In her third album, ‘Unhealthy, British pop star Anne-Marie maintained her theme of “relatable lyricism” but somehow leaned toward overused current trends.
Anne-Marie is undoubtedly Britain’s one of the brightest pop stars with unmatchable competency and creativity. From as early as her career’s debut in 2013-2014, the artist has built her brand based on relatability. Maintaining a similar vibe, the Essex-raised artist, born Anne-Marie Nicholson released her latest album ‘Unhealthy’. She has positioned herself in the industry as the spokesperson of self-acceptance and her third EP follows the same trend with her brutally honest lyricism and house-lite beats.
However, in her third published work, her gaze shifts inwards. The album began in early 2022 which sees Anne-Marie being heavily involved in two recent romantic relationships, one that was just beginning and the other one which has just ended. Consisting of a total of 16 tracks, no emotion is off-limits in the album. Anne-Marie talks about the LP’s infrastructure as it is a complete story where she says, “being with the wrong person, then eventually meeting the right one.” The 16 tracks will take the audience on a journey where there are fracturing romances, breakups, butterflies-in-stomach-type new love, and then finally being able to relax but with someone else.
‘Sad Bitch’ is an alt-pop catchy track where Anne-Marie sings “I just wanna be with my friends / Fucked up getting rich”. The personal disclosure that the artist showcased in the lyricism, is often followed by “immediate resolution” as on the Shania Twain-featuring title track, the artist sings “My red eyes, they go twice as wide / It might look like pain but to me it’s bliss”. However, the weight of the artist’s lyricism can often get lost among the jarring instrumentals and their simplifications. On ‘Cuckoo’ Anne-Marie reflects honestly that “I go a little OTT with the OCD / All my exes say that I’m crazy / I’mma check your phone while you’re half asleep”.
Most of the tracks are fleeting in their length as well, whereas the majority of the tracks are just over two minutes. Experts in the industry think that the songs have been kept short to get the benefits of playlisting. According to many critics, since Anne-Marie swiftly gained over a billion streams so early in her career, this is an understandable yet frustrating formula to gain more streams.
‘Psycho’ in collaboration with Aitch, is heavily influenced by ‘Mambo No.5’. On the other hand, one track that pleases the hearts and ears of the audience is ‘Irish Goodbye’ which has something dream-like in its composition. The album, ‘Unhealthy’ is available on all major music platforms so give it a listen today.
Album Link :
https://open.spotify.com/album/7tOUgcKglzk78d8hOIMWyr
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Hughes Nelson is a contributing writer for Daily Music Roll. He also runs few other blogs, where he analyzes pop, hip-hop, and other music too seriously. Hughes reviews the music on daily basis and magnanimously indulges, encourages, and even participates in music discussion worldwide.
