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did you ever listen to the recent fob album? id love to hear your thoughts!

omggg i LOVED so much (for) stardust i have an abundance of thoughts!!

love from the other side is a good opening, i think it's a good song and sets the tone for the rest of the album well plus i love the sound and it gave us "what would you trade the pain for / im not sure" and other cool lyrics. one of the best choruses of the album also imo 8/10

heartbreak feels so good DOES feel pretty damn good no lie i lovee fall out boy cheesiness! 7/10

hold me like a grudge got me like i dont want heartbreak anymore i want to be loved now. the prechorus in this one is sooo addictive so good gets stuck in my head every time. patrick stump gets to sing his heart out i love it ALSO gave us "part time soulmate full time problem" 9/10

fake out understands me like every fob album has that song thats like My song and this is it . it's mine. THEE best chorus. i cant even articulate my feelings fully here. i feel a little cringe listening to it on repeat but thats my business and my business only 10/10

heaven, iowa is one i didnt rlly connect with unfortunately. ehhh 6/10 it sounds good naman and lyrics are good my heart just isn't in it

so good right now WHAT did i say about fall out boy cheese! i <3 mania the album and mania the psychiatric symptom and it shows. 7.5/10

the pink seashell i missed u fob spoken word....

i am my own muse i acc havent listened to this one that much which is a shame and i aim to rectify that immediately. 8.5/10

flu game my FAVORITE song on the entire album! i LITERALLY carved out a place in this world for two but it's empty without you..... also pretty cheesy but earnest and true last night i dreamt i still. knew. yOUUUUUUU!!! 10/10

baby annihilation I MISSED YOU FOB SPOKEN WORD...

the kintsugi kid not many thoughts abt this one actually. lol 6.5/10

what a time to be alive this song makes me soooo depressed you dont even know. 7.5/10 with the caveat that this song is the most likely to make me cry on the album

so much (for) stardust DESERVED title track what a song omfg. 9/10 we thought we had it all!!!! one of fob's best for sure like it is Up There for me. this entire album was so honest and this one is just as honest but more morose and more operatic which i think works WITH not against the rest of the album. optimism's dark underbelly. smth like that ANYWAY. loved.

thank u sm arby for asking this im sure u didnt expect this length but well. i have things i want to say and i thank you for hearing them 🥰

#IT ACCIDENTALLY POSTED BUT IM NOT DONE YET GIMME A SEC #zoe's mailbox #ok now im done 😘❤️🥰

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nematanthus · 3 months

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Album Review: So Much For Stardust- Fall Out Boy

Release Date:

March 24 2023

Tracklist:

Love From The Other Side

Heartbreak Feels So Good

Hold Me Like A Grudge

Fake Out

Heaven, Iowa

So Good Right Now

The Pink Seashell (feat. Ethan Hawke)

I Am My Own Muse

Flu Game

Baby Annihilation

The Kintsugi Kid (Ten Years)

What A Time To Be Alive

So Much (For) Stardust

Favorite Track:

Hold Me Like A Grudge

Least favorite track:

What A Time To Be Alive

Album art opinions:

The cover depicts a Doberman dog (a breed often associated with violence and danger) playing with bubbles (something associated with childhood and innocence) showing a sort of balance between light and dark. Also showing that some things are not always as they seem. This is something present throughout the album with track titles such as "Heartbreak Feels So Good" and "Hold Me Like A Grudge" comparing things that are percieved negative with things that are perceived as positive, showing that it's all about your perspective.

All that said, it's not a particularly visually interesting cover, with the thick black border around the photo.

Color: 3/10

Recognizability: 4/10

Vibes: 7/10

Total: 4/10

Music opinions/notes:

There's such a profound sadness permeating its way through this whole album. Even the upbeat songs are twinged with melancholy. The theme of this album is how life is a struggle between both the good and the bad. The whole tracklist is saying that even on the good days, the bad doesn't go away, but it's good to try anyway. Which is a great message to put out into the world.

Some of the songs do get a bit on the nose with the references to Covid-19/2020, and those ones don't land very well, but overall the album is cohesive and well put together.

Mix: 9/10

Lyrics: 6/10

Instruments:8/10

Vibes: 6/10

Total: 7/10

Total Score: 5/10

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