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Charli XCX - Number 1 Angel | Mixtape Review

Number 1 Angel  is a free mixtape by electropoppy singer/songwriter Charli XCX. Released on March 10, 2017, the method of everything about it is just so fundamentally different than everything that you normally see in the pop world. Released late due to her label pushing it back, it's the follow up to her Vroom Vroom EP, which I learned to enjoy after initially giving it a bad score, and the prequel to her upcoming studio album. Made with the help of many PC music type producers, such as AG Cook, Sophie, and Easy FX, many of the songs carry their unique hypersweet bubblegum fingerprints, while other tracks seem to be more traditional pop or hip-hop sounding. The first track quickly capitalizes on those more trap-y vibes that I mentioned. Starting with some kind of trippy production and a name drop, "Dreamer" quickly moves onto an extremely bass-heavy and completely fire chorus. Featuring Starrah and Raye, both of these artists have a verse following the first hook.

Updated Scores + Ranks for 3 songs : "I'm Poppy", "Heavy", and "Temperamental Love"

Hey guys, this is a bit more informal. These are the reviews I wrote on a different website for 3 recent songs. Temperamental Love - Bridgit Mendler and Devontee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49-xItoatxg This song isn't very good on first listen. It grew on me after a few listens, but I have a few major criticisms with it: For one, it has really weird pacing. The tempo and volume change from the verses to Bridgit belting "temperamental love" is jarring and hard to listen to. In fact, that's probably the main reason I don't like this song: but that first name drop always hurts my ears. Second, I think that it has too much Devontee in it. I think that it'd be cool if he had one extra long verse for the bridge, and they both sang the second verse, and Bridgit got the first verse, a good transition from smoother Bridgit to rougher Devontee. Bridgit does sound really good in her verse/bridge, perhaps even a bit like Fergie during the ad-libs on the second vers