PinkPantheress’s ‘Take Me Home’ EP, Review
PinkPantheress’s ‘Take Me Home’ EP, Review
Jan 3
Written By Tyra Mills
Artist Name: PinkPantheress
Album Name: Take Me Home
Album Genre: Dance Pop, Alternative Pop
Label: Parlophone, Elektra Records
Date Released: December 2022
Date Reviewed: December 2022
Overall Rating: 3 / 5
Favorite Track(s): The Boys A Liar
overall commentary:
PinkPantheress delivered a short and sweet project in December 2022. When I first heard the ‘Boys A Liar’ it was going around as a snippet on TikTok and I was super excited about it. Her last project, ‘to hell with it’ was one of my favorites of 2021 and really superceded my expectations so I expected the same for whatever was coming next!
‘The Boys A Liar’ definitley did not let me down in terms of being a bop. For me, the song has alot of replay value and is really catchy. The song isn’t super wordy so it’s easy to get the gist of it early on. And I feel the lyrics will hit home for alot of people. This track makes it clear to the naysayers that PP has not totally lost her sound.
‘Do You Miss Me?’ is the second track on this EP and is produced by none other than KAYTRANADA, though the opening drums would have told you who produced this from the first few seconds of the song. I absolutely love the beat and the samples used, it really gives the song an overall interesting and unique feel. I will be honest, this is my least favorite track on the project….which really surprised me because I love KAYTRANADA and PP so much! I guess I expected more from their collaboration, but I do hope they collaborate again in the future.
The project wraps up with ‘Take me home’ which is the title track of the EP. This song really had to grow on me for some reason. PP does make alot of songs with the same type of cadence and progressions, so it’s easy to get used to what to expect from her. She does a great job of being experimental with her formula which I appreciate and I think with this particular track, that is what helped me really give it another chance. I think the subject matter didn’t really resonate with me, although I get the gist. Adulting is hard. The saving grace for me was the quick tempo of the song, the background vocals being perfectly layered, and the breakdown at the end….which was absolutely delectable. I really love how it slowed down towards the end
Overall, the project made me feel like it was lacking something, but it’s probably because it was so short. Looking forward to what she does next!
