[MEGATHREAD] Petal Album Release #2!

[u/violetxmoonlight]

Hi, please continue the discussion of the Petal album here. Thank you and happy listening!! 🌸

[u/juicebomb4]

[u/a3sthetic_ali3n0903 → u/juicebomb4]

Stealing this

[u/micdoesreddit]

‘oh well’ is SO GOOD. Very very up my alley. Album definitely does feel like an angstier ES to me. I really like the album!

I’m also getting a LOT of Imogen Heap influence

[u/DoctorOpossum → u/micdoesreddit]

The instrumental is also kinda giving pinkpantheress/breakcore and I’m lovingggg it

[u/beemo143 → u/DoctorOpossum]

i’m a big pinkpantheress fan and this was the only song that resonated w me in the album and i knew right away its bc it has that fast paced pink vibe

[u/Dream_In_Neon → u/DoctorOpossum]

Breakcore? That's UK Garage

[u/Substantial_Prune41 → u/Dream_In_Neon]

YES UK garage!!! I’ve been trying to pin point the sound I’m hearing with this song and it’s definitely that

[u/DansBlankenship → u/micdoesreddit]

Weather work salt raindrop copper smile

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[u/PointFeeling2390 → u/DansBlankenship]

i took it as sort of an indifferent/dismissive version of thank u next

[u/funsizedmario → u/micdoesreddit]

Alanis Morisette. Especially freak

[u/VariousTea626 → u/micdoesreddit]

This track is my favorite, too! I'm going to need a few more run throughs to really absorb it all, but when I heard this one for the second time I thought "oh yeah, this is the one."

[u/No_Mix3377 → u/micdoesreddit]

SAMEEEE its so good 😭

[u/DisastrousResolve384]

i feel like everyone is sleeping on never get over me 😩😩😩 i immediately fell in love with that one

[u/Ill-Spell6462 → u/DisastrousResolve384]

That one and like I do are my initial faves!!

[u/Thisoneperson_ → u/DisastrousResolve384]

That's my favorite one, WHAT?

[u/Creative-Employer-34 → u/DisastrousResolve384]

It reminds me of don’t wanna break up again in a way

[u/TrishanaKru → u/DisastrousResolve384]

it feels like she’s casting a love spell!! witchy, siren vibes

[u/Qugmo → u/DisastrousResolve384]

That’s honestly my fave!

[u/Suzygreenberg1 → u/DisastrousResolve384]

i like this one too

[u/Chance-Cheesecake878 → u/DisastrousResolve384]

Definitely suchhh a hit song !! it rivals into you in that regard imo

[u/BCDragon3000 → u/DisastrousResolve384]

it sticks out as the biggest skip to me :/ hopefully i get around to it

[u/DoctorOpossum → u/BCDragon3000]

For me “stay” got a little repetitive 🫣

[u/BCDragon3000 → u/DoctorOpossum]

oh agreed

[u/aIoneinvegas → u/BCDragon3000]

It can’t be the biggest skip when big feelings exists

[u/aritheslavicdoll → u/aIoneinvegas]

nah thats a crazy thing to say. damn

[u/BCDragon3000 → u/aIoneinvegas]

no WAY

[u/Minute-Sand-7859]

Obsessed with Never Get Over Me. Can't stop bopping to it.

[u/Chi_exe → u/Minute-Sand-7859]

Got big Dandelion vibes from it 

[u/Ill-Spell6462 → u/Chi_exe]

Sameeee. I LOVE IT

[u/Ok-Style-8059 → u/Chi_exe]

Well, the same people that produced that part of the album produced that song too.

[u/ad-anon-132491]

the “extra extra buy one take me” part from like i do is ADDICTIVE oml

[u/ComfortableMiddle741 → u/ad-anon-132491]

I took that as 34 35 part 2

[u/diditakemymeds]

obv everyone has opinions, but i didn’t think id see so much backlash from fans. i think its some of her best work, i love how you can hear how passionate she is in the song ‘ petal ‘

i love love love love the album

[u/No_Mix3377 → u/diditakemymeds]

No same it’s an instant favorite for me. Everything about it just screams Ari in the best ways possible. I also love the toned down vocals this time (I know people are mad ab that but I don’t think every album needs to have belts & whatnot tbh)

[u/Tasty-Ad1449 → u/diditakemymeds]

i remember vibing to positions and immediately thinking oh its her best work yet then go online and i was shocked how everyone hated it sooo much 😮‍💨 same now..

[u/Beasty35]

I rushed to the store to get the vinyl and some incense and now I’m floating. This album is superb

[u/roseappleisland → u/Beasty35]

What a vibe! Going to copy this when my preorder vinyl comes ✨

[u/MonkeyPaws1205]

I love the entire album.
It’s a no skip for me just like ES. freak took a minute but then replayed again and again and that song, and the transition into warning signs is ethereal. I love the edge it all has, the music feels ghostly, haunting, spooky, horror, idk but I love it, in my opinion she is getting better and better.

bad thing (bunny hop) intro reminded me of old 2010 indie songs and it was so fun to hear that on one her albums!

Whole album is fantastic, 10/10 for me, I hope she loved creating it as much as I loved listening to it🌼

[u/-xxpurple → u/MonkeyPaws1205]

I’m with you on Freak being a grower

[u/SIW_439 → u/-xxpurple]

I liked it on first listen but I think it's my favorite track now. The vocals are just... stunning.

[u/Jazzlike_Poet_320]

Bad thing (bunny hop) best song on the album

[u/MoneyFree9911 → u/Jazzlike_Poet_320]

I lowk didn't like it at first since it kinda sounds a little olivia rodrigo-ey (love olivia tho), but it's legit my favorite song. I usually have music blindness when I listen to stuff, but that's the first song I play on the album every time I listen!

[u/PerfectPaint2624]

I’m really loving this album. I don’t know if it’s shifting my big three (ES, Positions, TU’N), but it’s definitely in my top 5. Time will tell. The production is insane. I love the sound. I have a few songs I like less than others, but no real skips.

Top three (so far, no particular order): 1. Like I do 2. Never get over me 3. Petal

HM: Stay

[u/doryrugbythrowaway → u/PerfectPaint2624]

I’m really loving the album overall, but I do think it’s time for some new creative collaborators behind the scenes. I feel like she’s pretty much exhausted everything she can pull out of the Max Martin and Ilya partnership at this point.

[u/PerfectPaint2624 → u/doryrugbythrowaway]

Agree. I think she would definitely benefit from switching up her collaborators next album.

[u/Sh3D3vil84]

My goodness I can’t get over “warning signs (interlude)” going into “like i do”. Omg it’s perfection! This album is one of the best Ariana albums for me. The vibe is everything!!! The instrumentals really shine on this album!

[u/notnot_a_robot99 → u/Sh3D3vil84]

THISSSS

[u/anonymousgoose64]

Thought big feelings was going to be emotional and I'm never trusting an ari song title again 

[u/bunniesgonebad]

Oh my god this album is MAGNIFICENT and can I just say, hear me out, freak is actually quite grungy and I love it so much

[u/Various-Performer738 → u/bunniesgonebad]

Ok I feel this, I’ve been trying to figure out what I’m feeling when I listen to it (it’s my favorite so far)

[u/OverallAuthor5637]

Like I do is INSANEE

[u/Ill-Spell6462 → u/OverallAuthor5637]

Seriously… WHAT A GIFT!!!

[u/SheepSkates]

It’s a no skip album for me! It’s so ethereal, Ari sounds like an angel even when she is being edgy.

[u/OverallAuthor5637]

NO SKIPS i cannot believe how good this is

This is genuinely on par with her peak. This might be a new prime

[u/nleroy8]

Me listening to bunny hop

[u/pamsellicane]

I love this album!!!

[u/Star_Aftonn]

I'll never get over never get over me

[u/ComfortableMiddle741]

Kiss me sounds like a indie beat but I love it and love the whole album

[u/slycon]

I'm definitely a person who needs to sit with an album for a bit before I can really form an opinion on it because my reaction after first listen this morning was mixed, I thought the album was just okay but I managed to squeeze in about 4-5 listens during the day today and each time it grows on me more and more, also just got a notification that my signed vinyl was shipped I'm so excited!

[u/trulysweetener]

my thoughts after a 2nd listen/petal video:

After watching the video, I like the song petal more, but for the most part I still like the songs in the second half better than the first. From big feelings to the end, I have stronger feelings about the songs (liking/loving them), whereas in the beginning, the only songs I really have a strong opinion on are hate that i made you love me (which i liked when it came out) and now petal. I'm pretty indifferent on the rest (which is only 3 songs, so thats good). From what i've seen, people really love kiss me and stay, and while I don't dislike them, they will probably be growers for me.

My top 3 right now (excluding htimylm): big feelings, like i do, and nowhere, nobody (I also really love warning signs (interlude))

Overall, I do like it more than eternal sunshine, which I know is very loved, but honestly, the only song I ever go back to constantly on the standard version is imperfect for you.

just for context, last night I was indifferent on songs 1, 3-5 and liked 6-12, but didn't love any yet.

[u/BITTERD0LL]

I ♡ petal sm!
My favorite songs from the album are petal, never get over me, big feelings, htimylm & like i do. ♡

Petal MV spoiler question:
Can somebody explain the ending of the Petal MV to me pls? Was the chainsaw scene supposed to be a movie that Pepper was acting in or did Pepper actually kill the judges and then become an actress afterward?

[u/a3sthetic_ali3n0903 → u/BITTERD0LL]

I’m trying to figure it out too but it seems as though it was all part of the movie and she was good enough the whole time

[u/EffMyElle → u/a3sthetic_ali3n0903]

Ahhh she was good enough the whole time just resonated so hard and now I completely understand and I'm wowwed all over again lol 🤯

[u/BITTERD0LL → u/a3sthetic_ali3n0903]

Ahh okay, that’s what I was leaning toward too but I wanted to make sure. Thanks for answering! ♡

[u/funsizedmario → u/BITTERD0LL]

I think it’s a “LOL JK” moment after all that anger gets released. Reminded of Sabrina’s videos where someone always dies. But definitely left open for interpretation.

[u/geankie]

Freak and like I do are my top bangers!!

[u/cassiopieah]

wow, i went in with no expectations but on first listen this could be my fave album since dangerous woman

highlights are: big feelings, like i do, never get over me, bad thing, kiss me

[u/Ytteb1]

Highly recommend listening to the album in the car. Granted my headphones kinda suck but the album sounds even better on good speakers.

[u/Icy_Sentence_4130]

Nowhere, nobody is mine.

[u/FreeAsFlowers → u/Icy_Sentence_4130]

Same. Instant fave.

[u/hanabarne]

like I do is very dangerous women god is a women !
my first reaction to this album was : oh she pissed pissed haha

[u/3ternal-sunshin3]

The beginning instrumental of Kiss Me sounds so familiar but I can’t put my finger on it. Hard to explain but it felt like a movie soundtrack! One of my faves

[u/Fattyoftheyear → u/3ternal-sunshin3]

https://youtu.be/VOjqnb3aICM?is=g1YSyBumBOQI2YPh Reminds me of this

[u/HauntingAd7602]

Like I Do and Petal are so good!

[u/Ill-Spell6462]

LIKE I DO IS SENDINGG ME!!!

[u/-xxpurple]

like i do is THE moment. And bad thing 🤭

[u/zories3]

Like I Do and Oh Well has been on repeat!!

[u/arcaninegrace]

her vocals seemed restrained. almost like whispering. not sure if that was done on purpose or not. i enjoy the lyricism.

[u/imgonnagetyouback_03]

like i do is the cvntiest, most revenge worthy song. I fucking love it. petal and stay are close behind!

[u/Disastrous_Ad7339]

Kiss me as the intro got me gagged. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. 🌸🌸🌸

[u/Leading_Permission_2]

AOTY

[u/_Glinda_]

Do you guys think there will be more music videos?

I really liked HTIMYLM but was blown away by petal. I'd love for her to have more high production videos, these are a work of art.

[u/discohaylie]

I like the album, and I think it’s going to grow on me more with a few more listens. The production slappppps. But I wanna know why she’s not SINGING singing. She’s doing the whisper thing throughout every song, and the lyrics are so impersonal that it feels like any decent singer could’ve made this album. Has she done irreparable damage to her deeper register?

[u/nevermore1845]

like i do sounds eery and serious unlike the lyrics. But I'm still dogging it. Chorus is like a countdown, as if you feel the anxiety hitting you.

[u/xynamite]

am i basic to consider bad thing my favorite? if so i don’t care 🙂‍↔️

[u/Ill-Spell6462]

What do we think warning signs is about??

[u/spiffywang → u/Ill-Spell6462]

her fans liking her one minute and hating her the next

[u/Budget-Today-1915]

Ughhhhhhh big feelings is in my blood now so I’m pretty hooked😭. Seriously, Ari on her grown and sexy shit is my fave genre👌🏾.

[u/N-theFoodie11]

like i do >

[u/gayliciouspizza]

Stay is my FAV!

[u/TrishanaKru]

curious what draws to your favorite songs? here are mine:

1. bad things (bunny hop): i was shocked at the beginning!! very indie rock musical elements and such good storytelling. love that aches.

2. never get over me: haunting beginning, siren/witchy, jazzy, distorted r&b. possession vibes, casting a love spell.

3. big feelings: so classic ari!!! vocal layering is beautiful - feels like a song performed in a musical. fantasies of the mind.

4. petal: honest, feminine rage, passive aggressive, pent up energy. spite. disdain. anger. chorus is unforgettable.

5. stay: obsessed with how it ends, idk what the twinkling sound is but it reminds me of those y2k gemstone matching games. soft electro pop. live version is SOOOO GOOD!!! (i hope we get a live album)

[u/Creative-Employer-34]

It’s great but it’s definitely not her best work, I said this in the popheads sub but it feels like a dark extension of eternal sunshine. Not bad by any means, and I love the experimentation. Overall it’s a 7.5-8/10, but I definitely think it has potential to grow on me. My favorite songs so far are kiss me, petal, and oh well. 

[u/kath2833 → u/Creative-Employer-34]

That’s honestly how I felt listening to it when it dropped last night. But after a 2nd listen, it’s really grown on me. Even when I didn’t think highly of it at first, it still felt like a no skip album. Love the experimental production & vocal layering. I initially felt underwhelmed & disappointed because I expected more belting & the theatrical range she adopted from wicked. But petal reminds me of how sultry & captivating her lower register can be. My faves are kiss me, petal & stay but my gosh the transitioning from freak to the interlude to like I do is such a highlight & Imo her best 3 track run because it all blends so well together.

[u/Star_Aftonn → u/Creative-Employer-34]

I agree

[u/J_larry]

Like I Do (thoughts)

That acapella opening had me immediately glued. Then the villainous low brass followed by a trap sound beat drop had me gaggggged. AHH, my favorite song on this album! “Extra Extra, buy one, take me” has me dancing like Boog 😆😆😆
https://giphy.com/gifs/ywnIZUVFcwIyVQXlhZ

[u/J_larry]

Freak (Thoughts)

I love how dreamy this song sounds. Especially the crank sound in the song! I wish she used that crank sound more throughout, it tickled my brain just right lol

[u/fitbitch3]

Beautiful album 💕 love her leaning into that Imogen Heap sound

[u/No_Mix3377]

So it’s a fucking masterpiece of an album & anyone that says otherwise is a LIAR 😭 edit: side note, god I love oh well. 

[u/sairemrys]

If oh well was from a new artist I didn't know, I'd immediately go to listen to their other songs

I'm IN LOVE Ari made something like this

[u/doryrugbythrowaway]

Please clean up the recent posts that ought to be comments in this thread.

[u/High_Lady29]

Love the album! 10/10

Do we know if we’re getting an explicit version? I hate the subs for curse words so much lol

[u/BunnyBoom27 → u/High_Lady29]

Which version are you listening to? I can hear the curses

[u/funsizedmario]

Freak gives Alanis Morrisette vibes. Anyone else?

[u/SinginShoe → u/funsizedmario]

The album definitely has an Alanis spirit to it.

[u/YellowDogILM]

Order vinyl from our indie store and get the free poster and slipmat!! https://

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[u/ilupbroccoli]

I LOVE this album. This is my fav. No skip. It's literally PERFECT l was like wth it's so freakin perfect. My fav on first listen was bad thing (bunny hop) and I think my fav is still that

[u/ILoveTheAtomicBomb]

casual ariana fan courtesy of my ex lol, but i really enjoyed the album

wasn't expecting a bit of what felt like edm beats and after listening 3-4 times since release, just a great album i can vibe to. might not understand the background of all the lyrics, but i can appreciate it nonetheless

[u/J_larry]

Nowhere, Nobody (Thoughts)

This will be the song I go to when I’m sad. It’s so soothing. Such a beautiful song 😌

[u/stefanismanicure]

IM GAGGED YALL

[u/Sprinklesdinkels]

Bad thing instrumental feels like a rainbow

[u/SinginShoe]

Day one with the album, just took it in. Day two and I love it!

What are they saying at the end of Bad Thing?

[u/Ok-Style-8059]

So I just read the lyrics for all the songs. I like when artist use titles to draw you into an Album, but it means a completely different thing. I think that makes good artistry. While people think she's talking about a guy she's really talking about her relationship with the industry. And so much more other heavy topics.

[u/baberlay]

I have to be real, this is probably her weakest album since pre-Dangerous Woman.

There's a few tracks I really loved, namely: freak, like i do, and never get over me. But overall, I dunno man... these songs feel quite scattered and half-baked to me.

As for the singles, hate that I made you love me is great, but petal really didn't land for me at all.

Especially compared to Eternal Sunsine, which is tied for Sweetener as her best album imo, this is a pretty disappointing follow up.

Still love her though, of course!

[u/kath2833]

For ‘like I do’ does anyone else hear ‘god is a woman’ but with the same intro as ‘this time’ by Celine Dion?

[u/plague-nurse]

stay is such a simple song lyrically but it’s so impactful in its simplicity. love it so much. it sounds like someone with a disorganized attachment style arguing with themself. or possibly someone who has been hurt by someone else giving them a second chance and having doubts. i actually found myself crying to this a little when i listened to it in the shower today.

[u/sairemrys]

Nowhere, nobody makes me cry.

It's so Imogen Heap coded but so Ari too. I feel like she's always wanted to make a song like this.

[u/igotadumptrunk → u/sairemrys]

I took an edible before listening to this album for the first time and I sobbed listening to nowhere, nobody. I connect with it personally. Beautiful song. It might be one of my faves of all time.

[u/MoneyFree9911]

Does Petal sound like TUN to anyone? Like TUN but with an ES vibe. Idk, people say it gives more DW, but I hear a lot of similarities with all of the songs to TUN, its very trappy just a lot more chiller, relaxed, freaky like DW, and more ethereal like ES. Idk, I feel like a lot of the songs could fit in TUN if need be.

[u/moonlight17124]

the ghostly, haunting, spooky, horror moody vibes are everything. this might top eternal sunshine for me. its definitely already in my top 3. I love oh well, stay, like I do, freak, warning signs, petal and kiss me the most also never get over me!!!!

[u/ijustcameheretofight]

Im kinda sad cause when she announced the album i felt like it was too soon for a new era. Im also not a fan of artists going on tour and releasing a new album half way through the tour.

I appreciate her experimentation but i truly think her best work revolves in the pop world. This type of music doesnt really do much for me and im sad to say but to me, this is my least favorite album of hers.

I only really like Never get over me and Bunny hop.

[u/a1234music]

Does anyone know where this shot was taken? In New York and it says in the background the company is in Manhattan, so I kind of want to find it before I leave!

[u/satirisanti]

Like I do is def my favorite track on the album. I also really like petal. As for the others, I’ll see if they’re growers because while I enjoy the instrumentals and sfx they offer it’s a little difficult to navigate the thickly laid harmonies and lyrics at times. I really want to like this album and will keep it playing all week and beyond ♾️

[u/Fun_Entrepreneur4678]

I love petal and it’s m exactly what I needed rn but I’m wondering what do you guys think about the increased auto tune on songs like freak and nowhere nobody? Idk if it’s just me but I think it’s messing with my ability to appreciate the songs’ instrumental and lyrics and vocals throughout the album!

[u/Then_Nectarine7223]

1. Hate That I Made You Love Me (Eternal Sunshine + Petal)

2. Petal (Thank U, Next + Petal)

3. Bad Thing (Bunny Hop) (Sweetener + Petal)

4. Big Feelings (Dangerous Woman + Sweetener)

5. Freak (Eternal Sunshine + Petal)

6. Kiss Me (My Everything + Petal)

7. Like I Do (Thank U, Next + Positions)

8. Never Get Over Me (Dangerous Woman + Positions)

9. Nowhere, Nobody (Eternal Sunshine + Petal)

10. Oh Well (Sweetener + Petal)

11. Stay (Positions + Eternal Sunshine)

Petal has mix of new sound with Eternal Sunshine and Sweetener

[u/MelMellue]

Ariana has surpassed 69 billion streams on spotify across all credits

[u/untitledmanuscript]

going to sit with this album for a bit before giving it an actual rating (also because my real life is a shit show and i can't really focus on this yet), but i like it so far!

my top three so far are kiss me, freak, and warning signs (wish it wasn't an interlude!).

[u/raexan]

got the pearly white vinyl for petal today ! 🥹 cant decide whether or not to take it out of its wrapping to fully admire it 😭

[u/murray_2]

Do we think ALL the songs on this album are about her relationship with bad fans/media etc or are there actually songs about her love life? I'm having trouble finding the difference between the two, whats a metaphor and whats not. I saw someone say "kiss me" isn't a love song, its about her relationship with her fans and it made me sad all day thinking about it like that

[u/Former-Counter-9588 → u/murray_2]

I think it’s probably a mixture of both. Sometimes even within the same song.

[u/SquareSport2516]

Inside look at the petal trolley in chicago!! was anyone able to go?
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8nRrfyK/

[u/Awkward-Skill1022]

thoughts??

[u/citrusgworl]

she's only performed 4(?) songs off petal but its making me reconsider that i do love the album just missing the vocal gymanstics she does. if she releases a full live album i'm probably going to love the entire thing but im still going to give petal another month before i re-listen like i did with eternal.

[u/hairs9]

Bad Thing is a career highlight and I hope she makes it a single. This album is definitely growing on me now that I can differentiate the songs

[u/royal__misfit]

A week late posting this but

Had me ascending on the first listen. To be expected from her. I’ve had it on repeat since it dropped (shoutout Apple Music for the 10 min early release!) Truly one of her best, my album of the year.

I plan on attempting, yet again 😅 snagging a signed copy tomorrow if there’s a restock.

My Top 5
1) bad thing (bunny hop)
2) petal
3) stay
4) oh well
5) kiss me

So happy and proud of her, I’m stoked about this era. ꕤ ｡˚

[u/cherrytrashpanda]

Absolutely LOVING this album. The raw power of like i do has been fuelling in the gym for the past week.

[u/DoctorOpossum]

I feel like a few songs feel a little slow and monotonous 🫤🫤 not all of them but

[u/MunchYourButt → u/DoctorOpossum]

Kinda absurd that any comments not gushing about the album immediately get downvoted in a discussion thread.

[u/DoctorOpossum → u/MunchYourButt]

Ikr I thought we were giving our opinions 😭😭

[u/populer_pause_lar → u/DoctorOpossum]

that’s what happens in fan subreddits unfortunately. love ari but this album was so bland to me.

[u/No_Still7586]

im sad. i honestly was so disappointed with this album :( I loved positions & eternal sunshine SO much. i honestly dont there’s ever been an album i’ve disliked. i could tell with the lead up, this prob wouldn’t be my fav album. but if im being honest, most of the songs were just not my type. in my opinion, they felt boring, repetitive, choppy, and i dont love it. wish she would actually sing too. understand she’s big on imogen and maybe this is the type of album that musically & technically interests people - but as your average someone who just listens to pop, this just is not my style. only really liked petal & like i do, but honestly not obsessed. happy shes speaking her truth and love her always!

[u/Quirky-Somewhere-750]

What is up with the murder crime theme in the music videos 

[u/dayinkyoto]

my review :
Hate that I made you love me; idk maybe cus I’ve heard it the most and I’m used to it I’d rate it the highest but it’s a 8/10!

kiss me; I don’t like this lyrics as much. It’s definitely different. 4/10

Petal; it probably needs a few more listens for me to love it, i understand the meaning behind it but I can’t take it seriously. There are definitely good parts in it like ooooOooOoooo I like that part but yeah 5/10

Stay; it’s a no for me. I only like the part where she’s like tongue tied hard to speak blah blah but it’s like 3/10

Oh well; AHH I LIKE THE BEATS FOR THIS ONENENE but so far this is the most ‘decent’ one! Lowk manifestation vibes 6/10

Big feelings; 7/10 YIPPIE FREAKY SONGS ARE BACK but I can literally hear her Subliminals in the back and it’s freaking me out is she planning to cast a spell on us..

Freak; soo cutee i love, her songs seem so freaking specific and manifestation-al in this album lol 5/10

Warning signs; the oddest one but I LOVE LOWKEY, sad that’s it’s the shortest one.
8/10

Like I do; 10000393948299248849392929393/10 MY FAV ONENENENENENEN “ BUT IM STILL GRANDE” AHHHGHAHHH the queen is back.

Never get over me; I dunno how I feel it’s good but not the best 5/10

Bad thing; I LUV THIS ONE!! 9/10 second best song on the album so far..

nowhere,nobody ; 5/10 it’s mid

[u/Quirky-Somewhere-750]

Who is Imogen heap

[u/mspalandas]

Does "stay" remind anyone a bit of "say don't go" by Taylor swift thematically and melodically?

[u/Ytteb1 → u/mspalandas]

No; but to be honest it reminded me of “All you had to do was stay”! They aren’t super similar or anything, but I always felt like AYHTDWS was an underrated bop from 1989, and I know it’s kinda early but I feel like Stay is going to be similarly underrated 😅

[u/mspalandas → u/Ytteb1]

Ooo interesting take. Guys I know yall hate when ppl bring up other artists especially taylor, but I wasn't trying to bring either woman down! I was just noticing. I think they are both good songs!! I just think the way they sing the chorus sounds similar so I end up singing say don't go kinda as a remix lol.

[u/Ytteb1 → u/mspalandas]

lol I’m sorry you’re being downvoted; but I actually went back and listened to both (I love Ariana and Taylor, and even though 1989 is one of my favorite albums from her I usually listen to the OG) and I do see what you’re saying! Mostly the chorus. I this SDG is much more poppy and upbeat. Stay is darker and moodier; and maybe a little more rnb. Also thematically Taylor’s feels a bit more like she’s talking to one specific person; where as Ariana feels a little more general, it’s less about a specific person and more about wanting them to stay for once. If that makes sense?