STACK #207 Jan 2022

FEATURE MUSIC

Halsey If I Can‘t Have Love, I Want Power

aesthetic of her last album, 2017‘s critically acclaimed Melodrama ; on Solar Power , the musician leaps from the metaphorical dusk into the literal sunshine... Buoyant then poignant, she shimmies delicately through sonic pastures which release the old angst like dandelion fuzz into the sunlight.” (Universal) ZKR Nirvana Nevermind (30th anniversary edition) IN REVIEW “When Nirvana released Nevermind in 1991, they put an unrelenting exploration of psychological wounds into the hands of a generation of teenagers, and encouraged them to destroy the furniture... A study in both pop and punk (but not an amalgamation), it exists as a reminder to all who followed that Nirvana did it first, and did it best.” (Universal) JP

IN NUMBERS 2: Number of bandmembers from Nine Inch Nails who produced If I Can‘t Have Love, I Want Power (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross); the pair also co-wrote all tracks with Halsey

ABBA Voyage IN REVIEW “A thrilling addition to the Swedish pop phenomenon‘s already-spectacular

discography…There‘s an innocent earnestness to ABBA that‘s unmistakable, oh-so-rare and frankly adorable. Perfect diction draws us into each song‘s evocative storyline as we gleefully draw comparisons to fave ABBA songs from yonder years.” (Universal) BC Elton John The Lockdown Sessions IN NUMBERS 32: Number of studio albums Elton John has released 2: Number of albums John released in 2021; the first was Regimental Sgt. Zippo , released in June of that year, and was originally recorded and intended to be John‘s debut album in 1969 2: Number of Stevies which feature on The Lockdown Sessions (Stevie Wonder on Finish Line , and Stevie Nicks on Stolen Car )

1452: Year in which the painting Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels was created by Jean Fouquet; Halsey‘s cover art image is modelled on this Renaissance work 1: Number of awards for which the album is nominated at the 64 th Grammys (Best Alternative Music Album) Lorde Solar Power IN REVIEW “The cover of the third

album from dream-pop mastermind and ‘prettier Jesus‘ Lorde is the first clue that the New Zealander is stepping cheekily away from

the moody chiaroscuro- amongst-the-bed-linen

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