Solange Embodies Effortless Cool, Carly Rae Jepsen's Passable and A Star Is Born Again
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Y: Ellie Goulding, “Flux” – As far as ascending, sentimental piano pop ballads go, I was not expecting greatness from Ellie Goulding. “Flux” is good—minimal only in musicality (she goes there with her vocals)—a soft dirge for a past relationship gone awry. I still miss her big, blockbuster-sized anthems, but this ain’t bad! —Maria Sherman
It’s… fine: Carly Rae Jepsen, “Now That I Found You” – Carly Rae Jepsen has consistently released beloved pop bangers, which is only unfortunate if you consider the big shoes she’s forced to fill whenever she releases a new track: her own. I wasn’t big on “Party For One” and her latest, “Now That I Found You” is equally… fine. It’s passable, not “Cut to the Feeling,” or “Boy Problems,” but I’m still hopeful for the future. The big, life-affirming single has yet to drop. —MS
It’s… fine: Carly Rae Jepsen, “Now That I Found You” – Carly Rae Jepsen has consistently released beloved pop bangers, which is only unfortunate if you consider the big shoes she’s forced to fill whenever she releases a new track: her own. I wasn’t big on “Party For One” and her latest, “Now That I Found You” is equally… fine. It’s passable, not “Cut to the Feeling,” or “Boy Problems,” but I’m still hopeful for the future. The big, life-affirming single has yet to drop. —MS