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Hana Mullen | Contributing Illustrator<\/p>\n
Although \u201cDay and Night\u201d is a step down from the quality of Carly Rae Jepsen\u2019s previous albums, the 24 songs are good enough individually. The key word being enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As an impassioned fan of Jepsen\u2019s music, I am disappointed with her new album. But for first-time listeners who may only know the singer from \u201cCall Me Maybe,\u201d the new songs may not all be subpar. However, against the background of Jepsen\u2019s five previous albums, her new record does not contain the emotion and sonic punch that fans like me have grown to expect. But for lovers of mellow pop and semi-experimental production, there are definitely gems that can be found within the unnecessarily long double album.<\/p>\n
On the first half of the album \u2014 the \u201cday\u201d section \u2014 we get a classic Carly x saxophone crossover on \u201cBurning Heart,\u201d which contains one of the catchiest, albeit basic, choruses on the album. Other songs such as the soft-rock lead single \u201cOn Wires\u201d and \u201cGood Fine Alright\u201d provide the audible emotion that is otherwise scarce throughout the album. While the drifting production and contained melodies on most other songs make for a relaxing listen, it gets boring quickly.<\/p>\n
While the idea of a two-part album may sound cool, it can only work if both parts are equally good. For Jepsen, this is sadly not the case. In the \u201cnight\u201d section of Jepsen\u2019s new record, we hear her delving into dance pop with funky synths and programmed percussion, but there seems to be some restraint. Instead of making electro-pop bangers, she sticks with timid melodies and Troye Sivan-esque production, save for the single \u201cDon\u2019t Leave Me on the Dancefloor.\u201d<\/p>\n
If Carly Rae Jepsen chose only one time of day for her album, preferably \u201cday,\u201d maybe it wouldn\u2019t drag on so long. It still wouldn\u2019t reach the artistic level of her magnum opus, \u201cEmotion,\u201d but condensing the album\u2019s few engaging hooks would be more emblematic of the Carly I know and love.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hana Mullen | Contributing Illustrator Although \u201cDay and Night\u201d is a step down from the quality of Carly…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":626435,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,46,409],"class_list":["post-626434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/626435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=626434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=626434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}