hallucinate is staying on repeat for ages and cool is already hitting me 100x more on 2nd listen. SHE. f***ING. DID. THAT. :wub:

The album is £10.99 on iTunes but downloading all tracks individually works out £10.49 in total or £10.89 if all tracks are 99p each

First listen through (bare in mind Dua's songs (except Physical) take a fair few listens to grow on me):

 

07.0 Future Nostalgia > Not heard this before now. I kinda like it... I think! <

08.5 Don't Stop Now

08.5 Cool > I think this is gonna grow over time. But for now, it's a BOP. <

11.0 Physical

09.0 Levitating > I've instantly taken to this! Major feelings of nostalgia with this (which is her aim with each track I believe) <

07.5 Pretty Please > This is cute. <

10.0 Hallucinate > FUUUUUCK. THIS IS AMAZE. Wow <

07.0 Love Again > Doesn't sound like a single to me? I hope they change their minds on the 4th single. It's cute though. <

08.5 Break My Heart > It's growing, like I thought it would. But still not completely crazy about it rn <

04.5 Good In Bed > Erm. Why is this on this album? Not only is it just a bad song, it just doesn't fit in with anything else on the album atm? Bizarre choice. <

08.0 Boys Will Be Boys > The chorus is infectious! Will definitely grow on me but I do still really like it <3 <

 

Such a brilliant album. You can tell this is gonna change the sound of pop. I'm blown away. I was so annoyed when BWB finished it started playing Hotter Than Hell as I was annoyed it was over! LMAO.

 

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Ranking:

 

01. Physical

02. Hallucinate

03. Levitating

04. Cool

05. Break My Heart

06. Don't Start Now

07. Boys Will Be Boys

08. Pretty Please

09. Love Again

10. Future Nostalgia

11. Good In Bed

 

<3

I was so annoyed when BWB finished it started playing Hotter Than Hell as I was annoyed it was over! LMAO.

That's what I was like! I had checked the tracklist when 'Break My Heart' was playing and was shocked that I was both as many as nine songs deep and only had two to go!

I think I'm in love with this album already ik overreaction much but I can't help it

Wow wow wow!!!

 

My first listen as a whole and I am floored at how strong this is!

 

I’ve been harsh on the title track but now I’ve heard the rest of the album I get that now. A really solid listen. From tracks 2-11 I was like wow this is really strong. One of those rare albums where every track could be a single.

 

Serve after serve. Perfect. You know an albums good when you want more. She got the length spot on and focused on quality over quantity here :wub:

 

Hallucinate HAS to be a single at some point though. It’s like something Kelis would’ve done on Flesh Tone.

 

This is going to be amongst the most universally loved albums on this site I can just tell :wub:

You got me losing all my cool...why is this hitting me so hard on a 2nd listen lol!!!

Wow wow wow!!!

 

My first listen as a whole and I am floored at how strong this is!

 

I’ve been harsh on the title track but now I’ve heard the rest of the album I get that now. A really solid listen. From tracks 2-11 I was like wow this is really strong. One of those rare albums where every track could be a single.

 

Serve after serve. Perfect. You know an albums good when you want more. She got the length spot on and focused on quality over quantity here :wub:

 

Hallucinate HAS to be a single at some point though. It’s like something Kelis would’ve done on Flesh Tone.

 

This is going to be amongst the most universally loved albums on this site I can just tell :wub:

 

OMG the same.

 

It's a first time I gave the full spin and it totally makes sense now why is an album opener.

OMG the same.

 

It's a first time I gave the full spin and it totally makes sense now why is an album opener.

 

When it come out and all we had heard prior to it was Don’t Start Now I was worried! I was thinking oh god Don’t Start Now is gonna be a fluke and the rest of the album is gonna sound like this but I was so wrong! It’s still my least favourite track on there but it works as an opener im kinda seeing it more as an intro to the album more than than actual track tbh but it definitely makes more sense now I’ve heard the album :P

 

It also had to be the opener too. Like one thing about how good this album is, is that I think all the tracks are in the right order. Who ever did that track-listing is a genius.

"Hallucinate" samples Daft Punk's Revolution 909? It has identical beginning. It also reminds me of one of 00s tracks, but I don't remember which now.

08 Future Nostalgia

10 Don't Start Now

10 Cool

10 Physical

09 Levitating

07 Pretty Please

10 Hallucinate

11 Love Again (this has to be a single <3)

10 Break My Heart

08 Good In Bed (we don't know how to talk but we for sure know how to f**k lol - EPIC)

09 Boys Will Be Boys

 

Rankings:

 

01.Love Again

02.Break My Heart

03.Physical

04.Don't Start Now

05.Hallucinate

06.Cool

07.Levitating

08.Boys Will Be Boys

09.Good In Bed

10.Future Nostalgia

11.Pretty Please

 

That top 8 :o and still even the worst song is still 7/10 lol.

 

 

Cool and Love Again are becoming SO much better with every listen <3 cool is top 5 on the album for me now!

Listening now :wub:

 

I don’t know if it has ever happened before but the album has been chosen as Radio 1’s Tune of the Weekend so different tracks will be heard

 

Best New Pop is now up on BBC Sounds and was a special with Dua talking about the album

Interview on Radio 2 right now!

Strong album, great pop music. "New Rules" was a game-changer for Dua Lipa as a music artist, this album has just taken it even further.

 

More artists should learn from Dua Lipa, it's quality not quantity when you make albums.

Love Again somehow sounds even better omfg

I could SO hear a Doja Cat feature on 'Levitate', ya know, if for whatever reason they want a big budget 4th/5th single. :lol:

 

Hallucinate and Cool should have priority if they consider other singles.

 

Pretty Please, Good In Bed, and Boys Will Be Boys scream filler to me, but they could grow.

Highlights are Cool, love Again

Edited March 27, 20205 yr by AV102

I really hope that with future singles from this she sticks to the no features route. The tracks are perfect and they don’t need it!

 

She’s had so many big hits with other artists before this is now her time to prove she can do it on her own too. I think she’s gonna have a similar story to Ariana now this is gonna just cusp her already big star power to be even bigger :wub:

This album is the best pop album I've heard in a long long time, every song could be a hit. Excellent work from Dua Lipa.

 

I couldn't miss out on seeing this live so I've booked 4 tickets for me and some friends to go and see her on her tour in January - very excited!