin" (1 August 2025) Album release: 22 August 2025. Tracklist: How Can I Dance My Oh My Sucks to Be My Ex Spot a Fake The Cards World's Smallest Violin Wet, Hot American Dream Catch My Breath Take My Call Skin in the Game Fight for Me Wild Thing Know Somebody Lost Your Faith

Well, the original leak was always titled Hallelujah, and this new leak under the title Dark Side seems to be a reworked version with new lyrics and vocal takes so maybe she just retitled it upon reworking?

Rita Ora - O (2014). Thank heavens all the songs from those sessions are slowly leaking!

Do we know any legit draft or tracklist from Rati by Rita Ora? You know, that scrapped second album with Roc Nation (2014-2015). Idk if it's anything legit, but the leaked tracks have this: 2. Get a Little Closer 3. Young Dreamers (feat. Macklemore) 6. Slamming Doors 7. Collateral Damage 8. Last Love I know that it may have been edited by people who had the files, but just in case.

Let me shake the dust off this thread lol. I'm so happy with the newest Rita Ora leaks, and "Fairytale Lies" is one of my favourites. It's evidently unfinished - but not so much, I bet they just mixed down the file that leaked recently to test how it could have sounded, but the vocals are well worked on so I bet a more polished version must exist somewhere. While that potential final version leaks, I decided to work a little on the track, trying to imagine how it would sound as a more finished mix, and here's my result! I hope you guys like it Rita Ora - Fairytale Lies (Moonchild Rework)

Carly Rae Jepsen - Disco Sweat (20...16?). I know this pic is from 2022, but it works perfectly along with the rest of that photoshoot so I just thought it'd be great.