I listened to Halsey's "If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power"

[@iximusic]

Sorry about having to remove all the lovely music and along with it, some of my reactions, but thanks for watching! My overall feeling? I really like the album overall, and am growing obsessed with about 4 different tracks that have been swirling in my head all day! (Bells in Santa Fe, Lilith, I am not a woman, I'm a god, and Whispers) What are your favorites right now?

[@ScottHodgins29]

I’m all about The Tradition. There’s something desperate but defiant about the sound that really pulls me in. It reminds me of Florence and the Machine in some ways - especially the bridge. Really great video, by the way! Your analyses are really cool. I like how you think.

[@iximusic]

@@ScottHodgins29 I have a feeling the visuals for that song are powerful.

[@CeaneCilias]

I also really like Bells in Santa Fe, plus The Lighthouse (reminds me of Non-Entity, if it were sped up a bit). The bonus track People Disappear Here is also one of my favourites, I'm kind of annoyed it wasn't on the main release!

[@kaicanyonellis]

I've listened to this album probably twelve times already myself. It is a revelation. Definitely love the three songs you mentioned. Also can't get enough of "You asked for this", "1121" , and "Tradition".

[@kaicanyonellis]

BTW, she just posted her hour long interview about the album with Apple Music 😍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGrYqHiJha93bLc

[@itdreamsme]

I’m already OBSESSED with this album! Simple brilliant! But I’ve been a fan of Halsey since her beginning, and of course a fan of NIИ since the early 90s. Twice as happy with them together, doing things no one expected. 😎🖤

[@quartani]

Same because I don’t think it’s so much better to introduce younger kids to the best album I have memory of my teens and I have had a little hope to see them really interesting and learn about my favorite teen memories of the pretty hate machine in this generation and have been a little bit more intense lately about her music and Billie eillish but I feel like it’s my own favorite memories of the teen age memories I have had been thinking about today. She is just a little bit more rocking in her own music now she is definitely still intense but she is almost intense. It’s been a weird thing to say I was extremely intense in the past few days having my feelings and over obsession with the i am not a woman but a God song.

[@Shen_YouTube_]

1st timer regarding Halsey, fan of Mr Reznor’s work since high school in the 90s.

[@mythgirl123456789]

What makes me happy is this is the album that a lot of alternative fans just dreamed Halsey would make especially if their favorite album is Halsey's first, Badlands. The fact that it takes it a step beyond that is really satisfying. It's the most rock sound we've heard from her. My only critique is the production on the rockier songs. It sounds like all instruments are amplified in a box. It's very condensed but loud. There's other pop artists making similar distorted choices when they play with rock in their songs. If it's a trend at all, I hope it doesn't continue personally. I like when instruments are more clean and clear sounding even if they are heavy.

[@sp0ngeb00b7]

Yes, I love Easier Than Lying and that chorus is phenomenal, but the production makes it almost unlistenable unfortunately :( I don't feel this is as much of an issue with Honey though?

[@FabrizioChiruzziChannel]

I love badlands, and I agree that the production isn't the best here. but I may think that they wanted to sound more synth/industrial with a low fi production. I definetely prefer the badlands production.

[@sp0ngeb00b7]

@@FabrizioChiruzziChannel I feel they could've achieved a more lo-fi sound without making some portions sound completely compressed and without depth, though. Just some poor decisions on Trent/Atticus' parts, which is unfortunate seeing as they were the main appeal for a lot of new fans.

[@iximusic]

I noticed that the mixing seemed to work against the song in Easier Than Lying and maybe a few others. In Easier Than Lying, the contrast between the very present, clear drum groove with the rimclicks and the full on smashy part, which was I don't know....muddy, soft, low energy? maybe wasn't the strongest choice. I would put this responsibility on the recording and mixing engineers more than the producers and Halsey.

[@Bradley_Lute]

I'm assuming Honey was with Dave Grohl and the country song was Lyndsay Buckingham. I really like the songs but I hear what you mean. They probably sounded too quite next to the Reznor Ross tracks so they compressed them.

[@hankdoster6094]

You’re not crazy, I’d say she’s rapping too. It’s really interesting and lovely hearing these catchy pop/rap flows over their amazing and darker production. It really gives their music a new type of energy. I love it!

[@blakewalker8011]

Yeah I also heard the triplet stuff as melodic rap, and really just an extension of what she’s been doing on previous records.

[@te9591]

Check out Dana Dentata.

[@ArcaneStrain]

The descending scale in “I’m not a woman” Trent has used before in his cover of Bowie’s “ I can’t give everything away”

[@soaribb32]

Trent producing Halsey sounds like a fever dream. I'll check it.

[@gglovesgorillazmj7784]

omg yesss it really is

[@Bradley_Lute]

It's REALLY good. Their music works well together. She wrote the melodies and vocals and they handled arrangements. Halsey apparently reached out to them and said she's been ripping them off for some time. I don't hear it lol.

[@nomadscorpio]

“I am not a woman I’m a god “ is such an amazing song. The Trent influence is so strong and it sounds amazing. ❤️

[@FabrizioChiruzziChannel]

true. best song of the album

[@PianoDan419]

Ending of “You asked for this” is the chord progression Trent used in “In This Twilight”, running through what sounds like the guitar effects from the end of “A Drowning”… that key change is so satisfying!

[@andrewmodel101]

Yesssss I keep listening to this song just so I can hear the last 2 minutes. Excellent catch!

[@PianoDan419]

@@andrewmodel101 haha, same! I have a weird fixation on segments of certain Trent songs... the bridge from "Various Methods of Escape", the last section of "In Two"... slowing it down and letting it breath is something Trent has always been clutch at. The end of YAFT is very much the same!

[@jadabazadaba]

Yes I like "you asked for this" only bc of that part!

[@andrewmodel101]

@@PianoDan419 you seem like a kindred spirit of mine as I really hone in those moments too haha

[@andrewmodel101]

@@jadabazadaba oh I love the entire song too but that outro is so exhilarating

[@blakewalker8011]

Thank you for making my little pophead brain happy with this tonight. Also, as someone who was already a Halsey fan from her first album (and a lifelong NIN fan), this is a departure, yes. But not so wildly different that it weirded me out. Halsey is still very much herself here. But it just sounds like now NIN is her backing band, lol. Of course as a huge Reznor fan I have a severe bias.

[@kaicanyonellis]

Love the comment about Halsey with NIN as her backing band 😂 This is by far my favorite work from Halsey, so after listening to this album twelve times I went back through previous releases to check if the NIN DNA was always there waiting to be brought out... And sure enough, it does feel like this album is where her music was always beautifully destined to evolve. She's an artist who's willing to take chances. That's very exciting.

[@terrenceimosley9483]

This was so interesting! I learned so much. I learned I really like clashing tones and dissonance. Thank you letting us learn with you.

[@whiskeyrivers]

Halsey kinda does what ever the hell she wants. From County to Industrial. This pairing actually made sense when I and other fans heard the news.

[@mtzfox]

Definitely into it. This album has been running through my head in a good way for weeks now.

[@alexisnguyen7773]

As a Halsey fan that has a more eclectic taste in music, I loved the album. Im happy it’s different than what they’ve done before. I think they did a good job at not alienating the fan base too much, while adding a different sound and fan base to the album.

[@pedrohenriquemartins6466]

as a halsey fan i feel like this is the album they always wanted to make and i’m so proud 🥰great review! ❤️

[@llifeofllauren]

First-time Halsey listener, already listened to this album a number of times this weekend. The first opening notes are so obviously Reznor-esque, got goosebumps across a number of tracks, too. Pretty solid album, thanks for analysing as always 💛💛💛

[@mikecochran1759]

"Darling", man I was not expecting that song. That song got to me. It's so tragically beautiful. You are correct this album is very good and it's definitely got Trent all over it.

[@rickboyauz]

I was hoping you would review this, as soon as I heard the opening bars of "The Tradition" I was hooked. Also, I loved that I was thinking "yeah, this is Trent" and Ixi is "it reminds me of this song, that song, etc"...so specific, I wish I had your memory

[@theelectricmoney]

I’m a Halsey fan and a Trent/Atticus fan & very much focus on lyrics when I listen to Halsey’s music. So your review was so interesting from a melody perspective, thank you!

[@iximusic]

I was playing some of these tracks last night for a friend that focuses more on lyrics and it was really enriching to hear her talk about them. Halsey's a damn poet.

[@Mooshie1979]

Same!!!

[@watchclark6482]

From a production standpoint, I called this out as a reference album for all future work. It's just so solidly and evenly mixed, everything has it's place and it sounds amazing. I'm a big fan of the synth heavy tracks (Bells, 1121, Woman/God) but I agree that the ending of the Lighthouse is just transcendental, and I think Trent is doing backing vocals there. Easier than Lying is interesting because those power chords on guitar during the chorus are a rarely used progression, but they're so much fun to play (the final chord uses the A string as the base, but the low-E can be sloppily strummed and it still works). You called out a bunch of things that are very NIN-esque, but after the promotion, I think it's the little touches that really make this album. Not using drums on a bunch of songs. That little synth riff on the second half of the ending bridge for Woman/God (F# G# / F# G# G# F#). That Lighthouse outro with the laconically plucked acoustic guitar and the dreamy, oceanic vocals... yeah, it's a masterpiece.

[@allymunro4048]

This is a great review, loved your nerdtastic thoughts! Long time Halsey fan here - I think a lot of us have been waiting for this version of H. As an artist, I love seeing other artists make work that fulfills them internally rather than being pressured by external forces. Halsey fans always expect the unexpected, and are always pleasantly surprised!

[@Bradley_Lute]

This album is so good. Halsey is undeniably very talented. Her vocals and melodies worked so well with the arrangements and production by the duo. Amazing and adventurous pop. But pop is very adventurous right now with artists like Grimes, WILLOW, Benee, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo.

[@patrickmccabe2078]

As such a huge NIN fan and passing casual Halsey fan I loved this. Her track on the birds of prey soundtrack (margot robbie harley quinn movie) was great called experiment on me. This is another level though. NIN isnt what it was 20 years ago but the evolution Trent has taken through Ghosts and scoring films (Oscar winner for a Pixar movie lol) and now producing pop artists is so much fun and diverse. I loved the 3 eps as well but it's been 8 years since hesitation marks. I have a feeling the next NIN lp is gonna be epic. Fingers crossed for a year zero sequel called year 1

[@SH-hu3sp]

The world needs a new NIN album.

[@nikkis7375]

Halsey is beyond incredible to me. The album exceeded my high expectations for her ❤️I’ve had this album on repeat since the night it came out. I loved your reaction and input!

[@Arenow]

I actually loved the first listen AND keep liking it more and more. There's lots of NIN in the sound, but it's definitely something else. Thanks for sharing you reaction!

[@rikuapologist]

i've been a halsey fan for a while now and honestly every album of theirs has a unique overall sound/mood (though with those distinct halsey "fingerprints", like you said), though of all the albums i think IICHLIWP has absolutely been her most cohesive, mature and strongest. idk what i was expecting from halsey's newest work but it wasn't an unsettling, dark album with grunge/punk/rock influences and i LOVE that SO much it's definitely my favourite thing they've ever released

[@tannermilliken1370]

Oh Ixi I love how you stated at the end of your video that you’re glad it’s in the world!! We desperately need more of this now more than ever!

[@jm71681]

Made me so happy to see you review and breakdown this album. As a NIN fan, not knowing anything about Halsey, I was blown away by the overall work. So many of my own conclusions were the same as yours, specifically commentary on the shortness of some of the tracks; that was one of my biggest gripes with it. Would love to hear her voice cover Reptile now 🤣

[@jadabazadaba]

I am so glad I've found you ixi. I dont know anyone in my life that's as into music as I am (with similar taste).... I've been meaning to check this out and I finally did. I love Tradition, Whispers, I am not a woman i am a god, and the end of "You asked for this" is so yummy (the part that starts at 2:26)

[@iximusic]

Aw :) (I really dig that part too, dayum!) Tradition is so haunting. Today Bells in Santa Fe made me cry in my car haha.

[@aidandoyle3570]

This is my favorite Halsey album i think, (since you’re asking for opinions on it as a Halsey fan) i’ve loved her since her first album, and her style has evolved in many different ways, but knowing this is the album that shes always wanted to make, and with how it just feels Right...it just brings me so much joy. Like, this really feels like Halsey in the most perfect way

[@yourfacehere_]

Having the production and the vocals almost battling each other is very much a Halsey thing as well, because most of their songs are, in a sense, battles. Battles with her own brain, unhealthy patterned behavior, abusive exes, the media and the public. Their brain is a war zone

[@RichardAcevedo2814]

oh my god, this was awesome. worth it for some of your reactions alone. literally had me in laughter and tears!

[@SKETCHUMOR]

Absolutely love this video.. Idk how musicians can hear a song and just play the song in a second with the right chords! Amazing.

[@iximusic]

It might seem like magic but it's not as hard as it looks! If you want to learn you might start by checking out an ear training app like Earpeggio or Perfect Ear! 🎶

[@KoenvMeijel]

I was wondering if you were gonna cover this album and I'm very glad you did! Nine Inch Nails was one of my main bands I listened to in high school and then I started listening to Halsey when she released her debut album right before I went to college, so this collaboration is like a fever dream to me. I remember when I heard the debut album I thought like wow there's a lot of industrial elements hidden in the production, so when this one got announced it just made sense. I'm very glad it's out there. I hope that if time and KZbin policy allows it you'll dive deeper into a couple of these songs.

[@JDsgreatz28]

Girl, I've been waiting for u to cover this 👍👍

[@maryraywade3892]

You should also listen to one of the bonus tracks called "People Disappear Here", there's a solo part with guitar and piano clashing and it's so interesting

[@JasonChamberlain]

Lilith sounds like something off hestitation marks, with pino palladino on the bass. Kinda like various methods of escape or all time low. Love everything about this album!!!

[@darrenmcmahon4215]

I can't listen to this song now without visualising Pino bobbing his head in his particular way. Does sound like a Pinoesque bass groove.

[@zerocz8655]

And that vocal part by Trent in The Lighthouse 🥰

[@bencarkhuff8657]

I listened to album 4x now and I think it works but i agree what you said early on that some time you cant help zone out because its still a pop album despite reznor and atticus production. Vocals do play a important instrument. I was hoping it would of been a bigger produced how to destroy angels vibe but just missed the mark for me on couple tracks

[@tedwards1025]

So cool to see your reaction to the production choices with your knowledge of NIN's discography!

[@waldemarstiller9397]

I love the record, sound and voice fit perfectly. Great production.

[@hereticerik]

Another great video. Thank you for making youtube better!

[@3zyPL]

"Sounded like hurt! Not anymore." My exact thoughts when I started streaming this album xD

[@mauriciomandara5946]

Love your channel ! Thanks for sharing

[@kuurak5733]

as a halsey fan i fucking love this album!! her fans have been begging for a "punksey" album for a long time so this was exactly that, but still had all the halsey elements. i lovelovelove the weird choices and how every song in this album is so different but still goes together perfectly. it works on its own but also seeing the music in the movie was MAGICAL. anyways, loved hearing your thoughts on it from a more musical perspective!!

[@iximusic]

Right on! Thank you for watching :)

[@sarlacc_salesman_99]

I've been a halsey fan since 2015 and I got really into NIN around 2019. This project was such an pleasant surprise for me! I adore hearing how these two artists' sounds and styles have blended on this album -- I think it's great, coming from a fan of both

[@DJKuroh]

The extended triplet flow has definitely been ingrained as a Rap Cadence due to trap music. So even with a light melody it comes off as a very hiphop vibe when singers do it.

[@toolshed0513]

I've been looking for someone to react to this album since I first heard it on Friday, and your take was top notch. I had never listened to Halsey before going into this album, but I really enjoyed a lot of what this album had to offer.

[@MonaamiPal]

you're so well versed in music theory!🥺🥺love the way you explained your observations! since how many years have you been studying music theory?

[@smkh2890]

Thanks, that's really useful! i listened to some of the Halsey album, and it is really Trent using her as a vocalist. I like the rhythms but i got over my existential angst decades ago.

[@iximusic]

That's one way to look at it! Halsey wrote all the vocals and lyrics for the demos. Then Trent and Atticus reproduced the songs but they didn't change the vocals.

[@ASJattar]

i subscribed as soon as u played the tradition by ear so talented and awesome reaction!!

[@iximusic]

Thank you 😁

[@idres5070]

been waiting for your reaction to Halsey's new album!!!

[@Mooshie1979]

Lyrically it’s Halsey to me. The music is next level. I’ve not listened to any NIN besides Closer 🤣🤣🤣 As a Halsey fan this is just addictive… not sleepy .. interesting and just got so much guts!

[@nickd.9882]

I was hoping you would do thisssss!!!

[@EYErobot]

I think this is a better than average pop record thanks to Trent and Atticus producing it. I don't love her voice 100% of the time but the production is of course, appealing to me. I think it's great that Halsey chose this riskier and exciting direction to go in.

[@nikkis7375]

I think that’s a huge slap in the face to Halsey lol. I feel all her albums are incredible, including this one as her best. But to say only this album is above average just because of other people is a big diss lol

[@EYErobot]

@@nikkis7375 I meant it as more of a slap in the face of other artists if that helps. I just think that it's a great artist/producer combination and certainly meant as a compliment to all involved.

[@ace.of.space.]

i am a casual halsey listener and have a lot of respect for but little knowledge of Nine Inch Nails, so i learned a lot from this, great video!

[@maryn7097]

Go listen to her album "Badlands" and it will make this collab make a lot more sense (her track "Gasoline" was given the NIN treatment as a bonus track for this new album). I Like NIN and adore Halsey and knew their musical stylings would blend beautifully if we got more music like Badlands... and that's what we got and I'm 1000% in love with this album. Also would recommend listening to Halsey's track "Experiment on Me" from the Birds of Prey soundtrack. I hoped she would move more in that direction with her music and again, I'm pretty damn satisfied.

[@iximusic]

Will do!

[@thisdaym]

Halsey & NIИ: a match made in purgatory ✨

[@FaithY3n]

this is such an amazing album review, i hope halsey sees this

[@eugenegutierrez2903]

Absolutely enjoyed this analysis!!! Looking forward to listening to the vinyl when it arrives with your notes in mind (always adds to my listening experience 🙌❤️) - thanks for this! Job well done!!!

[@JuanRodriguez-ie1jx]

Hey!! I’ve been a Halsey fan since 2015 and I can really say this is her best album for sure. It’s really not that different but at the same time it is, her first album was very much a popppier and more naive version of this album while she has always expressed her love for rock and industrial music and since a while has been releasing songs with these sounds!

[@lilithompson556]

The whispering in the track Whispers seems like a direct nod to the NIN track I Do Not Want This. Would be interested to hear if anyone had that take.

[@iximusic]

I enjoyed that but I really can't say if it's an intentional nod!

[@lilithompson556]

@@iximusic That's fair enough actually, there aren't any musical comparisons but lyrically thought it was a fun comparison that really stood out to me. Also Trent's backing vocals on The Lighthouse were such an unexpected treat! Thanks so much for this vid!

[@catmintjulep]

It also feels like a companion song to Control from her Badlands album.

[@RoxanneGeoffroy]

Halsey fan here, in love with this collab and love this analysis from a musician point of view !!!! Just even makes me appreciate the artistry of this album even more! I recommend seeing the film to fully grasp the concept. When i first listen to Kayne’s Jesus is king I was like ok cool, but when I saw his film on Sunday morning at IMAX theatre i was like OOOOK that’s it all means, so I would imagine it giving it the same kinda of explanation for IICHLIWP!

[@kohhna]

Love it! Yes I enjoyed the album too. Particularly Girl is a Gun (the production on which reminded me of breakcore, the fun danceable kind which I love) and I am not a woman, I'm a God, but they're all pretty good. Need to go back and pay attention to the lyrics this time.

[@ambernorris1773]

As a huge HALSEY fan this is somewhat different from what she’s put out in the past but I’m living for it!! So glad they collab’d

[@ChordataWax]

I loved this album, but also been a fan of Halsey since Badlands. I listened to it not knowing Trent and Atticus were involved. It was an emotional experience. Certain parts brought tears to my eyes like the opening of a symphony. I’m stoked they synched up. Saw NIN in Detroit Fall 2018, amazing show. Bought 7th row the day of from desperate scalpers for $60, seems like a lifetime ago now.

[@carlalegaspi4304]

How could you remember all those chords right awayyy?!?? So amazingg

[@iximusic]

It might seem like magic but it's not as hard as it looks! If you want to learn you might check out an ear training app like Earpeggio or Perfect Ear! 🎶

[@patrickmccabe2078]

Also Lindsey Buckingham did the guitar on Darling and Dave Grohl was on drums for Honey

[@Shen_YouTube_]

New and fun! Thanks for the video.

[@thatbicatlady]

This is the coolest reaction I love it

[@rjs617]

So many triplets… Still love the album. Thank you for doing such a deep dive into the music.

[@ana_lynn_w2959]

Halsey fans are loving the choices she made in this album but I think they arent unusual. Maybe compared to some singles but not album songs.

[@xabiernunez]

You’re so talented 😲

[@tobiasforsner]

I've been waiting for this video since I heard of Halsey releasing a NIN-produced album :)

[@r_k_f]

and the waves come crashing down.... Damn Trent really shines on song outtro's sometimes.

[@iximusic]

You're so right. I have too many video ideas but one of them is noteworthy NIN intros and outros.

[@TimConceivable]

3:26 that groove on Easier Than Lying: it's kind of a Bauhaus (Bela Lugosi's Dead) thing.

[@ChordataWax]

If music makes me cry, for how dead I feel inside, its hooked me. When Pop meets Industrial.

[@weiss5187]

“Or it’s just dope!” had me dying lol

[@ladyvader139]

I've always liked Halsey, she wrote all of the lyrics and melodies, and then sent the vocal stems to Trent and Atticus so they could build all of the music around it. I love this album.

[@770yd1n5pac3]

Obviously, I don’t know you, but I’ve watched (in admiration and awe) enough of your videos to have a sense; so that as soon as this popped up on my recommends just now, I was super keen to listen to your response - I thought you’d probably love it! Likewise, I’d never even heard of Halsey even just a few days ago, but on first listen to ‘I’m not a woman, I’m a God’ it blew my socks off harder than anything since I first heard the Fragile, what, 22 years ago!? The driving beat echoes ‘In Motion’ from the Social Network soundtrack for me. The Tradition (opener) is also phenomenal. Did anyone spot the Jungian archetypes in the (incredible) video? I’ve been studying and deciphering this all weekend (as well as ‘True’ - the guitar motive is totally mid-90s Bowie, I digress). As I commented on the main NIN faceache post to promote the album: “This coupled with the stuff TR/AR produced with Elfman, HEALTH and even Mike Garson at the beginning of the year (yes it was a live cut but hey) coupled with the (Soul & Mank) soundtracks - the walls of ‘NIN’ have become so vicious it’s just evolved into something incredible. Reznor et al and certainly Halsey (who I’d never even heard of a few days ago but exploring rapidly) are at an all-time peak of creativity imo - with Bowie Blackstar as the unifying guiding light”. p.s. nice plants!

[@iximusic]

I feel like I do love it, glad you loved it too! There are 4 tracks that have been in my head all day since I woke up, and I welcome their takeover of my brain!

[@770yd1n5pac3]

@@iximusic it’s certainly got a lot more depth than I anticipated. Which 4 tracks? Tbh I’ve been looping joining the dots between I’m not a woman, I’m a God, True and the live take of Fantastic Voyage (W/ Mike Garson) as though it’s all flavours of a higher body of work/album - that may or may not make sense. Equally a very welcome takeover of my bonce, ha!

[@iximusic]

@@770yd1n5pac3 Bells in Santa Fe, Lilith, I am not a woman, I'm a god, and Whispers! Currently I'm not a woman is having a dance party in my head ;)

[@770yd1n5pac3]

@@iximusic this makes me smile from a far :) yeah me too; and the video - she’s like Daenerys on steroids! 🤯 will listen to those others more on the merry morrow.

[@770yd1n5pac3]

@@iximusic Been listening more today and it’s such grower - all of it. Which surprised me as on first glance it’s really not my usual cuppa! Pop!? I REALLY like Lilith (daang) and Whispers too. Regarding the descending/cascading scale on ‘I’m not a woman …’ I might be completely barking up the wrong tree, but objectively it sounds VERY similar (dif key) to that used by Trent in ‘I Can't Give Everything Away’ - which may subjectively tie together some of the thematic references, DNA of influences around life and death, maybe. All of this is temporary and open to interpretation ofc;) Probably just me over thinking it!

[@valeeepa]

this is exactly what i wanted from halsey!!

[@EON717]

@ixi music The real question is if you've listened to the bonus tracks yet?? Here's links to all three bonus tracks: People Disappear Here kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2ebep98jNlnmpo Gasoline (Reimagined) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGO9opuVqpl2bKM Nightmare (Reprise) kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5zWiJuwoK6No8U en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_I_Can%27t_Have_Love,_I_Want_Power#Track_listing

[@770yd1n5pac3]

I’m gonna go out on a whim here and just say it, Ixi - you’re not a woman, you’re a god! Keep up the amazing work and analysis👌

[@FabrizioChiruzziChannel]

Halsey seems to be in love with dark sounds since badlands. The partnership with Trent is awesome, not all the tracks are catchy like as in badlands but there are at least 4 songs that I adore. Hope to hear Halsey more on a dark new wave sound with a bit of rock guitars and industrial.

[@raulcaballeropicazzo3579]

I feel like the album has Trent written all over it

[@DJKuroh]

Well. I mean it literally does, including some background vocals.

[@ckexpresso]

My album of the year!

[@lolawrigley749]

i’ve been a fan of halsey and nine inch nails for a long time so this album was a very unexpected dream come true. that being said, i was underwhelmed by a little less than half of the album. my favorite tracks on the album are my favorite songs of theirs though. I do think they mixed in a very odd, unsettling, but beautiful way. but yes, i completely agree with everything you said, especially honey and you asked for this. doesn’t seem like they took as weird of risks as they said they would??

[@rixter777]

I have always been a huge fan of both so this album is perfection for me.

[@smr5601]

As a Halsey longtime listener, it’s definitely a new sound but overall it’s feels very much on brand for them. It still has Halsey’s lyrics and story telling and the sound is just new and fun to get used to.

[@johnrobinson6945]

If you haven't heard it already you need to check out Pretty 8 Machine from Inverse Phase. It's Pretty Hate Machine performed entirely in 8 bit and it is glorious!

[@DerekPower]

I think what puts me off about pop music nowadays - and has been for more than a decade - is it often lacks creativity, daring and honesty. Thus I like it when pop artists embrace those things and work with other people who can help them in those areas.

[@mirandaraventouchstone5039]

The piano in I am not a woman, I'm a god is very similar to the piano in Falling from the Soul soundtrack.

[@BenjaminLandauMusic]

The descending pattern in "I'm not a Woman I'm a God" sounds like it's micro tuned or not tempered. Or the chords synth are perfectly tuned and the descending pattern is tempered. I would love your feedback on this. 🖤

[@iximusic]

yes seems the synth is a bit out of tune! Not sure how they did it though.

[@GeniusSays]

That descending Melody is the melody on his Bowie cover 🏆

[@peach_total]

honestly i think this will open interesting doors for the next nine inch nails release. working with an artist who falls outside of the usually nine inch nails sounds might give trent and atticus some new tools in their arsenal so to speak

[@andremorr]

So i usually check new videos on the "subscriptions" thingie. And this video isn't there. I am subscribed, but youtube doesn't show your video there. Instead this video was recommended to me on the "home" page, the one that opens when you start the youtube app. WEIRD

[@vinissin_souza]

Love you playing the piano

[@dadoboogins7833]

so so good

[@JohnDoe-gy5dr]

I haven't listened to it yet and you probably already know but there is an livestream with Trent Reznor and Halsey on the NIN youtube page. I don't know if that means Reznor had anything to do with the song but who knows?

[@iximusic]

Trent and Atticus produced the whole album!

[@piyule]

oh gosh I loved your room

[@iximusic]

Thank you! I spend all my time in here so I made it into a jungle :)

[@whiskeyrivers]

Halsey is an amazing songwriter... and so much more!