• 2018 hasn't been just an unforgettable year for some of us, but also for several new artists who had the opportunity to release their debut album.
  • 2018 gave us great albums, which some of them are now part of our favorite-albums-ever-personal-list.
  • 2018 gave us great albums, which some of them are now part of our favorite-albums-ever-personal-list.
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Showing posts with label Camila Cabello. Show all posts

Thursday, December 20, 2018

The 10 Best Debut Albums of 2018


2018 hasn't been just an unforgettable year for some of us, but also for several new artists who had the opportunity to release their debut album. Personally, there wasn't a lot of amazing debut albums; however, these next 10 are the best from the best. Just let me tell you that women are leading it!
I also want to tell you that I chose these 10 albums because of its production, essence, style and if that artists is really giving us something new and fresh in this music industry full of similarities. Rememeber, these 10 best debut albums are according to me; Jus Sayingg!
As I always do, the following list is in date order, it means that, it isn't listed from best to worst or from my favorite to least favorite. I like to ordenate them according their released date. 
So here it is, the 10 best debut albums of 2018 according Jus Sayingg.

Camila Cabello - Camila

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Release date: January 12th, 2018
"I decided to call it by my name, because this is where this chapter in my life ended. it started with somebody else’s story, it ended with me finding my way back to myself." Said Camila Cabello about her self-titled solo debut album. I have to admit that since the start, I knew that Camila was going to have the success that she's having, because she's one of the most charming and popular young singer from our times. "Camila" is an album with 11 carchy latin-tropical tracks, with lyrics about self-love, pain, her hometown, relationships and other life issues. My favorite song was "She Loves Control".

ionnalee - Everyone Afraid to Be Forgotten 

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Release date: February 16th, 2018
The Swedish singer and songwriter ionnalee released her but album as solo artists, after letting aside her electronic music and audio visual project iamamiwhoami. ionnalee came back to bless us with her original and magical style. If you haven't hear about her, let me tell you that "Everyone Afraid to Be Forgotten" is an incredible album where you will find raw and unapologetic lyrics, catchy chorus, stunning synth-pop songs, her beautiful and powerful voice. The album has tracks about her personal insecurities, solitude, love and other deep issues. It could be a complex album if it's the first time that you hear it, but with the time, you'll love it. My favorite song was "Not Human".

Hayley Kiyoko – Expectations 

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Release date: March 30th, 2018
"[Expectations are my biggest strength] because I set such high expectations for myself. But it also is my biggest weakness because I’m constantly let down by myself and other people." Told Hayley Kiyoko about her debut album titled "Expectations" and I have to tell you that it was well received from all her fans and critics, because of her production and great lyrics. This is a synth-pop album and each song has its own personality, so it makes it very chill and ecstatic at the same time. On the other hand, she stands as one of the most important artists for the LGBT community, because with her music she's opening the door for more artists as her. My favorite song was "Sleepover".

Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy

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Release date: April 5th, 2018
This list wouldn't be complete without one of the most successful and popular rappers from all the times, Cardi B with her debut album "Invasion of Privacy". In the streaming era, Cardi B started with one of the best decisiones that she ever could take, release her album just in digital (not in CD format) Carbi B is everywhere: TV, radio, internet, everywhere! I really like her "wild" style and how funny she is, I know that we're talking about her music and not about her personallity, but she embodied her essence in her songs. The truth is  "Invasion of Privacy" is a well produced album and that's why it's in this list. My favorite track was "Ring" featuring Kehlani.

Kali Uchis – Isolation 

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Release date: April 6th, 2018
"Isolation" by Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis, was one of the first albums from 2018 that received widespread acclaim from critics, attaining 87/100. Kali isn't only a great songwriter, but also an amazing singer, she has a beautiful-powerful-soft voice tone that give to the songs an "extra". "Isolation" has songs about how she has reached her goals, love, sexuality, about being bitchy, unapologetic, and ambitious. Believe me, the whole record is a masterpiece and it is just the start, I'm pretty sure she will keep blessing us with her unique style. My favorite song was "Tyrant" featuring Jorja Smith.

 Anne-Marie – Speak Your Mind 

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Release date: April 27th, 2018
British singer Anne-Marie released her debut album titled "Speak Your Mind" and that's a perfect title to describe the concept from the whole record. Anne-Marie could be well known as an amazing song collaborator, but as a solo singer she's even better! She has one of the best vocals and her style is very unique, because she's very sassy and honest with her lyrics; she really sing about what she thinks without any filter. "Speak Your Mind" is a pop album with tropical melodies and that kind of upbeat tracks that all we love. My favorite song was  "Can I Get Your Number".

Jorja Smith – Lost & Found 

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Release date: June 8th, 2018
Another new artists that we thank for her existence, because what Jorja Smith did in her debut album "Lost & Found" is glorious. We're in a great era for the R&B and Jorja is one of the best new exponents of this musical genre. What I really liked from this album was not only her vocals, but also the music style; it feels like the 90s R&B, you know, it's very sensual and ecstatic. "Lost & Found" has songs about selflove, relationships, breakups, solitude, and other personal issues. My favorite song was "On Your Own".

Bebe Rexha – Expectations 

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Release date: June 22nd, 2018
"I think I was kind of like…life is so unexpected, I was just happy, I was sad, I was just growing up and learning that in certain things in life you just never know what’s gonna happen, and that’s what this album is about." Said Bebe Rexha about her debut album "Expectations" and it was well described, because during the album Bebe sings about different life issues. Personally, I noticed a musical evolution if we compare it with the previous EPs that she initialy released. "Expectations" has amazing catchy tracks and I like that it has different rhythms, but at the same time is coherent. My favorite song was "Shining Star".

MNEK – Language 

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Release date: September 7th, 2018
One of the most underrated debut album from the year, yet one of the best. British singer-songwriter MNEK released his long-awaited debut studio album "Language" and what a body of work! The whole album is so brilliant and smarth, the production is on point and the lyrics are very sassy and catchy. One thing that I loved from it, is the way in which the songs are linked among them by great transitions. In this album, he's embracing his sexuality and relationships; it could say that they whole record is about discovering love and all the things that it includes. My favorite track was "Correct".

Ella Mai – Ella Mai 

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Release date: October 12th, 2018
Here it comes another talented British presenting us her eponymous debut album "Ella Mai". This is an R&B album and it is another prove that this music genre is growing in the new young artists, it's starting to become more and more popular again. Ella Mai has created an amazing concept with this album, because she uses her name as an acronym to convey the meaning of the album; each letter from her name is like a chapter. Her fresh sound, beautiful voice and skills as songwriter have made her to release one of the best debut albums of 2018. My favorite track was "Dangerous".

These were the 10 best debut albums of 2018 according to me and I really would like to know what do you think about it. Have you every hear one of these? What's your favorite one? Do you agree with the list? Which othe album was missing according you? Let me know your opinion and don't forget to share this post if you liked it.

Click here to listen to the playlist I made in Spotify with the best songs from this 10 best debut albums of 2018




Sunday, January 14, 2018

Album Review: Camila Cabello - Camila

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Camila Cabello's self-titled solo debut album "Camila", was released on January 12th, 2018, and this is the first album review of this new year. It is why I wanted to tell you that in this year the reviews will be a little different. However, they still will be written from my point of view, so let's get into the first review of 2018!

I have to admit that Camila Cabello wasn't one of my favorite singers from 5H, in fact, I used to hate her voice and used to think that she was there just because her physic (she's beautiful). Nevertheless, since she started releaseing her solo singles, I decided to change my thoughts about her and enjoy her music. Now that she has released the full album I can say that Camila is here to stay and she's not playing little games.

"Camila" in general:

"I decided to call it by my name, because this is where this chapter in my life ended. it started with somebody else’s story, it ended with me finding my way back to myself." Said Camila Cabello about her album and I think that what she said is very reflected in the album, because there are songs about love, breakups and friendship, but written since her point of view. 
"Camila" is a great debut album and it also sets what she preaches, because it has that Latin rhythms and it's so tropical and warm. I feel like she decided to "follow a path" without exploring new rhythms, because what we can hear in the whole album is what we were expecting from her, but don'r get me wrong I think that it was a good decision. 


Camila's sounds:

As I already said, it has tropical and Latin rhythms, while in some songs she mixes the Spanish with English. It's pretty enjoyable and I think that it's so Camila; however (and I have to point it out), there are some songs that could also be interpreted by 5H (I had to say it, sorry). 

The album has something that I noticed and I wasn't expecting it, there are several ballads and I thought that it was going to be full of dancefloor songs, but don't get me wrong (again) all of them are great. "All These Years" is a beautiful guitar ballad that talks about an encounter with an ex and it's pretty sad, but at the same time is beautiful, I could describe this song as bittersweat. "Consequences" and "Something's Gotta Give" are both so beautiful; however, "Something's Gotta Give" is the best ballad in the album (according to me), because it's very emotional and all we could relate with its meaning; which is about a break up. 
Now let's talk about the bops from this album. I said that it has several ballads, but the few danceable songs are very catchy and cool. The first banger is "She Loves Control", because we cannot deny that it's impossible not to dance to reggaeton beats. The other one is "Havana" (featuring Young Thug) and "Into It", that is the last track.

Well done, Camila, because this debut is great and I think that it will be one of the most successful debuts of this year. My favorite song was "She Loves Control" (sorry, is just that it's pretty cool) and I have to say that my past thoughts about her have gone!

Camila Cabello - Camila: ★★★★

Tell me guys, what was your favorite song from the album? Write it down and let's keep in touch, comment and / or share this blog. Remember that the official twitter of this blog is @JusSayinggBlog and Facebook @JusSayinggBlog also my staff is on the left top of this page. Thanks for still been here and see you later with new posts!

Listen the album on Spotify (click here)
Click here to buy it on iTunes


Sunday, December 17, 2017

Choose your new anthem: Love or Breakup song?


These five songs where the most powerful that I found in this past week (10th-16eh Dec. 2017) and it was expected, because Charli XCX, Anne-Marie, The Neighbourhood, BØRNS, Camila Cabello and Grey are here in this list. Listen songs about breakups, love and fight and choose the best one.


Charli XCX - Unlock It (feat. Kim Petras & Jay Park)
This track from her latest mixtape is so catchy and cool, it's my favorite one from "Pop 2" and it's a love song. She's telling to that boy that if he wants her love, he has to "unlock it;" definetelly, she's talking about her heart. 


Anne-Marie - Then 
This is a sad song and even when its rhythm invited me to dance, I couldn't do it, because of its meaning. "Then" is another breakup song, she loves her partner, but she's realazing that he doesn't feel the same and she´s giving him up. It's a beautiful song and Anne-Marie is very talented. I really liked this song.


The Neighbourhood - Stuck with Me
The NBHD is giving us more great new songs and this new one is so fresh for my ears; musically, it has a different style that I wasn't expecting, but it sounds great. Lyrically, well all we know that this band always have that mellancolic songs and this one is one of them. I think that it's about realizing that his relationship is not working and he's lossing hope to changing himselve, because he knows that relationship is over.


BØRNS - I Don't Want U Back
This track will come in his upcoming album "Blue Madonna" (available on January 12th, 2018) and even when I'm not into his music, I have to say that I'm tempted into listen to his upcoming album, because of this song. It has like an 80s vibe and this song is also about a breakup, he knows that his parner is chetting on him.


Camila Cabello & Grey - Crown
“Crown” is a song from the soundtrack of Bright, a Netflix thriller starring Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, and Noomi Rapace. The movie will be released worldwide on December 22nd, 2017. This songs has like an Arabic vibe and Camila's voice sounds perfect in this track. The song is about fighting for what she deserves, in this case, she's faiting for the crown. It has a great beat, I think it was a good collaboration betweem her amd Grey.

Tell me guys, what was your favorite song? Write it down and let's keep in touch. I'm so happy to be back and if you feel the same, please comment and / or share this blog. Remember that the official twitter of this blog is @JusSayinggBlog and Facebook @JusSayinggBlog also my staff is on the left top of this page. Thanks for still been here and see you later with new posts!

Friday, December 8, 2017

Debut versus experience; Camila and Eminem


New music is coming and its seems to be pretty soon, Eminem and Camila Cabello have released more news from their respective upcoming album. Let's start with Camila's debut album.

Camila Cabello - Camila

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Camila Cabello has released the date and name from her debut album, it will be called "Camila" and it will be available on January 12th. However, you have to wait until December 7th to pre-order it on iTunes. She hasn't released the tracklist, but what we know is that "Havana" will be part of it. On the other hand, at the moment of pre-ordering the album on iTunes, you will get these two songs; “Never Be The Same” and “Real Friends.”



Eminem - Revival 

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Revival (often styled as RƎVIVAL) is the upcoming ninth studio album by American rapper Eminem. The album is scheduled to be released on December 15th, 2017. He already released the tracklist and I can noticed that it will have several interesting collaborations. He also have released a new song called "Untouchable" (track number 4) and now you can hear it on his official Youtube channel; however, I will publish it here down the tracklist for you to hear it.

Tracklist:
01. Walk On Water (ft. Beyoncé)
02. Believe
03. Chloraseptic (ft. Phresher)
04. Untouchable
05. River (ft. Ed Sheeran)
06. Remind Me (Intro)
07. Remind Me
08. Revival (Interlude)
09. Like Home (ft. Alicia Keys)
10. Bad Husband (ft. X Ambassadors)
11. Tragic Endings (ft. Skylar Grey)
12. Framed
13. Nowhere Fast (ft. Kehlani)
14. Heat
15. Offended
16. Need Me (ft. P!nk)
17. In Your Head
18. Castle
19. Arose




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Friday, October 21, 2016

The best collaboration was... Clean Bandit, FM or MGK


Far East Movement - Fighter (ft. Yoonmirae & Autolaser) 
The American hip hop-EDM group Far East Movement have published a new music video for their song Fighter, taken from their newest album Identity, available now. This is like an electronic ballad and it has beautiful and powerful meesage, both in the video and lyrics. According to the group, creating this songs was something therapeutic for them. They also said: "the music vid is symbolic of us finding our own way and identity".

"With my back against the wall
Said that you've had enough
But you still take my calls
I need to know"


Clean Bandit - Rockabye (ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie)
The amazing British trio (now) Clean Bandit have released a new song with its music video, the track is called Rockabye and it is a collaboration with Sean Paul and Anne-Marie. I don't know if you already know, but Neil Milan, who was the violinist, left the group and this song is the first single as Clean Bandit as a trio. I'm a big clean Bandit's fan and even when it won't be the same without Neil, this song is beautiful and amazing. The song is about "how a single mother struggles and bears hardships to raise their children and give it the best possible life" and the message of the video is great.

"She tells him; "your life ain't gonna be nothing like my life
You're gonna grow and have a good life
I'm gonna do what I've got to do"
(Stay out there, stay out there)"


Machine Gun Kelly - Bad Things (ft. Camila Cabello)
Machine Gun Kelly has published the lyric video of his new single Bad Things, featuring Fifth Harmony's member Camila Cabello. I have to say that It's not like the best song ever, but the part that Camila sings is kind of catchy, and her voice gives a cool vibe to the song.

"And we're both wild
And the night's young
And you're my drug
Breathe you in 'til my face numb"


My favorite music video was...

I think that if you read what I wrote, you will notice that I loved Clean Bandit's video and song. Thus, my favorite video is the one for the song Rockabye. As I said, the song and video are perfect and even when Neil isn't on it, I really liked the song.

What about you guys? What was your favorite music video? What do you think about Clean Bandit without Neil? Did you liked Camila Cabello's collaboration? Do you like FM's music? Leave all your comments here and Follow me on Twitter and Facebook (@JusSayinggBlog). Also you can find a lot of interesting info here!

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Songs to have a better weekend / Tove Lo, Y&Y, Martin Garrix...


Tove Lo - True Disaster
After have premiered this song live at the VMA Pre-Party, Tove lo has decided to release it on her official Youtube and also, you can buy it on iTunes. Lady Wood is the name of her second studio album and as she said, the album will be pure electro pop adn True Disaster follows the same beats that her two previous songs have. Personally, I love Tove Lo's music and this new song is great and lit.

"Keep playing my heartstrings faster and faster
You can be just what I want, my true disaster
Keep playing my heartstrings faster and faster (true disaster)
You can be just what I want, my true disaster"


Martin Garrix - WIEE (with Mesto)
Martin Garrix will be releasing seven new tracks each day and today, he released WIEE featuring Mesto. It is an instrumental track and it has a great vibe.



Years & Years - Meteorite
Years & Years are part of the official soundtrack for British romantic comedy film, Bridget Jones’s Baby. Y&Y have released an acoustic version of Meteorite that not only can be heard in their official Youtube, but also you can buy it on iTunes. 
I really like Years & Years' music style and Meteorite is an awesome song. Olly Alexander (the singer) is pretty talented and he shows it in this unplugged version of their single.

"Let me feel your devotion
Let me feel your emotion
Love me like it's the last night
Like it's the last night"


Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things 
The American rapper Machine Gun Kelly, in collaboration with Camila Cabello from Fifth Harmony in MGK's new single Bad Things. I have to admit that is the first time that I heard MGK's name, so it means that it is the first song that I hear by him. However,  Bad Things isn't a bad song and Camila's voice sounds pretty cool in the song (even when I don't like her voice).

"And you keep me in with those hips
While my teeth sink in those lips
While your body's giving me life
And you suffocate in my kiss"


I would like to know guys, what was your favorite song? Did you liked Camila Cabello's collaboration in MGK's song? What's your favorite version of Meteorite? Leave all your comments here and follow me on Twitter nad Facebook (@JusSayinggBlog).