Miley Cyrus- Plastic Hearts

    Most Miley Cyrus albums can be described simply as "bad", in best cases "interestingly bad". A lot of her material has been purposefully trashy but it doesn't make it any more listenable. This whole new wave of 80s nostalgia has been doing wonders for the mainstream pop scene. For every artist that decided to jump on that trend it resultet in a major quality improvement, it's also the case when it comes to Miley.

     The stunning Midnight Sky is one of the most memorable hits of the years. I was a little worried Plastic Hearts would be one of those records with a great lead single and a bunch of songs that can't live up to it's hype. Luckily the album proves me wrong right of the bat. Despite the melody sounding a bit redundant, WTF Do I Know is a great opener, displaying how well Miley's voice works on a hard-hitting rock cut. She proves that point again on the title track. It's one of the catchiest songs on the record, I love its driving drum beat and that little guitar solo towards the end. Gimme What I Want is even more forgettable. Quality picks up after that point noticeably, Night Crawling might be one of the best songs I have heard this year. That hard hitting synth melody and works perfectly with Miley's and Billy Idol's raspy vocals. There are a bunch of stinkers on the album though. Dua Lipa isn't utilised too well on Prisoner, the tune isn't that solid and there's not enough of a contrast between their voices to make her stand out.I don't care much for the country cuts that she sprinkles in, especially Angels Like You, cause of how overproduced it is. Bad Karma borders on unlisteneable, anybody who has heard a minute of that weird "ah a a a" would agree. I guess Miley just can't have a record without at least one stupid idea.

       It's by no means perfect but judging it by Miley Cyrus standards Plastic Hearts is very impressive. Despite playing with similar ideas as many other artists in todays mainstream is still manages to stand out. Hopefully it's a new standard for Miley and she will only improve from here.

RATING: 6/10