OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES
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100
In its flows and breakings, it echoes and repeats a fractured self, locating this fracture as something aimed toward futurity, toward a new image of pop music, toward a new mode of being and becoming, toward a new way of moving limbs on a dancefloor with others. It’s incredible.
90
For all the praise that could be heaped on the bulk of SOPHIE's output, the best that comes to mind is that it sounds like no one else could have made Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides. This is the kind of music that, in 20 years, we may look back on as a pivotal point in changing the trajectory of the pop music sound.
90
It seems that SOPHIE has taken on her most challenging project yet: her true self. And this theme permeates ‘OIL OF EVERY PEARL’s UN-INSIDES’, even if, musically, the rest of the album returns to the kind of tracks you’d expect if you’ve followed SOPHIE’s career up to this point.
90
This album is Sophie's journey, and taking it with her is extremely rewarding.
90
OIL is a triumphant celebration of identity that’ll mean so much to so many on an incredibly intimate level, but it’s also, objectively, a triumphant artistic achievement.
90
While SOPHIE's music has never been simple, Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides' complexities and transformations make it a remarkable debut album that reveals more with each listen.
90
Oil Of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides does not remove all mystery, but is a powerful statement of identity, a shattering of traditional genre boundaries and nuanced, moving expressions of emotion where there once was an inscrutable deadpan. The fact that it all sounds so irresistibly good is the icing on the cake.
90
Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides reminds us why pop music became popular music in the first place. Its catchy melodies, sing-along capabilities, and relatability provide a far-reaching cultural tool.
86
Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides, SOPHIE's first proper album, presents her artistic vision in a purer form than anything she's done before.
86
The experimental music of SOPHIE relaxes into new forms on her debut album. It is sprawling and beautiful, while still keeping the disorienting, latex-pop feel of her fascinating production technique.
86
There is no one else like Sophie, and thanks to this album, we finally know who that is.
83
Having spent the past few years blessing many artists with some of their best tracks, she now clears them out of the way for Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Sides, a personal triumph that continues her revamping of what pop means today.
80
Her first solo album shows that there are even more sides to this virtual-insanity innovator.
80
The sleek, hyperreal pop bangers that she became known for are certainly present here, but clever sequencing and memorable lyrical mantras form together to create something utterly cathartic.
80
‘Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides’ retains the innate oddness that sits at the centre of SOPHIE’s work and, as such, is an album that interrogates the nature of pop music as much as it embodies it.
80
Despite software advances, so many electronic producers are content to lapse into nostalgia or a safe, compromised emotional range; Sophie has crafted a genuinely original sound and uses it to visit extremes of terror, sadness and pleasure.
80
OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES is every bit the full-length statement of purpose SOPHIE’s fans have waited years for; a maturation and refinement of her brand of meta plasticine electro that reflects the sharpened sense of focus that accompanies its creator strutting purposefully into the spotlight.
80
Though structurally jarring, SOPHIE's full-length debut is an unforgettable and potentially DNA-altering pop album.
80
The whole thing is a kaleidoscopic tour de force that fully showcases why SOPHIE is one of the music exciting musicians on the planet.
80
Whatever she make you feel, it's a ferociously sensual work.
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We wind up with an album much like its title; Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides is difficult to comprehend, and even knowing the meaning doesn’t make “I love every person’s insides” any less weird. But there always is a meaning, and that’s what makes SOPHIE vital as an artist.
75
One of the strangest pop albums you will hear this year.
60
While enduringly “other”, tracks like Infatuation and Pretending lack focus, and this wafty iteration isn’t as original as Sophie’s other modes.
R.I.P. Sophie Xeon.
Usually I don’t speak on things like this once I find out they happen. Writing reviews like this always feel extremely hard to write, but if i’m going to be honest, after hearing the news that Sophie, acclaimed trans-musician, had sadly passed away, I felt like I really needed to talk about my feelings about this record as a testament to what this album meant to me growing up. I don’t know what came over me to write this, and hopefully the meaning of why ... read more
It’s time for my Three Year Anniversary/Twenty-Five Hundred Follower Special!
Actually, it’s been a little longer than three years. And I’m late enough that I’m actually at twenty-seven hundred followers. Okay, y’all know I’m bad at schedules and consistency, these things are out when they’re out.
But yes, I’m finally putting out my review celebrating three years on this site and *insert number here* amount of followers. I want to begin by ... read more
In this day of imense sadness, I reflect in one of my favorite artists of all time. I cannot set my heart to believe what just happened. I cannot cope with the fact that I'll not be having this incredible woman and artist in this world anymore. I will take my months to actually accept what it is, Sophie died and left a legacy that will be remembered for fucking CENTURIES, if the world still even exist after this decade.
The first time I've heard her music my life truly changed, not in a ... read more
This is pissing me off. Bubblegum Bass/Hyperpop is becoming one of my favourite genres now. Thank you SOPHIE and 100 gecs for making really high quality and fun music, nerds
RIP Queen, wish we got more from you <3
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Track List
| 1 | It's Okay to Cry 3:50 | 90 |
| 2 | Ponyboy 3:14 | 91 |
| 3 | Faceshopping 3:56 | 94 |
| 4 | Is It Cold in the Water? 3:32 | 91 |
| 5 | Infatuation 4:40 | 88 |
| 6 | Not Okay 1:48 | 84 |
| 7 | Pretending 5:53 | 85 |
| 8 | Immaterial 3:52 | 94 |
| 9 | Whole New World / Pretend World 9:06 | 91 |
Total Length: 39 minutes
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Added on: June 5, 2018