Monday, March 30, 2020

Dua Lipa: Future Nostalgia (2020) (Pop)

Self-proclaimed female alpha, Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia is a brightly produced, largely effective merger of disco and dance-pop. The production is often the best part of the album with funky basslines set to infect most hedonists. Dua's songwriting is usually quite safe and formulaic but she does hit some catchy groves (Don't Start Now and Levitating, Love Again) and the songwriting is a shade above the average top 40, with her singing about romance with a boss ass bitch air. However, there are also ear wrenching tunes like Physical and her vocals occasionally leave more to be desired. For the most part, Future Nostalgia is an enjoyable dance-pop album embracing disco and electro-pop, in a safe formulaic manner, maybe too safe to be truly groundbreaking.



Best Tracks: Future Nostalgia, Don't Start Now, Levitating, Love Again, Break My Heart 





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