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HADES

Melanie Martinez · Alt-Pop

هجده آهنگ درباره دیستوپیا و شر پدرسالارانه. هجده.

6.2/ 10
Cynical Sally roasts the music

Melanie Martinez آلبوم مفهومی 18 آهنگی درباره دیستوپیا به نام HADES منتشر کرد.

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The bright side

Martinez یکی از معدود هنرمندان پاپ است که کاملا به یک جهان بصری و مفهومی متعهد است.

The issues (3)
01

18 tracks of concept

Eighteen songs exploring dystopian patriarchal traps is a lot. Even concept albums need pacing, and HADES occasionally forgets that not every thought deserves its own track.

The fix  A great 12-track album is hiding inside this 18-track one. Find it.

02

Subtlety deficit

Songs called 'Possession' and 'Uncanny Valley' exploring patriarchal evil leave nothing to interpretation. The metaphors are not metaphors when you explain them in the press release.

The fix  Trust the listener. Let the art speak. Stop annotating your own subtext.

03

Concept fatigue

After Cry Baby, K-12, and PORTALS, another mythology-driven concept album risks feeling formulaic even when the execution is strong.

The fix  Martinez has earned the right to make a record without a lore bible. Just once.

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Printed with disdain · Cynical Sally
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