Rapid Fire Reviews: Poptomism with Carly Rae Jepsen, M.I.A and Phoenix
It's gonna be a blitz at the end of the year as I try to cover as many of the records I've been meaning to as possible. That also means the categories are gonna get looser and looser, just like this very generous and sweeping use of the term "pop" to cover everything we're talking about today. The Loneliest Time - Carly Rae Jepsen This one is totally my bad. I love Carly and this record absolutely deserved a full review closer to its release date. It just happened to come out during a busy week and get shelved for a while but I've been listening to it a lot since it came out. That's because this record despite the inconsistencies does have some songs that are just as amazing of high points as her previous two. That started with the singles which I liked quite a bit collectively highlighted by the glittery anthem Talking To Yourself and the breezy infectious lead single Western Wind , but it isn't limited to the singles. That includes the opening tra...