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ALBUM REVIEW: Kiiara looks to find her way through love interests with ‘lil kiiwi’
Pop singer-songwriter Kiiara quietly burst onto the scene in 2015 with her breakout debut single, “Gold.” The Illinois-born artist had a fresh sound and modern pop foundation with an unorthodox chopped-up vocal production that created an odd but effectively lyrical sound. The song racked up millions of streams, a…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Ellie Goulding unlocks dark passions on ‘Brightest Blue’
Ellie Goulding digs into her vulnerabilities on her fourth studio album, Brightest Blue. Goulding worked at her own pace creating the double-LP, opting to collaborate with other artists and release exploratory pop tracks as inspiration struck. At the same time, she continued to work away on a collection of darkly personal…