girls like girls the album
Hayley Kiyoko · Indie Pop / Queer Pop
Reviewed 2026-06-12
The Roast
“Hayley Kiyoko o'n bir yil davomida 2015 yilgi bitta viral singldan so'nggi tomchisini siqib chiqarib kelmoqda, va ochig'ini aytsam? Bu dadillik ilhomlantiruvchi. 'girls like girls the album' lesbiyanka Iso va'ziga roman, film, saundtrek VA fancy vinyl variantini ham qo'shishga qaror qilganida nima sodir bo'lishini ko'rsatadi, barchasi bir vaqtda. Siz YouTube'da 145 million ko'rilgan to'rt daqiqalik qo'shiqqa multimedia imperiyasi qurdingiz, bu pop tarixidagi tezisdan eng samarali foydalanish yoki 'rough seas' rangli mumga bostirilgan eng uzun g'alaba aylanishi. Hali ham qaysi ekanligini aniqlab bo'lganimiz yo'q. Albom 14 trek va taxminan 45 daqiqa davom etadi, bu mutlaqo maqul davom etish muddati, lekin siz mehmonlar ro'yxatini Chelsea Cutler, Young Miko, Tegan and Sara, Gigi Perez, Joy Oladokun va August Ponthier bilan shunchalik baland to'pladingizki, butun narsa uyg'un badiiy bayonot kabi emas, balki film bog'liqligiga ega juda gay varieté ko'rsatuvi kabi tuyulish xavfiga duch keldi. 14 trekda oltita mehmon ijodkor hamkorlik emas, bu vakolat berish. Bir nuqtada, Hayley, o'z albomingiz o'ta iqtidorli do'stlaringizdan ko'ra sizdan ko'proq eshitishi kerak. Keyin gatefold muqovasida fil ham bor: bu o'n to'rtta qo'shiqdan faqat to'rttasi filmda haqiqatan ham uchraydi. Siz buni 'film saundtreki kesma studiya albomi' sifatida sотmoqdasiz, lekin matematikaga ko'ra bu 71 foiz studiya albomi va 29 foiz saundtrekdir. Bu gibrid emas. Bu barxat arqonni chetlab o'tish uchun film nishoni taqib olgan pop plastinkasi. Brendlash trek-listning o'zi tugatmagan og'ir yukni ko'tarib turibdi.”
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The Bright Side
Hech kim olib qo'ya olmaydigan narsa mana bu: mavzuviy ambitsiya haqiqiy, ijro samimiy, va Kiyoko o'n yil davomida qurgan queer pop ekotizimi zamonaviy pop'da haqiqatan ham eng barqaror, jamoatchilikka ildiz otgan martabalardan biri. Kiyoko plastinikasidagi Tegan and Sara faqat booking namoyishi emas, bu sulola bayonoti, va bu sulola muhim. 'Rough seas' vinyl dastlabki singldan beri shu yerda bo'lgan muxlislarga mukofot sifatida berilgan haqiqatan chiroyli merch. NYT bestselleri romaniga asoslangan saundtrekni HAM chiqarayotgan birinchi marta to'liq metrajli film rejissori uchun bu tashkiliy jasorat haqiqiy tan olishga loyiq. Lesbiyanka Iso bu cherkovni bir kechada qurмadi va jamoat aniq hali ham o'sib bormoqda.
Hardest Sneer
“Siz 2015 yilgi bitta bopni roman, film va 14 trekli albumga aylantiridingiz, bu yo ko'zni quvnoq inshoot ya'ni dunyoni qurish yoki qo'shiqning munosib nafaqaga chiqishiga ruxsat berishdan eng batafsil bosh tortish.”
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Issues (4)
Guest Star Surplus: Your Album Called, It Wants Its Spotlight Back
Receipt
Six credited collaborators across 14 tracks: Chelsea Cutler, Young Miko, Tegan and Sara, Gigi Perez, Joy Oladokun, and August Ponthier. That is a feature artist appearing on average every 2.3 tracks.
Fix
Audit the sequencing so at least the album's first half belongs almost entirely to your solo voice. Save the ensemble moments for the back stretch so the record builds toward community rather than opening with a crowd and leaving listeners unsure whose album they are actually on.
Soundtrack Tax: Calling It a Film Score When Only 4 of 14 Tracks Qualify
Receipt
Per the official release notes, only four songs appear in the film 'Girls Like Girls,' yet the album is marketed under exclusive license to Focus Features as both soundtrack and studio album.
Fix
Be transparent in the marketing hierarchy: lead with 'studio album' and position the soundtrack designation as the bonus context, not the headline. Audiences who buy expecting a cinematic experience and get a pop record will feel misled, and misled fans write the worst reviews.
The Decade-Long Single Stretch: First Love Themes With a Ten-Year Expiration Date
Receipt
The project is described as 'a spiritual expansion' of the 2015 single 'Girls Like Girls,' with themes centering on 'first love and self-discovery,' which were also the exact themes of the original song, the 2023 YA novel, and now this album.
Fix
Push at least two tracks on the album into thematic territory beyond first love, specifically into what comes AFTER: the maintenance of love, its complications, its mundane beauty. You have earned the right to write about queer relationships that are not beginnings. Give your audience something to grow into.
The Vinyl Exclusive Trap: Rewarding Webstore Fans, Punishing Everyone Else
Receipt
The 'rough seas' colored vinyl with gatefold jacket is exclusive to the artist's webstore, meaning it is unavailable through standard retail or streaming-adjacent physical channels.
Fix
Consider a timed exclusive window of 4 to 6 weeks on the webstore, then release the variant more broadly. Exclusivity builds hype but erodes goodwill with fans who cannot afford to monitor a webstore drop. The gatefold packaging is genuinely lovely and more people should be able to hold it.