I know there's some SOPHIE fans here so I'm wondering what you all think of the new posthumous release, which seems to be quite polarizing.

Personally I really enjoyed it for what it is, which is an unfinished album, sadly. The production and composition is stellar but there are some issues with the mix and mastering on some tracks that makes them feels a bit lacking in sauce. Sorry to say but there's a leaked version of Reason Why that blows the album version out of the water.

Criticisms aside I'm glad this album was released because it's still really great, I love the way it starts out darker and more abstract / experimental and gradually becomes poppier and more accessible and then gets weird again at the end, but there's a mix of both throughout. It's not just a collection of tracks, it really flows like a story in the way it continually builds and releases tension. The whole second half is good and has some of SOPHIE's greatest bangers which I'm very grateful have gotten an official release.

My Highlights: "Why Lies", "Berlin Nightmare", "Exhilarate", "Always and Forever", "My Forever", "Love Me off Earth"

PS I recommend finding a flac on soulseek or something, YouTube is pretty bad with audio