August.28.2015
Welcome to the badlands...
Today my girlfriend Halsey (if you follow me on social media and are up to date with my YouTube videos you will know all about the girlfriend situation) released her debut album Badlands!
I can't even begin to describe how proud and how many warm and fuzzy's I have for Halsey - this album is honestly incredible and I can't remember the last debut album I heard that absolutely smashed it first go.
As soon as I woke up this morning I went straight down the street (don't worry I won't make this story into a novel) to by local JB HiFi.. When I got to the Music section the lady was stacking Halsey's album and was like "Do you need some help?". Of course I played it cool and told her I was fine, you know, it's not like I ran here to just get this album or anything.
Anyway, when she finished stacking I was looking for the deluxe version and couldn't find it ANYWHERE! I asked the lady if they had it and she said they only had ordered two copies in and had hidden them.. Lol, now there's one and it is mine 😁
So for today's blog post, I thought I would do a first impressions of the tracks I've yet to hear but tell them to you, emoji style. HERE GOES!
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The day or so before Badlands was released, my friend Aly and I decided that I would text her my emoji responses to each song because she would be in school, and me obviously not and also because I actually have no idea why... I guess it was just fun?
Castle
😳😁(mixed together)😏😁😎😵 I'm so dead!!
This is the first song on the album and I was absolutely dead and overwhelmed within the first 30 econds of listing. For an album I've been ready for, for ages now.. I was like, If this was what I was hearing at the start of the album gods knows what's to come!
Roman Holiday - there's honestly no emoji cause I'm just smiling whilst bobbing around doing the hand/arm thing you do at gigs - This is my feel good song.
Colors 😱😱😱😱 I have warm fuzzy's - There's a note Hals hits out of the blue and it makes you weak at the knees!
Colors pt.2 - 🚬🔮
These emojis, listening back now I can't quite remember why I picked them.. Although the I think it's because I got The 1975 vibes mixed with a bit of magic?¿
Strange Love - 😵😱😏
the emojis and text says it all.. hehe
Coming Down - 😕😌😶
I think it's going to take me a few tries to be at piece with this song, don't let the emojis confuse you though! I do like, it's a song that I think if you needed some space you just go and lay on your bedroom floor with your legs up on the bed, chill and just listen.. shed a few tears maybe
Haunting - Ellie Goulding vibes, 🔮😊😁, one of my faves
I absolutely love this song! The fact that it reminds me of Ellie Goulding.. like that's both of my two favourite female artist in one song(almost.. you get what I mean).
Gasoline - 🎎✨😳💅🏼👌🏼💪🏼
Okay, the start and throughout the whole song reminds me of Japan and other Asian countries. The beat of the sting instrument is so chill and magical and then BAM, Halsey smashes into the chorus and you're just there like "yes girlfriend!" and feel like you should be kicking some ass whilst it's playing.
Control - 🎻🏃🏻😌❄️(<- it's chill)👌🏼
Not too sure why I chose the violin and not the piano emoji but nevertheless. Control is a song I just want to run to, through the woods, on a treadmill, in my head.. It's so chill and just makes me just want to be doing some kind of physical activity.
Young God - 😗🔦💕👫👬👭😱😍
I Walk The Line - starts kinda like Ghost, 😎😌😴🎻🎷
The last song on Badlands and it concludes the album so well.
The beginning instrumental is similar to Ghost which I find really cool. No, the sleepy emoji isn't implying that the song is boring - it's just another song I want to lay down on my bedroom floor and listen to.
I hope you all enjoyed this blog post! Halsey absolutely smashed it, I can't wait for her to bring Badlands to Australia!!
If you have listened to Badlands leave a comment below with your thoughts or tweet or Instagram me @ImogenL05 and we can have lil chat :)
- Imogen .xx
