![]() “I Wanna Die But I Can’t” functions as both a scream-along anthem about stunted emotional growth, and proof as to why Pronoun leader Alyse Vellturo needs to be playing bigger stages - who wouldn’t want to lose their mind to this chorus in an arena? Until then, the shaggy riffs and Vellturo’s yelps will have to suffice with soundtracking too-loud late-night drives. Pronoun, "I Wanna Die But I Can't ('Coz I Gotta Keep Living)".When was her purity lost? Did she burn, flying too close to the sun, or did she become a god in the process? And while we’re at it, what happened at the Men in the Music Business Conference in Orlando? Featuring one of her most disarming melodies and her best reflection on the loss-of-innocence trope to date, “ White Dress” is Chemtrails’ zenith. In it, she reminisces on her past - she was once an innocent teenager, a waitress in a summer- white dress. The opener for the first of her two 2021 albums, Chemtrails Over the Country Club, “ White Dress” sets a vivid, dynamic first scene for the otherwise lukewarm LP, with all the drama fans have come to expect from Lana Del Rey. When they’ve shown up with a reggae-tinged, sweetly sax-y bubblerock gem like this, who could turn them away? - ANDREW UNTERBERGER “Don’t Shut Me Down” was the set’s arguable highlight, a mildly meta plea from the group to an ex lover not to reject the new-and-improved version of themselves upon their return (“I’m asking you to keep an open mind/ I’m not the same this time around”). One of the year’s most gratifying LP releases was ABBA’s Voyage comeback set, a delightfully low-stakes set of shimmering pop confections with precious little imprint from the 40 years that had passed since the pop legends’ previous album. ![]()
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