In fact she turns it around and uses him, “I’m a one night stand. It is all about a girl who meets a guy and knows he is one of those who will ruin her, but she does not let it happen. Again, a slow, minimal sound, and the lyrics, are what should be paid close attention to. The second quarter of the album starts with the first single, and only featured on the deluxe edition, “Hurricane,” which sounds like a warning of what is left to come. “Drive” goes back to the slow, intimate, normality of the album and uses the sounds of a car to start off the song and uses different aspects of a car for the rest of the song, making for a unique sound. She uses her own family history as the chorus of the song, as she stated in interviews, her parents had different musical tastes and she pays tribute to that by singing, “Raised on Biggie and Nirvana.” It is an anthem for the younger generations, and the sound of the song exemplifies that with its chant-like chorus. Her newest single off Badlands “New Americana” has the strongest beat in the first quarter of the album. While in this day and age, most Pop bands use the catchy beat to grab a listener, Halsey uses music as the backdrop and relies on what she is saying to get people’s attention. The song strongly deals with her bipolar disorder and the drugs the doctors had put her on making her not feel right. The lyricism is the most important aspect for most of her songs and this one is no different. “Hold Me Down” follows with its own simplicity, using a repetitive beat that grows for the chorus and drops for each verse. Adding the use of a hymn choir gives the song a gloomy air. Most debuts can carry about ten to twelve, but Halsey went above and beyond, recording sixteen! “Castle” starts off the album with a slow, sensual vibe, which is felt throughout most of the album. The best description of Badlands comes from Halsey herself, “I write songs about sex and being sad.” What was probably most surprising when starting this album is the amount of songs. In 2014, she released an EP, Room 93, which got her touring with several bands, like Imagine Dragons and The Weeknd, until she finally nailed the title of headliner for her own tour to promote her debut studio album, Badlands, released by Capitol Records on August 28th. When Ashley Frangipane, more commonly known as Halsey, started posting videos of her singing covers, and parodying famous songs with her own lyrics on YouTube, she probably did not think it would begin her quick rise to success.Īt the young age of twenty, she has gained notoriety not only for dubbing herself ‘tri-bi’ (bi-racial, bi-sexuality, and bipolar), which has made her a strong female empower-er to many young girls around the world, but also for her lush vocals, accompanied by her journal-like lyricism, and new Indie/Pop sound.
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