‘ All That’ is a gorgeous, slinky, slow jam that is made great by the warm synths and the climbing chord changes to the last minute. It is co-written with Dev Hynes, who is already responsible for working on two of the best singles of the decade so far with Solange and Sky Ferreira. ‘ All That’ comes across as a great lost Jam & Lewis song. It has another addictive chorus and a fantastic middle eight where Carly sings, “Who gave you eyes like that/Said you could keep them,” which is one of about a hundred amazing pop moments on the record. It was an obvious choice for the first single, but there’s even better on Emotion. The album’s lead single, ‘ I Really Like You’ is a song that’s so good, not even a misguided video with Tom Hanks could ruin it. This is a record that should spawn endless top ten singles. The brooding ‘ Warm Blood’ is another very good example, with three choruses that subtly change the mood of the song. The first part of the chorus is already ridiculously catchy: “Boy Trouble/We’ve got double,” before she throws in the irresistible line, “I just broke up with my boyfriend today/And I don’t really care.” Most songs on Emotion feel like they’re bursting with hooks – and the songs often have two choruses, never sounding clumsy or overstuffed. ‘ Boy Problems’ would make a perfect third single. If ‘ Run Away With Me’ becomes another massive number one like ‘ Call Me Maybe’, this time around, Carly should have no problem following it up. All the components come together perfectly here, from the subtle synths on the verses, to the explosive chorus, to her euphoric ad libs right into her backing vocals, blending with the saxophone. It’s a gorgeously wistful song in which the atmosphere of the music sums up the hopeful escapism and romanticism of the lyrics. Curiously, for Emotion, Carly’s manager said they’re more interested in getting the critics on her side rather than having big hit singles.Įmotion starts out with the second single, ‘ Run Away With Me’, which is the best song I’ve heard all year.
The accompanying album, Kiss, was a decent set of songs, but was dwarfed by ‘ Call Me Maybe’. ‘ Call Me Maybe’ was one of the best and most successful singles of 2012. This incredible record will be filed along with the great pop injustices of our time – Anniemal, Come & Get It, Overpowered, and Janelle Monae’s entire career.Ĭarly Rae Jepsen looked like she would be a one hit wonder for a while I’m just going to pretend the Owl City duet never happened. This method cost Charli XCX’s brilliant album Sucker sales and impact earlier this year, and will probably do the same for Emotion. The album’s muted impact has something to do with its ridiculous staggered release dates (released in Japan in June, American in August and September in the UK). The release of Carly Rae Jepsen’s third record Emotion is more under the radar than I was expecting for an album that started its campaign with a top three single.
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