Allie X - Happiness Is Going to Get You (2025)
Happiness Is Going to Get You marks Allie X stepping into a more introspective, matured pop space—less bombastic than her previous era, yet richer in mood and texture.
The production is airy and shimmering, integrating harpsichords, retro-synths and string-flourishes, drawing on the artier side of ’90s-early-00s pop rather than straight dance-floor glitz.
Lyrically, the album explores dualities: pain and release, expectation and inevitability, with Allie’s signature dark-glamour swirl still very much present—hurt is real, but there’s hope lurking in the title.
While many tracks shine (notably “Reunite” and “7th Floor”), some critics feel that the album occasionally leans too heavily on its influences—meaning the homage sometimes overshadows innovation.
Overall, the album stands as a confident chapter in her evolution: accessible yet art-pop-rich, emotionally grounded and stylistically refined—even if it doesn’t always hit the wild experimental peaks of her previous transformations.
The production is airy and shimmering, integrating harpsichords, retro-synths and string-flourishes, drawing on the artier side of ’90s-early-00s pop rather than straight dance-floor glitz.
Lyrically, the album explores dualities: pain and release, expectation and inevitability, with Allie’s signature dark-glamour swirl still very much present—hurt is real, but there’s hope lurking in the title.
While many tracks shine (notably “Reunite” and “7th Floor”), some critics feel that the album occasionally leans too heavily on its influences—meaning the homage sometimes overshadows innovation.
Overall, the album stands as a confident chapter in her evolution: accessible yet art-pop-rich, emotionally grounded and stylistically refined—even if it doesn’t always hit the wild experimental peaks of her previous transformations.
Genre: Alternative pop
Country: Canada
Final Verdict: 65% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 249th / 758
Highlight: Learn To Cry
Made me think of:
Robyn
Jessie Ware
Lana Del Rey
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