The transition of celebrities to wannabe pop stars is almost as old as the concept itself. From Scarlett Johanssen to Mary Elizabeth Winstead, countless it girls have attempted and failed the lateral move into music. It shouldn't be surprising that in the age of social media, it's own young stars are trying to break into the charts and seize the clout afforded only to the most popular artists. I can't say I'd heard of Addison Rae before this, but the image of her on the album cover probably spells out her ambitious with her Dua Lipa-esque look. Unfortunately, she wasn't able to replicate one of Dua's most important skills, singing. The amount of vocal correction present on every song in this album would be distracting enough if it wasn't for the lyrics. I was genuinely shocked when I learned that each song had a minimum of three writers. A secondary school teacher would make an eleven year old rewrite these verses. The fact that three human beings, presumably all with some modicum of success in their lives, were able to sit in a room and come to a consensus on the contents of these songs speaks to the sheer mental damage dealt to our society by social media. In an age of genuinely decent pop music to ape, led by figures like Billie Ellish and Olivia Rodrigo, the only sound Addison has somehow managed to mock is an Epic Movie-tier parody of High School Musical.

I don't have the pop music knowledge to compare this to anything. I liked it Especially the song high fashion. Absolutely no substance to it however.

I must be missing something with this. Really didn't find much of substance here. Interviews about this record cite a litany of influences, but this never seems to manage to creep out of those better albums' shadow. Passed right over me like tepid water.