Published by Mason Oldridge, 8 July 2022
The female pop market is arguably the strongest it’s ever been and Mabel both sinks and swims at times in the cutthroat competitive industry with a decent follow-up to her debut.
Following the intro, the album starts off strong with Animal. This record is full of pop songs with dance beats but Animal incorporates distorted strings, providing an extra layer with a sound that separates it from the rest, and outperforms the singles of the album, which lack unique elements.
The rest is a mix of ups and downs. Definition is a self-love song built on an incredible dance beat whereas Overthinking is ruined by featuring artist 24kGoldn’s poor, whiny vocals.
The album picks up towards the end; Crying on the Dance Floor begins the renaissance before the epic I Love Your Girl. When The Party’s Over is a nice reduction in pace before the final track LOL, which is the standout of the album as a pop hit based around dance-infused cowbell.
Overall, the impressive highlights compensate for the poorer tracks and solidify Mabel’s spot as a pop star but we need to hear more of these for her to stay up on the podium.
6/10