07.5 I Forgot That You Existed

10.0 Cruel Summer

10.0 Lover

10.0 The Man

09.5 The Archer

08.0 I Think He Knows

09.0 Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince

08.0 Paper Rings

08.5 Cornelia Street

08.5 Death By a Thousand Cuts

07.0 London Boy

08.0 Soon You'll Get Better (feat. Dixie Chicks)

11.0 False God

09.5 You Need to Calm Down

08.0 Afterglow

06.0 Me! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic At The Disco)

07.0 It's Nice To Have A Friend

08.0 Daylight

 

Such a good album! :wub: Oop at the lead single being my least fave! 6 is a more generous score than I would have given it a few weeks ago.

 

I didn't really know where to throw my 11, but in the end I decided to give it to the song I feel is the most underrated: False God :heart:

07 I Forgot That You Existed

10 Cruel Summer

11 Lover

09 The Man

05 The Archer

08 I Think He Knows

07 Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince

07 Paper Rings

06 Cornelia Street

05 Death By A Thousand Cuts

08 London Boy

07 Soon You'll Get Better (feat. Dixie Chicks)

06 False God

08 You Need To Calm Down

05 Afterglow

07 Me! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic At The Disco)

07 It's Nice To Have A Friend

07 Daylight

 

Tried not to be too loony about the album! Lover/Cruel Summer/The Man are such a strong trio :heart: You Need To Calm Down has really grown on me since the album release after being a bit eh about it at first. London Boy is also another that the lyrics make it stand out, but the song is not intended to be taken too seriously so the lyrics match the dreamy fun sound.

 

I think the album wouldn't be much different without Afterglow, Death by a Thousand Cuts or False God. Although I need to listen to the latter and Soon You'll Get Better a bit more.

 

The one song I'm just not seeing feeling of is The Archer. It completely drifts by until the final third and then we have the Humpty Dumpty line which is much worse than any of the other lyrics on the album she's being criticised for. I get what it's trying to do but it's just never left much impression on me!

I didn't really know where to throw my 11, but in the end I decided to give it to the song I feel is the most underrated: False God :heart:

 

Finally, some taste in this thread~

I think the album wouldn't be much different without Afterglow, Death by a Thousand Cuts or False God.

 

'Afterglow' maybe (as much as I do like it) but those other two I'd say are among the most standout songs just purely sonically, the album would be a lot more samey without them!

04 I Forgot That You Existed

11 Cruel Summer

10 Lover

10 The Man

09 The Archer

08 I Think He Knows

10 Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince

07 Paper Rings

08 Cornelia Street

08 Death By A Thousand Cuts

08 London Boy

07 Soon You'll Get Better (feat. Dixie Chicks)

09 False God

09 You Need To Calm Down

09 Afterglow

06 Me! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic At The Disco)

08 It's Nice To Have A Friend

07 Daylight

08.5 I Forgot That You Existed

07 Cruel Summer

07.5 Lover

10 The Man

05 The Archer

05 I Think He Knows

09 Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince

09.5 Paper Rings

06 Cornelia Street

02 Death By A Thousand Cuts

11 London Boy

04 Soon You'll Get Better (feat. Dixie Chicks)

04 False God

10 You Need To Calm Down

06.5 Afterglow

10 Me! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic At The Disco)

03 It's Nice To Have A Friend

09 Daylight

07 I Forgot That You Existed

10 Cruel Summer

11 Lover

10 The Man

09 The Archer

06 I Think He Knows

09 Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince

08 Paper Rings

10 Cornelia Street

08 Death By A Thousand Cuts

02 London Boy

10 Soon You'll Get Better (feat. Dixie Chicks)

06 False God

02 You Need To Calm Down

06 Afterglow

09 Me! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic At The Disco)

05 It's Nice To Have A Friend

09 Daylight

 

London Boy and You Need To Calm Down are my skips and without those it’s a strong strong album!

 

Amongst my favourites of the year and possibly her best after 1989. It’s a more natural follow up and a more natural album from her tbh. Reputation felt like she was trying to prove a point at times where as she feels and looks more natural and comfortable in this era.

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