#im most excited for the new jeans album and the hozier birdy double release. i cant believe they're doing that on the same day

[mallahanmoxie]

some assorted music opinions under the cut given im not using twitter anymore yes you will have to contend with this regularly from now on (or as regularly as I listen to new music which isn't all that much)

alright let's get the big one out of the way

speak now taylor's version

i generally support the rerecordings as the statement that they are and I don't expect her or the records to sound the same (i think that's a foolish thing) but the production on this one sounds a little off to me particularly in the most punchy songs like haunted and enchanted (I like that she sounds audibly older though) the only song I'm disappointed by is back to december which somehow lost some of the magic I cannot however even begin to pinpoint why

vault tracks rank (better than fearless, much worse than red's btw)

When emma falls in love (lyrics are a bit cringe but it's a banger)

I can see you (originally my favourite rapidly becoming overplayed tho)

Electric touch (it's fine but it fades out of my memory the minute it stops playing)

castles crumbling (fine lyrics, okay melody, what a way to misuse Hayley Williams)

timeless/foolish one (they're okay but they're definitely not my style the refrain from timeless chafes at me and the whole concept of foolish one is too silly for me to battle against my dislike of its repetitiveness. They're passive listens)Su

surrender by maggie rogers

the story with this album is that I put one song in my anthony/penelope fic playlist (it is what it is) and became so obsessed with it I had to look into more and the album it is off of was actually great! it was very nostalgic sounding to me I sank into it and I was like this could've played in the princess' diaries and I wouldn't know a thing. really liked it. her vocals are very nice to listen to and I have done so repeatedly which is the highest praise an album can get from me. anyway some semblance of a ranking after a half assed listen but you gotta know it's not very trustworthy

begging for rain (THEE ballad sorry)

that's where I am (2000s ANTHEM????? the vibes are immaculate when every teen girl I looked up to on TV was a little grunge)

Want want (SO close to number 2 it's also a fucking banger)

overdrive (a good opener! it nails down the vibe early and contains some sonic (?) themes/devices that reoccur during the album and does them best (I'm thinking of the ahhs))

anywhere with you (this one is also very vibey it went into one of my character playlists right away)

horses (my second favourite ballad I enjoy the simplicity)

shatter (one of my favourite choruses this one's even more retro)

symphony (I rlly like the rickety synth (???) in the back. idk what it is it only strikes me as metallic in nature)

honey (I love the chorus verses are meh I like the instrumental)

be cool (this one is very retro but it sort of stagnates until the end which I like lots. I think it may be the interrupted synth throughout it all which bothers me some)

different kind of world (I enjoy the switch up it is simply not my fave)

I've got a friend (the only one I don't entirely like the verses are okay the chorus and the ending is so... did you write this on a ukulele)

assorted random releases

grl gvng by xg (ate up aespa. sorry.)

bite me by enhypen (good for a bg song the spoken bit is always jarring and a little cringe though)

seven by jungkook (I did not like it the mv SLAPS though)

super shy by new jeans (I liked this better than the other release but not more than ditto)

vampire by olivia rodrigo (very nice and singable loved the twilight vibes in the mv)

paradise calling by birdy (I KNEW she was gonna go retro with the album at some point it was the hair loved it obviously I've loved every release from portraits this one is very fun)

francesca by hozier (it's like he made this for 2016 me)

unknown/nth by hozier (in contrast this one's too flat to keep my attention long I know I'll like it when I get invested in the lyrics but I can't spare the focus now)

I haven't listened to the exo album or any NCT song lately nor anything from the Barbie soundtrack....... hopefully later?