Hopeless fountain kingdom

"... over 13 tracks, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom does succumb to post-hit syndrome. It's not remotely bad; it certainly sounds just like one of the most hotly awaited pop albums of 2017. But you can discern, just off stage, the chorus of unignorable industry types bearing down on one bankable creative, advising this timely collaboration, that hot producer, this set of references".

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"Same-sex love songs remain a rarity in the pop music of the 2010s, and while that's a sly reveal of how Halsey represents a generational shift, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom as a whole feels quintessentially 2017 in how it jumbles styles and sentiment, streamlining a teeming, contradictory culture into something smooth, glassy and easy to digest".

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"The rising pop star's sophomore album goes for experimental radio hits that are full of anhedonic drama. It's ambitious and nuanced, though calculating in ways that dull its impact".

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"Halsey med det borgerlige navn Ashley Frangipane har hele den moderne pakke: biseksuel, bipolær og megapopulær ... Halsey og hendes hærskare af producere leverer synthpop med smældende omkvæd og følelser så ærlige, at man føler sig indfanget i reality-tv-land. Det er livet, der gør ondt på det ensomme hotelværelse, og det er længslen efter at blive rørt på både den ene og den anden måde ... 'Strangers' lyder som et hit, men alt for meget lyder som noget, man har hørt - og hørt bedre - før".

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