Icona Pop — Ritual

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Ever since “I Love It”, their euphoric 2012 Charli xcx collaboration that quickly became a millennial anthem, Icona Pop have remained committed to potent beats and catchy choruses. <i>Ritual</i>, their fourth album, brings the Swedish dance-pop duo back to the club, where they know the dance floor and its healing properties can give them respite in the wake of heartache. Opening track <b>“Hurt”</b> sets the tone for what follows: “Although you hurt me, there’s still a heart in my chest.” Each song is a snapshot from a different phase of a relationship; the good, bad and horny memories all have a place in these 10 songs. The glitchy <b>“Butterfly Feelings”</b> confesses private desires with a full chest (“I want you from the waist down/Let’s go to my place now)”; <b>“Mad Love”</b> is tailor-made for teen rom-com montages (“I’ve not been looking for trouble/But for love, yeah, I’m a sucker”); and <b>“Yellow Top”</b> bottles up the flirtations that simmer on the beaches of Ibiza or Miami. But <i>Ritual</i> balances out every smitten moment with a bittersweet reflection on how fleeting and hurtful love can be, from the petty kiss-offs of <b>“Didn’t Mean It Like That”</b> and <b>“Cooler”</b> to closer <b>“Foreverness”</b>, which proves that parting really is such sweet sorrow, especially when warm synths are involved (“For one last time/I wanna dance like we’re not that brokenhearted”). The escapism of <i>Ritual</i> is effective: A break-up can be brutal, but you can always lose yourself in the music for a bit until you’ve danced your way through it.

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Icona Pop

Треки

  1. Hurt 3:24
  2. Ritual 3:01
  3. Dance To This 2:54
  4. Butterfly Feelings 2:35
  5. Cooler 2:30
  6. Yellow Top 2:41
  7. Mad Love 2:46
  8. Didn't Mean It Like That 2:30
  9. Never Over 2:56
  10. Foreverness 3:00