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HADES

Melanie Martinez · Alt-Pop

Diciotto tracce su distopia e male patriarcale. Diciotto.

6.2/ 10
Cynical Sally roasts the music

Melanie Martinez ha pubblicato un concept album di 18 tracce sulla distopia chiamato HADES.

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The bright side

Martinez e una delle poche artiste pop che si impegna completamente in un universo visivo e concettuale.

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