Cyrus Delivers Retro-Inspired Rock Album Scarlett Hatton Guest Vocalists
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Page 8 A&E Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 Cyrus delivers retro-inspired rock album Scarlett Hatton guest vocalists. Many tracks the album reflected her life A&E Editor were directly influenced by changes with personal, heartfelt other famous works, such as lyrics. The beloved singer was Miley Cyrus has been named “Midnight Sky,” which pays able to reinvent herself while the “chameleon” of the music homage to Stevie Nicks’s “Edge still staying true to her popstar industry for her distinct ability of Seventeen.” Tributes to these roots. to establish herself in many rock icons effectively brought Debut singles are too often genres of music. Throughout this type of music to a new a lazy cash grab. However, her career she has switched back generation, which was certainly “Prisoner” and “Midnight and forth between country, pop, one of Cyrus’s main intentions Sky” were the perfect choices and hip-hop, and has reinvented when creating the album. of singles for Plastic Hearts. herself each time. Cyrus’s distinct voice and In fact, “Prisoner,” featuring Cyrus pushed boundaries unique ability to effortlessly Dua Lipa, was one of the even further with the release switch genres made this work catchiest and most memorable of her seventh studio album so brilliant and loved by her songs of the entire album. This Plastic Hearts. The album, growing audience. The infusion collaboration was very well heavily inspired by 70s and 80s of styles seen throughout the received as Cyrus and Lipa’s rock, featured some of Cyrus’s album suited Cyrus’s matured voices blended beautifully and favorite classic rock artists as voice excellently. Even further, styles compliment each other so well. Similarly, every aspect of “Midnight Sky” made this, without a doubt, Cyrus’s best lead single to date. After the first two high- energy songs of the album, “Angels Like You” was an emotional ballad. While it was very different from most of other, which made it difficult risks throughout her career and the other songs and extremely to listen to. The chorus was this genre switch was one of unexpected that early on in definitely the highlight of the them. However, based on the the album, “Angels Like You” song, but even at that, it was very response Cyrus has gotten from was absolutely exceptional. underwhelming. “Bad Karma” fans across the world, it seems Her genuine lyrics reflected her was obviously meant to be more like she made the right choice. personal growth as she learned experimental. However, it felt a Cyrus has deservingly to accept heartache. “Angels bit more experimental than the received very positive feedback Like You” might have been album was ready for. from the album. While the more effective if it had been For die hard rock-n-roll style might not be for everyone, placed further into the album, lovers, Plastic Hearts might this punk sound suits her voice but it still remained a definite not have lived up to their perfectly. Each song was unique favorite. expectations. After all, Cyrus and showed everything that she However, “Bad Karma” did hold onto her pop roots is capable of as an artist. For negatively stood out among when creating this album so all of those reasons, it is very the rest of the songs in the that it would still reflect her possible that Plastic Hearts album. With Joan Jett’s strange other music. Likewise, fans of is her best work to date. All repeating vocals and distracting Cyrus’s old music could have throughout her career, Cyrus drums in the background, this found this new style harder to has blazed the trail for herself in track was all over the place. As enjoy because it had so many the music industry, and this new a result, there were too many different elements than ever rock era was no exception. elements working against each before. Cyrus has always taken Art by Scarlett Hatton..