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MILEY CYRUS'S PLASTIC HEARTS HAS A SONG FOR EVERY MOOD

FROM ICY DANCE-POP TO ACOUSTIC BALLADRY, MILEY'S SEVENTH ALBUM SPANS AN OCEAN OF EMOTION

 Miley Cyrus’s long awaited seventh studio album, Plastic Hearts, dropped on Friday (November 27) and sees Cyrus embracing a throwback rock sound, reinventing herself once more and unapologetically reflecting on her journey from Disney child star to mature artist exploring herself. She spent her immediate post-Disney career trying to shed the clean-cut image that comes big stardom, and since then, Cyrus has tried embracing many sounds, from pop to country to psychedelic, in order to break away. Now, she seems to possess found a bold, fitting path in rock.

The track “Gimme What I Want” has Cyrus drawing deeply from Nine Inch Nails and her penchant for covers of ‘80s tunes, while “Prisoner” melds a Runaways-style glam-rock vibe and Dua Lipa’s dance-pop sound with bits of Olivia Newton John’s “Physical.” Cyrus gets personal on “Never Be Me” and “Golden G String,” in which she discusses her flaws and her evolution as depicted by the media. All this adds up to a robust new sound to work with.

She originally planned to release a series of EPs, starting with 2019’s She Is Coming, but the 2018 Malibu wildfires — in which she lost her home — changed those plans. Though most of the old material survived the natural disaster, the event altered her perspective on her life. That renewal is there on Plastic Hearts, which also has seen videos allowing her to rework into rock and roll vampire and even eat a spider. Along with collaborations with Mark Ronson, ‘80s icon Billy Idol, and rock forebear Joan Jett, Cyrus treats fans to her personal rebirth and a glance into her true musical self.

Below, we break down this rock-fueled album track by track and mood .

 "WTF DO I KNOW"                            

Listen to it when you’re feeling: rebellious

Key lyric: "Thought it’d be you until I die / But then I let it go"

Serving as a more savage version of “7 ThingsGet a direct link” and a nod to early aughts alt-pop, this kickoff track is an upbeat, rebel punk song that seemingly dives right into Cyrus’s divorce from Liam Hemsworth as well as her image in the media. Play this when you want to thrash around your childhood bedroom and set your own rules.

  

"PLASTIC HEARTS"

Listen to it when you’re feeling: thoughtful

Key lyric: "I just wanna feel something / But I keep feeling nothing all night long"

Slyly referencing Rolling Stones’s “Sympathy for the Devil” in its intro and Bruno Mars’s “Locked Out of Heaven” in its outro, Cyrus sings of wanting to feel deeply connected to someone or something, but only being able to for a short time. This song will have you thinking about your last IRL hookup or virtual date.

"ANGELS LIKE YOU"

 

 

Listen to it when you’re feeling: reflective

Key lyric: "I know that you’re wrong for me / Gonna wish we never

 met on the day I leave"

On this vulnerable mid-tempo track, Cyrus reflects on a relationship that wasn’t meant to be and learns to let go. Listen to this the next time you’re stuck on that person you thought was your forever

"PRISONER" (FT. DUA LIPA)