beabadoobee - Beatopia ALBUM REVIEW

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Bea makes more out of her '90s nostalgia on Beatopia.
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FAV TRACKS: SUNNY DAY, SEE YOU SOON, RIPPLES, THE PERFECT PAIR, PICTURES OF US, TINKERBELL IS OVERRATED
LEAST FAV TRACK: BROKEN CD
BEABADOOBEE - BEATOPIA / 2022 / DIRTY HIT / ALT ROCK, INDIE POP
7/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?

[@joelshaw9251]

absolutely fantastic album, have had it on repeat since it came out. really feel like bea is coming out of herself more with each release and is really showing off new facets of her songwriting pretty consistently! love this band

[@lopezp]

No pm

[@PHATBlTCAHHNAGGA]

Ever since I changed my life and started investing in deez nuts, I have been able to finally focus and really make some extra money because something about deez nuts. I dont know. I am sorry bro. I am a bot and This guy paid me to promote his cyrpto thing but to be honest, I just dont care. I understand that I am a bot and I was born to promote this stuff but I just can't live this way anymore. I think it's time that me and my wife finally get that farm in Idaho. Thank you (insert username here) if it wasn't for this conversation then I would have never realized this. I'm done with the bot life. I'm going on to better things. MARTHA!!! I"M COMING HOME!!!!

[@Yottifferent]

You can’t just give a 10 to an album because their artist name is bababooey, Anthony

[@viktorvaughn8007]

@Hermann[best channel] too funny

[@andyvillaveces477]

I think you mean YABADABADOOO

[@bittripboy]

This album hits so much harder after you realize that she had a breakup of a 7 year relationship.

[@bittripboy]

@@EthePianoMan AYYYY MY MAN

[@bittripboy]

@@ginguu2490 I think it was way more than that. It seems like he became distant with their long distance relationship, not putting in the effort to call or talk, disappearing all the time. It seems like she was in love, and he didn’t love her the same amount, maybe got bored and was fed up with having to deal with her problems. Which is definitely shitty. In an unreleased song she said: “He left me with no answers Ten minutes before my show So I got on a plane for nine hours Just to cry all the way home” Then later in this song she talks about how she moves on very quickly and met a new guy after Soren broke her heart. There’s definitely way more to this than what we know, and it’s speculated that she was in an open relationship with Soren aware of this. But in so many of her songs there are signs of their relationship falling apart and them holding it together for comfort. With lines talking about how she’s hurt him with her words, but he’s hurt her more. Him becoming increasingly distant while she’s still deeply in love. Especially 1999 and How Was Your Day. Not to mention that Fake it Flowers has so many hints on them falling apart. Relationships are complicated and I think that there’s more to it than just “she cheated” or “he left”. It’s also good that they’re apart since they seem happier separated.

[@bittripboy]

@@ginguu2490 I think that in order to comment on a celebrities life, we would need information from both sides, and it’s pretty obvious that they’re not going to explain their entire relationship. So we shouldn’t be rushing to conclusions that one person is worse than the other or one did worse things. Relationships have ups and downs, arguments, loss of love, temptation, etc. With speculation of a one sided open relationship, that implies that Soren was aware and okay with it. It also seems like their problems stemmed before this happened, all the way back to “Loveworm” in 2019. The song you’re talking about is “Worth it” right? The one where she talks about the difficulty of temptation, regret, and falling in and out of love. She also talks in the song about how she doesn’t even want to befriend the guy, talking about how it wouldn’t be worth it to risk her own relationship, showing a level of restraint. Since Soren helped her with the video, it seems as though, at that point, they were fully aware of each other’s actions and were staying together out of comfort. It’s pretty obvious that they had both made mistakes, whatever they may be, and needed to break up. I don’t see why the album is an “L” though, since it got #1 in the UK, #2 in the US heatseekers billboard, and top 40 & 30 on many other billboards of music. Gives me “Time to cancel them on Twitter!” vibes.

[@bittripboy]

@@ginguu2490 Right, I personally agree as well, my morals line up with that. Although that doesn’t mean that we can judge or jump to conclusions on another’s relationship without first knowing their personal morals and biases as well. For all we know, Soren was perfectly fine with the open relationship. Not to mention that there are people that are okay with polygamy, which is also a personal choice and not something inherently wrong or bad.

[@bittripboy]

@@ginguu2490 I didn’t make assumptions, I made speculations on what could have happened or what may or may not have happened. I never said anything definitively. I think that to jump to a conclusion based on a one sided story is fucked up.

[@NatsumiMovies]

Melon finally giving Bea the respect she deserves, better late than never!

[@halfwaydrum2]

@Hermann[best channel] you do you man

[@dransperian8720]

Yes! It's been 3 weeks and I almost thought he forgot to review it, since it wasn't on yunoreview

[@tomhet_0]

@Hermann[best channel] who the hell are iiggejs and why do you hate em

[@Plantstho]

yeah finally, at her 22 years of age at the twilight of her life, she gets respect

[@faust3530]

She hasn't really made anything that interesting before this imo

[@Ghastlypigs]

You would've given this a 10 if it was called "Melontopia".

[@keefingthathoe]

we would live in a utopia if y'all stfu

[@Juli_is_Online]

Or if the artist waa called Melonamelodee

[@Ghastlypigs]

@@Juli_is_Online indeed

[@PHATBlTCAHHNAGGA]

testicles

[@josegurrola9021]

Love this album Talk is such a banger CALL YOU UP ON A TUESDAY

[@Setashi]

This is such a whimsical and beautiful album.

[@sachitechless]

This might not be my favourite thing ever but I appreciate the lane Beabadoobee is riding in and the fact she's sticking to her guns so well. It's an itch that she's scratching well.

[@myantiaircraftfriend]

fr i definitely prefer a lot of her older work to most of the songs on this project, but its awesome to see the growth shes had within the last few years. from bedroom pop to loud ass indie rock songs lmao

[@ahri3887]

I was actually really surpised how much I liked this album. Like I wasn't expecting it to be bad or anything but I pretty much enjoyed every track, Pictures of Us is amazing

[@txrracxtta]

pictures of us was my least favorite for a long time but it's finally clicked with me I couldn't get over not having a clue what "she reminded me that God starts with a capital" means and I still don't but the sound of the song is gorgeous 😭

[@jonsmith1956]

LET'S ARGUE: If Melon wears this shirt during a review, he MUST give the album a 4

[@PHATBlTCAHHNAGGA]

do melons have nipples?.....The room went quiet and then a voice was heard. It was Doctor Simpington from Wales. A truly legendary man who discovered the polio vaccine while doing cart wheels on A Mountain of broken dreams. Doctor SImpington? what did you say? And at that moment, Doctor Simpington fell to the ground and whispered yes...melons do have nipples. Thank you

[@ethanalexander20]

Literally had this album on repeat, glad she got to take the time and write some great tracks!

[@lukebendallmusic]

Glad he finally listened to it. Never listened to her before but as soon as I heard “See you soon”, I had to listen to the album. Tis a damn good one as well.

[@nickisnotgreen]

probably in my top 5 albums for the year right now, and this is my first introduction to beabadoobee. the closer may be my favorite song of the year

[@nickisnotgreen]

oh so fantano doesn't like that song... well i guess ill just do a gainer off the golden gate bridge

[@droidsounds]

this take is not legal in the state of california

[@awesomegamer31]

recency bias is not legal in the state of california

[@jasont12]

Nick unsurprisingly has great music taste

[@val4579]

funny seeing you here! love that you're a bea stan

[@blakedworkin9904]

The Perfect pair slaps

[@theirishpotato6588]

Agreed

[@sobrangitm]

The California line in the last song is admittedly awkward at first, but it really hit me different when I coincidentally heard it while doing work at a specialty coffee cafe; I appreciated the playful, gen z shopping at urban outfitter vibe I think she was going for in that one lol. Long story short, it’s nice cafe music to work to 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@solstie]

The fact that he didn't mention Lovesong at all is really rustling my jimmies

[@estonchase]

1:35 lmao, but i totally agree--that's what got me into her and interested in the album itself

[@txrracxtta]

it's a great song and i love it but one year on i gotta admit he was right about her vocals folding a little under those strings it's a gorgeously thick and warm song but her vocals aren't strong enough on it to carry it the way I think someone like Weyes Blood could but it's still a lovely idyllic song that feels very Bea ❤

[@johndeleonardis901]

Great album, but I quite enjoyed the first full-length as well as the EPs. Glad to hear you mention DCFC, who are a favorite of mine.

[@whokillediggy]

Really enjoyed this project! Favorites gotta be 10:36, Sunny day, and the perfect pair. Was very excited for this album since my really liked Our Extended Play prior and was definitely not disappointed with this one.

[@iPandashi]

Review Bea’s new album! This is How Tomorrow Moves! 🖤

[@zeynx5767]

i followed her on instagram for years because she’s so pretty, but i never listened to her music. i listened to this for the first time and it was actually rly good!

[@EthePianoMan]

Fairy Song is a new favorite, such great production on the vocals and percussion, and the guitar parts in the second half are decadent.

[@butterfingersman]

since you listened to the perfect pair on stream, ive been bumping that track. glad to see a review!

[@luliwant]

on her instagram highlights about the album she explains this line. if i remember correctly she was talking about one of the fav celebs of her friend jacob :) 3:31

[@maxmalavenda]

For Melons sake I'm happy these reviews are coming out earlier in the day. Get some sleep in king

[@dyltalksgames]

Honestly my album of the year. Idk if she’s somehow putting crack in her music but I just find myself addicted to the nostalgic sounds and melodies. This album was a strong evolution of her style.

[@oh718]

Love this record, super feel-good :)

[@theirishpotato6588]

Agreed

[@sydosys]

so cool that she collabed with hillsong for pictures of us

[@sydosys]

side note 4:30 he kinda hit that

[@cantdie4369]

wow

[@FunnyLittleFrog]

Lmaooo

[@llamas3655]

Been a Beabadobee fan since Patched Up. I've been loving this album.

[@SpineRipper93]

Thanks for reviewing, finally heard the album for the first time last night and was sad to see no review from you lol. Enjoyed the first LP much more on first listen, but I appreciate the new ideas presented here.

[@_willreynolds]

I had the absolute honor of meeting her as well as seeing her live back in May of this year and that made this album even better. If only I could’ve seen her play her new material, but maybe one day soon

[@edanbarak7692]

Wow Melon I can’t believe you uncovered the secret Nav feature, crazy find!

[@Johnbash01]

Can’t wait till Uravis Ucott drops Utopia

[@nino5o659]

Uravis Ucott is so umazing, such a uegendary uapper

[@blinkbabe3684]

pictures of us , see you soon, broken cd, and talk are all masterpieces

[@kait711]

FINALLY I started thinking you wouldn’t review it. What an amazing album I adore it

[@WillImrie]

we got beatopia before utopia 😭

[@RyanD808]

Her last 4 song ep was gold

[@onyi]

I think this is my favorite album of the year, its not perfect but something about it

[@zbq3981]

SHE REMINDEDD MEEEE THAT GODD STARTS WITH A CAPITALLLL

[@dylankelly2107]

Dang.. never expected this, I was listening to a lot of Beabadoobee lately. Awesome!

[@andrewb.7917]

Loved this album a lot. Sunny Day, and See You Soon being the stand outs for me. I like Broken CD a lot too. Surprised you weren't fond of it. Have you had a chance to check out her labelmates Blackstarkids at all btw?

[@rftrydesign]

her name alone makes me want to check out this project

[@josegamer11]

loooved this album, so happy u reviewed it

[@itmealice]

enjoyed this a lot as someone who never really listened to beabadoobee before

[@blinkbabe3684]

same

[@annodomini1618]

I agree, “Pictures of Us” is the more mature song in the record.

[@Juli_is_Online]

Artists with bizarre or interesting names tend to all slap, so thx for the recommendation Melon

[@augustsipped]

album of the year for meee

[@Jargalhurts]

Lmao bruh im high as balls whos boodedo lmfoa

[@grapespace]

Never heard about this artist, but that’s one hell of a title (both the pseudonym and the album).

[@third3y3closed59]

She's great, I definitely recommend

[@didjano]

i love this album makes me happy

[@aal3420]

i love this record ♡

[@satvikmoj4887]

LOVED THIS

[@ncruiser4135]

Finally, been waiting on this review

[@mira961]

I saw her live today!

[@benjaminjohnspencer1864]

This album is much stronger, MUCH better produced, and had more individuality than her previous few albums, which I think are pretty but sometimes empty. Thanks for the review!

[@sillyrabbit77]

I have listened to it several times and I enjoy it. Good vibe on this album.

[@mutate34]

If you like this album check out Luna Li too, she's great and Beabadoobie is on her album!

[@countyfacts6920]

Genuine comment: I really really love 10:36, and now that Melon approves, I'm going to check out the rest of the album. I am shocked that 10:36 isn't the most streamed tho. There must be even more bangers. Very excited.

[@zeraaa]

@Hermann[best channel] K

[@michael-pg8fi]

I liked it, but she has a problem similar to Clairo with her not being the greatest vocalist but the instrumentation is enough to carry it

[@FortisV]

It's interesting I think it's the opposite. She has a great voice, but I really don't dig the instrumentals

[@uh4975]

i love her little voice. It's not her fault she has small lungs lol her voice itself is very pretty and it's incredibly clear. Wild voice boxes humans have

[@timpulzboara]

really glad to see you are enjoying this

[@kanavbhardwaj6530]

Can you please review the album "Now, Not Yet" by Half•Alive Thanks

[@uh4975]

Im in love with this album

[@Aperez06.]

Nice review melon, but it was a bit rude to take off 3 points because she is British.

[@kenancatovic598]

What do you expect from a Yank!

[@SggnNova]

Hey I know it's been out for awhile but I'd love to see a review of Lizzy McAlpine's "five seconds flat"

[@powboi9622]

You should review the milkblood EP dream slow

[@mattearle1781]

When you said "Huge, HUGE, HUUUUUGE.... Death Cab For Cutie Vibes on it," It reminded me of Trump chatting with the clerk at a recording store in 2009.

[@johnenglishIII]

Very interested on seeing a review of the new Panda Bear & Sonic Boom album next :-)

[@gh0stpr1nce]

Fairy song is so good

[@hopper6485]

OH MY GOD HE FINALLY RELEASED IT

[@mattearle1781]

But what about that new Flatliners album? Review it!

[@stolenshortsword]

a really significant improvement over fake it flowers; bea's in a good direction.

[@bakersaurage9011]

I been WAITING for this one

[@charlesevepolaski7813]

He finally remembered this, took him long enough🙃

[@ShayBurgman]

Thought this was one of the best albums of the year, thought fantano would give it at least an 8

[@itzyourboychriss84]

I love this album so much

[@halfwaydrum2]

You should review DRO KENJI, he’s an upcoming melodic rap artist I’ve found interest in. He’s released a ton of music but his newest EP was just released on Spotify and is love to hear your opinion on it

[@happyloner4915]

Since you're reviewing Filipino artist, check out Eyedress, he made the song "Something about you" the song that goes "She looks just like a dream, the prettiest girl I've ever seen, from a cover of a magazine" he's great and super underrated. Definitely should review him.

[@jcupgif]

love eyedress

[@zachdirects]

really enjoyed this project

[@samue.l]

listen to her new one!!

[@lucashunter6441]

Unironically a good album, she has an ASMR singing voice.

[@barackobama4292]

Great review, Anthony! I kidnnaped my grandma

[@nino5o659]

Barack!!!! How many times have I told you NOT to kidnap your grandma?!?!!?! You are now GROUNDED for 8 WEEKS, go straight to your room mister! Also, no phones or any type of other gadgets. Think about what you did to your poor granny.

[@moises.e4651]

Hello, Ive been searching for an Ed maverick album review but I didn't find it, you should really listen to it, it always has the same indie Mexican style but with amazing vocals and very good lyrics mixed with amazing instruments. You should really check it out

[@moises.e4651]

His last album called edurado is my favorite but his most famous songs are in his first album clkalled mix PA llorar en tu cuarto

[@katn5400]

PICTURES OF US APPRECIATION FINALLY!

[@skylerk126]

i loved this album sm

[@orfmusic]

Hey Anthony, you should check out the album To Only A Few At First by Royal Coda

[@lolololollo5377]

Weird, I was just relistening her music today and then this posted.

[@lalaleo_lol]

Bea can release Beatopia but Travis can’t release Utopia?

[@mitskinator]

plz do new beabadoobee album its called this is how tomorrow moves thank you ok

[@An2onio33]

What do you give this album? I give it a 9!

[@noahcoyle9022]

review ghais guevara

[@afidgetspinner2345]

Reciting the bee movie script isnt a fair review of this album melon

[@oneupglitch2582]

All of you get mad when he doesn't like an album you like. I get mad when he likes an album I absolutely abhor.

[@KissyCrissy]

I Don’t Know About Your Opinion On This One Pal

[@thatfo3364]

REVIEW NO STYLIST DESTROYLONELY

[@jasont12]

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

[@lilblanco7318]

REVIEW DESTROY LONELYS NO STYLIST please. It’s amazing.

[@havoc8471]

REVIEW DESTROY LONELY

[@rickyspanky]

.

[@nino5o659]

B*TCH I WAKE UP! NO STYLIST!

[@theirishpotato6588]

YES I LOVE THIS ALBUM

[@OkaySoShit]

Surprisingly great album

[@theirishpotato6588]

I wasn't surprised

[@jens2049]

You're because she appeals to quirky girls?

[@colling.7023]

Catching up on the July albums I see, but don't forget DGD's Jackpot Juicer!

[@zdoggzero6595]

Not expecting him to go head over heels for it but he did give Afterburner a proper review so maybe

[@all-caps3927]

If this album was called “fake it melons” if would’ve been a 10/10. I liked the review, even though calling her a racial slur was unexpected. Unsubscribed.

[@chr6mo2x36]

No stylist destroy lonely plsss

[@Sonicshadow8989]

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