"Future Nostalgia" by Dua Lipa is the self-isolation "dance crying" party soundtrack you need

MySweeterPlace
30 de mar. de 2020
4 min de leitura

Atualizado: 10 de abr.

Dua Lipa: “Future Nostalgia”

Released: March 27, 2020

Label: Warner Records

Genre: Disco-pop, electropop, dance-pop

Producers:

Ian Kirkpatrick, Jason Evigan, Jeff Bhasker, KOZ, Lindgren, The Monsters & Strangerz, SG Lewis, Stuart Price, Take A Daytrip, TMS and watt

Writers:

Ali Tamposi, Andrew Farriss, Ben Kohn, Bing Crosby, Caroline Ailin, Chelcee Grimes, Clarence Coffee Jr., David Biral, Denzel Baptiste, Dua Lipa, Emily Warren, Frances, Ian Kirkpatrick, Irving Wallman, Jason Evigan, Jeff Bhasker, Jordan K. Johnson, Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, KAMILLE, Kennedi, KOZ, Lindgren, Max Wartell, Melanie Fontana, Michael Hutchence, Pete Kelleher, Sarah Hudson, SG Lewis, Shakka Philip, Stefan Johnson, Tom Barnes, Tove Lo, UPSAHL and watt

"Baby, keep on dancing like you ain't got no choice" is the ode for this album.

Dua Lipa's self-titled 2017 debut album presented us with a thoroughly modern pop star. And now? "You want what now looks like / Let me give you a taste," she provoked on the title track from her sophomore studio album record.

Compared to other tracks, "Future Nostalgia" has a more experimental sound. In the empowering feminist anthem, the singer sings about how confident she feels while proudly referring to herself as a strong "female alpha." "No matter what you do, I'm gonna get it without ya/I know you ain't used to a female alpha," she proclaims.

Lipa was named Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Moloko, Blondie, and Outkast, who influenced the record.

These tracks were supposed to give us nostalgic vibes in the same way fresh and futuristic about it, and well, the purpose was accomplished. Just heart "Don't start now" to prove it. The first single from "Future Nostalgia" feels closer to a chapter of Dua Lipa's life and starts with a new sound.

Interestingly, on the third song on the album called "Cool," the idea was born about two years ago, as she said to Apple Music.

"My A&R played me this song two years ago, and I instantly hated it. I was like, "Please never play me this again." But a year down the line, when I was writing, he sat me down and was like, "I have something to play you." And he just played the instrumental, and I was like, "This is actually really good with no lyrics."

The holy ground in this project may be "Physical." It's everything you need in a song like this. "Physical" talks about two people who want to be together physically, and nothing gets better than that. It's when the party gets wild. The way she shouts, "Let's get physical," takes us to another world. She created something phenomenal here. Don't you agree?

And the albums continue perfectly with this fantastic dance song, "Levitating," a delighted one. It's about having fun and meeting someone and falling in love. After this explosive record, you can take a break with the next one, a sexy one, "Pretty Please."

The album goes on, and we go ready to party again with "Hallucinate." "Future Nostalgia" is nonstop, with no ballads. The only one where you can feel that she comes more emotionally, sonically, and lyrically is on "Love Again." Lipa talks about a previous relationship on this beautiful track that did not go well, and then she has afraid and doubts that she could find love again someday. Via Apple Music, Dua Lipa said that "I think this is my favorite song on the record."

"Break My Heart" is exciting and so relatable for everyone. Does everyone who falls in love think about this every day, or not? It's about finally being in a happy place, and knowing this new person is fantastic. But she was then thinking: What if this goes wrong? It is also worth noting that "Break My Heart" marks Dua's first time collaborating with renowned producers The Monsters & Strangerz and watt.

The title of the next one does not need an explanation. On "Good in bed," she goes very openly: It's about when good sex is the only thing that was holding two people together.

If you haven't been convinced so far with the female empowerment that this album brings, then the proof is in the last song. "Boys Will Be Boys" is an anthem about the growing pains of what it's like to be a woman. It's not a song that's out to offend anyone because if you feel like that, well, as Dua Lipa sings, "If you're offended by this song/, You're clearly doing something wrong." It's the most pointedly socio-political song on the record.

"Future Nostalgia" is breathtakingly fun and cohesive. We're so into this new era. Go, Lipa!