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Brooke Candy - FREAKY PRINCESS (2024) It is a major restructuring of Brooke Candy's second and third studio albums CANDYLAND and SPIRAL (2024) using the original working title as of 2022, also including the 2022 and 2023 singles. Overall, there is a lot of material to choose from but the tracklists of both albums are somewhat wonky (if not chaotic) and to leave Flip Phone out was an utter mistake. Therefore, here's my proposed new version, to keep the best from both albums and also sneak Flip Phone and two more singles as well. Additionally, a singles plan for the new album with a rollout starting in autumn 2023 until the album release on 25 July 2024. Das Still Me Flip Phone Crisis (feat. Lozaek) Next Bitch Crucify My Love Wreck Me a remastered version by me is available here fmuatw Juicy (feat. Rickey Thompson) ATM Juicy Fruit Safe Word Block Angel Tattoo Hysteria (feat. ALMA) Spiral Go Go Go Dirty Little Freak Singles from FREAKY PRINCESS: "Flip Phone" (22 September 2023) "Crisis" (3 November 2023) "Safe Word" (9 February 2024) "Wreck Me" (12 April 2024) "Block" (24 May 2024) "Dirty Little Freak" (28 June 2024)

Oh, don't get me wrong - when I'm on the mood they're a total vibe, and tbh I actually like them. My true skips were 10 out of 10 and Love Train, hence their removal. It's just I'm typically more in the mood of listening to the rest of the album instead. Story, Hands, Vegas High, Hold on to Now, Things We Do for Love, Drum, Heavenly Body, Someone to Love... those are the real highlights for me

I honestly never thought about it, for Story is a much better way to end the album imo. I actually have the album in this order and usually skip Padam Padam and Tension to begin on Hold on to Now But Hold on to Now could also work as the last song due to the lyrics!

Cool, here I am once again but I think I finally settled down for a top 15 albums released this year. I had the chance to listen to a few more and I'm really happy with some of these releases! AURORA - What Happened to the Heart? Hayley Mary - XS Florrie - The Lost Ones LAUREL - PALPITATIONS Kylie Minogue - Tension II ZAYN - ROOM UNDER THE STAIRS Paloma Faith - The Glorification of Sadness Imagine Dragons - LOOM Bastille - & Bonnie McKee - Hot City Alec Benjamin - 12 Notes Chløë Black - Strange Little Bird David Kushner - The Dichotomy Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism Joshua Bassett - The Golden Years Can't wait for whatever 2025 has in store for us. FKA twigs, Lana Del Rey, Lady Gaga... it's gonna be an interesting year I just know it!

Dance Alone I really love, but since I also have it on Sia's album and it feels more of a Sia song to me, I kept it there. As for Midnight Ride, I'm not a big fan of it but is a cute little bop! Maybe a cute bonus track if you will?

Kylie Minogue - Tension (2023) (No change for the artwork, the standard one is good enough for both standard and deluxe) Kylie Minogue - Tension II (2024) The Gemini edition would be the main artwork: And the Diamond edition would be the deluxe artwork:

I read that too but tbh I don't know if it's official either. Anyways, Let Me Reintroduce Myself sounds like a much more proper name considering it as a comeback.

JESUS CHRIST the bar was below hell yet another reason to dislike this Charli era smh ------------- NEways, on another note, the new Bonnie McChristmas EP reminded me of her original Hallelujah song (not the cover) and my God I absolutely NEED a Bonnie DarkKee album next! Hopefully that dark album she did in 2019-2020 is still set for release because it would be SO GOOD

That would be a slay! I love that the tracklist is much more cohesive, yet it somehow maintains very marketable songs and exceptional deep cuts. Amazing job! And that artwork you did is awesome, I'm LOVING IT

I don't care for holiday music but I'm just glad Bonnie keeps finding ways to keep us fed! 2024 really was her career's rebirth and I'm so happy

Aaaaand so I wanted to do a top songs list but I'm not sure. The albums I have in my top 10 have at least 50% of their songs to be eligible for said list so idk I don't want to make a long ass list so let's see: Florrie - Love Hearts AURORA - To Be Alright LAUREL - Only One Hayley Mary - The Lonely One Bonnie McKee - Just a Kiss Kylie Minogue - Taboo LAUREL - Breakfast David Kushner - Buried at Sea AURORA - Starvation Florrie - Kissing in the Cold Florrie - Looking for Love Paloma Faith - Pressure (feat. Kojey Radical) AURORA - The Dark Dresses Lightly Bonnie McKee - Electric Heaven David Kushner - Flesh x Blood iamnotshane - What Do You Do for a Living? I Do My Best (feat. EMME) Brooke Candy - Crisis (feat. Lozaek) Kerli - The Witching Hour LAUREL - Change Dua Lipa - Maria

Why the absolute HELL did I miss LAUREL's album released this year? What a record! Let me rearrange my top 10 then: AURORA - What Happened to the Heart? Hayley Mary - XS Florrie - The Lost Ones LAUREL - PALPITATIONS Kylie Minogue - Tension II Paloma Faith - The Glorification of Sadness Bonnie McKee - Hot City Bastille - & David Kushner - The Dichotomy Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism

Whoa, that's a very extensive list! Tbh this year I was in a very throwback mode and aside from my top 10 and a couple other projects, I was revisiting older releases instead. But omg it must've been hard to narrow +100 projects to this!

Let me begin by saying that many artists I've followed for a long time released music this year, and several were underwhelming in my opinion. Others, very overrated due to their TikTok/social media popularity/virality (rather than actual quality), but despite all that, I was able to grab a top 10 list that ultimately wasn't that much in the spotlight. Here's mine! AURORA - What Happened to the Heart? Hayley Mary - XS Florrie - The Lost Ones Kylie Minogue - Tension II Paloma Faith - The Glorification of Sadness Bonnie McKee - Hot City Bastille - & David Kushner - The Dichotomy Kerli - OVERSOUL Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism Yup, I was expecting to have Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Brooke Candy, Katy Perry, and Charli XCX the most of all, on this list, but honestly their albums this year were not enough to make it. Ultimately, it's not all so bad. With Bonnie McKee giving us THE maximalist bright pop record after a decade, Florrie delivering us a brilliant full studio album after several delays, and AURORA with her most sublime album to date (+ I went to see her live this year and it was the best night of this year!), I'm happy to close this year with some pop bibles that will definitely become classics.

The end of this year is around the corner, and we've had TONS of new music this year! What were some of the best albums and songs released this year? Which ones are still on replay for you? Share your thoughts!

I remembered that an unused drum stem for Text Book by Lana Del Rey leaked earlier this year, and I tried to mix it into the song. The difference is noticeable only in the first verse, but I think it really switched the track up! Lana Del Rey - Text Book (Alternate Version with scrapped drum stem)

Kim Petras - Candy (2023). This is utterly simple but effective imo. Let's hope this album gets Problématique'd and we get it in full HQ on streaming one of these days

Meghan Trainor - Timeless (2024) First of all, the singles chosen for the era were very odd choices to be honest. Been Like This is one of the worst songs in the record, and how it came to be the lead single is beyond me when there's literally like 4 other options sitting there. In my opinion these should've been the singles: "Love on Hold" (feat. T-Pain) "To the Moon" "Criminals" "Sleepin' on Me" "Bite Me" Also, as usual with Meghan Trainor's albums, there's a very solid 12-track album hiding in the overfluffed randomly-ordered playlist record that was released, so here's a proposal on how it should've been as to make it concise, cohesive, nice-flowing and remarkable. Sadly, it's too short (a whooping 12 songs, 34 minutes???) but it makes for a nice listen. To the Moon Sleepin' on Me Whoops Hate It Here Bite Me Criminals Love on Hold (feat. T-Pain) I Don't Do Maybe Forget How to Love Crowded Room I Get It Timeless

Florrie - Give Me Your Love (2010) Instead of the Introduction EP released in 2010 as Florrie's debut extended play, she instead went for a full studio effort including the other tracks she released earlier that year. It is also retitled Give Me Your Love as for its title track being a fan-favourite. The era begins with "Call 911" and continues with other tracks like "Fascinate Me", "Come Back to Mine" and "Panic Attack" as promotional singles throughout the year. Ultimately, "Fascinate Me", "Give Me Your Love" and the first Fred Falke mix of "Panic Attack" are subsequently released as official singles to follow up the commercial success of "Call 911". Singles from Give Me Your Love: "Call 911" (12 July 2010) "Fascinate Me" (3 September 2010) "Give Me Your Love" (28 October 2010) "Panic Attack" (8 November 2010) Track listing: Call of the Wild Give Me Your Love Fascinate Me Fred Falke version Call 911 Radio mix You Wanna Start Something Summer Nights Panic Attack Fred Falk mix 2 Come Back to Mine Jaxon remix edit Left Too Late Call 911 Florrie remix; Exclusive Florrie website bonus track

omg it's so beautiful!

i'm glad you liked my tracklist rework! Flip Phone is the best song she's released since the RCA days so idk how in hell did she decide to skip it from either of her new albums. i'm honestly not too fond of several of her recent songs but some I do enjoy, but i fear this will be it for her pop music. she seems so over it atp and i bet she can't wait to move on from this sound - that's probably why these eras have been a mess. shame, cause Flip Phone, Crisis, Wreck Me, Safe Word or Dirty Little Freak are some serious bops and definitely deserved more.

Thanks! I didn't know about that song omg

Lykke Li - I Never Learn (2014). She just posted it on Instagram along with a vinyl re-release for the album anniversary. There's also chances that this was only a list of songs to choose from to form the tracklist, rather than an actual draft (it doesn't make much sense judging by the songs we have + it's too long for a Lykke album anyway). Never Gonna Love Again No Rest for the Wicked No One Ever Loved I Never Learn Gunshot More Than I Want You* Just Like a Dream Heart of Steel Love Me Like I'm Not Made of Stone Silverline Sleeping Alone Felt the Bleed Midnight Shining Let's Forget Together* Prayer for the Damned* I Lied* (where were Heavenly Lies and Burning Bridges though) * = unleaked. Felt the Bleed leaked years ago, and Midnight Shining was released not long ago.

While this is true and I didn't notice before, the absence of essential tracks like Break My Heart, Hallucinate or the title track feels odd idk