Miley Cyrus has often wandered between genres. While some may have seen confusion in this, we rather saw the deep need to explore the one whose style fits well with pop as well as with more off-screen tones. The singer finds with Endless Summer Vacation a midpoint, on which she closes a chapter (that of her marriage) on synth pop rhythms sometimes topped with country or a psychedelic touch, often as simplistic as they are effective.
First there was Flowers, the most popular breakup song of the year, picked up on TikTok by anyone whose broken heart felt pampered by this independence anthem. repeatedly on Endless Summer VacationMiley Cyrus repeats the formula Flowerswith a few exceptions.
In terms of form, first, by creating songs whose refrains can be taken up at will by Internet users wanting to cry out their thirst for emancipation from the yoke of romantic relationships. As far as the background is concerned, precisely because the themes of love and separation are spread over the whole disc.
On Jadedshe worries about the weight of the past relationship on the once loved one. Pink Colored Lenses, she depicts a relationship that shows life in pink. On YouMiley sings about what she wants to live with the person she loves, all those things that are only worthwhile “if it’s with [elle] “. Muddy Feet is another one of those songs that sends a former partner to hell.
Finally, there are the exceptions to the formula. The songs that make this album end up hooking us. The moments when Miley Cyrus lets her desire to make extraordinary music express itself. We are all the same far from an experimental music that only a chosen group could really grasp; Endless Summer Vacation never ceases to be accessible.
Handstand begins a series of songs on the album with slightly offbeat rhythms. Still pop, but less conventional. The synthesizers get going, the melodies are catchy, psychedelic. river brings 1980s nightclub synth pop music back to life. Purple Chemistrywe find the synths and, in the middle of the song, the singer launches into a verse that is close to rap.
In terms of collaborations, we can count on the almost useless presence of the great Brandi Carlile (Thousand Miles) and the talented Sia (Muddy Feet). We wouldn’t have been surprised to hear Maroon 5 on Islanda song that seems straight out of his repertoire (and far from being the best on Cyrus’ album).
The ballad on the piano wonder womanwhich concludes the disc, with simple but convincing chords, allows a moment to hover, where Miley Cyrus shows all that her voice can do.
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