![]() The husky tones in their voices melt perfectly and this is one of those collaborations that fit both artists involved like a glove. The eighties inspired pop anthem is a total earworm and echoes the vibe of Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Physical’ in the chorus, but adds a more rock oriented sound with a filthy bass line. ‘Prisoner’, featuring British pop star Dua Lipa, was released as the second single of the album last week. This is easily one of the absolute best ballads of her career so far. The raw edge on her vocals makes the emotions in the lyrics even more tangible as Cyrus sings to a former lover how they are better off without her as ‘angels like you can’t fly down here with me’. I can already picture a full arena singing along with her. Even after hearing it only a few times, it already sounds like a classic that could have been released in the nineties. With ‘Angels Like You’, which is the song pushed on the New Music Friday playlists of Spotify, Miley serves an actual rock power ballad. It contrasts with the guitar solo of the middle-eight and both turn up the track another notch, as if it even needed that! I am a sucker for a good post-chorus and this tune has an outstanding one with a soaring melody line. The rhythm of ‘Plastic Hearts’ is swinging throughout and the chorus is another properly explosive moment. The sound of the intro seems to be a nod to The Rolling Stones’ sixties hit ‘Sympathy For The Devil’, while the lyrics reference ‘California Dreamin’ by the Mamas and the Papas. Next up is the title track ‘Plastic Hearts’, written and produced by the same team as the album opener. In the lyrics (written by Cyrus, Ali Tamposi, Andrew Wotman, Louis Bell and Ryan Tedder, a team that penned quite a few tunes on the record) Cyrus is unapologetic about moving on after a break up and not wanting to be with someone else. ![]() ![]() The rawer sound she has been pushing lately is made for in-your-face songs like this. The upbeat and outspoken ‘WTF Do I Know’ has an early noughties punk pop vibe to it and Cyrus pulls it off so well vocally. ![]() A Bit of Pop Music reviews Miley’s new album Plastic Hearts track by track!įor everyone still in doubt of the direction of this record, Cyrus decided to load up the first tune with an explosive, guitar heavy, rock sound. She served one of the best singles of the year with ‘Midnight Sky’, but does the rest of the record live up to the excellence of this tune. A couple of break ups later, she started to play around with an eighties pop sound with heavy rock influences. When Younger Now came out in 2017, Cyrus was in a completely different phase of her personal life and career. It feels like a lifetime ago that Miley Cyrus last released an album. ![]()
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