Opening track certainly sets a tone, John Cale has such a great voice. The rest of the album I enjoyed even though it's not a style I choose to listen to often. But even though subtle, there's just enough nods to new wave and dark wave amongst the pop to keep me interested throughout the album. I don't know charlie xcx at all but there's 13 years of records to go back through apparently, so I'll probably do some of that after listening to this. 3.5
Heavy 1001 is Heavy reviews
Never actually sat down and listened to a Charli XCX album. This has some very nice sounds on it on some songs, but some of it is kinda soulless. I wish there was more live instrumentation on it. Overall though, I enjoyed my time with it ok. I don't think I'd revisit it, but I would vibe a bit if someone else put it on. 3/5