Dua Lipa - 'Radical Optimism': Album Review

Dadi album studio ketiga, kita ketemu, canggih, lan konten Dua LipaPiyambakipun nyebat ing ngarep-ngarep-ngarep. Radical Optimism is more about the journey to get here than her current state. The album itself might not be radical, but it is well-poised, and we meet a confident Dua Lipa who has proven her worth.

Kira-kira sing ndhuwur, Dua Lipa, iku manifestasi kebesaran liwat bakat kasar lan kakuatan, lan Future Nostalgia was a radical release (during a once-in-a-100-year pandemic) that may have saved everyone from insanity with its optimistic songs like "Levitating", Radical Optimism representasi perjalanan, ora mung tujuan.

Dadi iki album ing 5 paling streaming ing Spotify kabeh wektu, peran aktris ing Barbie lan Argyle, podcast (Dua Lipa: At Your Service) ing ngendi dheweke wis ngobrol luwih saka 100 tamu (termasuk Tim Cook, who flew to London to be interviewed by Dua from the comfort of her living room couch) on seemingly out-of-her-depth topics like AI, the biggest artist newsletter and book club in the world (Service95), perusahaan produksi, manajemen, lan penerbitan dhewe (RADICAL22), festival musik anyar paling apik ing Eropah (Sunny Hill Festival, featuring artists like Miley Cyrus, Calvin Harris, Martin Garrix, J Balvin), her charity organization, the Sunny Hill Foundation, kang wis dibangun warung kanggo anak-anak miskin antarane upaya amal liyane, lan akuisisi anyar katalog musik, Dua Lipa has succeeded massively in all her ventures. You would have to be a radical optimist to attempt any of these, yet Dua seems to effortlessly do it all. Dare we say, she’s the Elon Musk of Pop?

Sekarang Elon Musk bisa duwe hit ing ngembangake roket lan ngimplantasi chip otak, terowongan nuduh, ngirim ribuan satelit menyang ruang angkasa, ngoperasine X (sasar Twitter), ngembangake AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), nguripake pengendara otonom, lan ngembangake mobil listrik, Dua ngandika luwih. Dua Lipa iku ngembangake milyar-dollar empire, lan kabeh tanda-tanda ngandhingake sing bakal mbukak sadurunge sadurunge sadurunge sawetara sing bakal mbukak tujuan kasebut, kabeh nalika tampaknya uga ing vacation. Dua Lipa kang bisa ngajar kita kabeh leksi ing manajemen wektu. Ing tingkat sing dheweke bakal, kita ora bakal kaget yen dheweke ndeleng ing Mars sadurunge Elon.

Back to the music. For Radical Optimism, Dua says she wrote close to 100 songs, yet only 11 made it on the album. This is her first album in 4 years (has it really been so long since COVID-19 started?). While Taylor Swift and Beyonce gave us albums almost 30 songs long, we expected Dua to have more to say than 36 minutes and 35 seconds of runtime, especially given the gap between albums.

Lagu-lagu sing nyedhiyakake kepercayaan, content, lan canggih Dua LipaKevin Parker saka Tame Impala nuduhake produksi immaculate, lan vokal – nanging sedikit over-rehearsed lan kadang-kadang rasa kompres – ndadekake kanggo sempurna. Lyrics kaya ing "These Walls" ndadekake jujur lan chilling. Iku utamané feel-good ndeleng kabeh, apa ana ora ndadekake banget? Gone iku vokal raw lan emosional, emosi outpourings saka Debut Album, lan ing iku melodi lan garis lan vokal sing wis disempurnake note-by-note. Dua ora nggunakake kanggo ngandika babagan apa-apa liyane saka ngendi dheweke ana ing urip dhewe, kang ing lan-out saka romances, terus curated, lan ngembangake empire media. Iku album sing diputer kanggo apa-apa.

Speaking of which, Dua missed the opportunity to feature some great artists on the album. After all, her collaborations with Elton John, DaBaby, and Miley Cyrus gave us some of her greatest songs. A Troye Sivan feature on "Anything For Love" would have been welcomed. Perhaps we can get this for the remix?

We need this context to properly review Radical Optimism kanggo apa iku lan ora kanggo apa sing ora. judul, Radical Optimism, suggests something the album doesn't deliver – a radical sound – nor is it a Future Nostalgia 2.0. Instead, it shows where Dua is now and how she got here: raw talent and radical optimism. She's perfecting her musicality and bringing us into a world where things are pretty great. The production is velvety smooth, the vocals a little too perfect, and the lyrics precise. If Radical Optimism marks Dua Lipa perfecting kerajinan, kita bisa nunggu luwih musik saka dheweke ing ndhuwur.‍

Tarik favorit kita:

1. "These Walls"
2. "Training Season"
3. "Anything For Love"
4. "Maria"
5. "Houdini"

Bagi wong nostalgic kanggo Dua Lipa of her debut album, "Maria" is the closest you will get. Her low register delivers the same feeling now that she delivered on "Hotter Than Hell", reminding us why we fell in love with Dua Lipa ing panggonan iki.

Kuring njaluk premis saka Radical Optimism, you’ll enjoy it on repeat. Instead of seeking a radical change in sound, focus on the album's themes of confidence, gratitude towards past loves, and remaining hopeful for future relationships. Through this lens, Radical Optimism reveals a heartfelt journey of staying true to oneself as a hopeless romantic, despite life's ups and downs. We welcome Dua's kepercayaan era anyar lan nyedhiyakake Radical Optimism an 8.5/10.