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Miley Cyrus' fifth surprised released album IS a surprise in alot of ways. Judging by the title and the cover art, you think it's just gonna be a continuation of the "Bangerz" style, and some songs are, but overall, this is totally different and a big step in the right direction. First, I praise Miley for her not following the generic synth pop arrangements, because NOTHING about this album is generic. It's very original, experimental and mood specific. This is easily the most honest, weirdest music she's made so far. It's actually the kind of eclectic music I've been taking to lately, and I would've never thought Miley would take on this style. Another thing is I detected NO autotune in this. All Miley's vocals are natural, rough, echo-y and raspy as ever. But, even though that's all for praise, not every moment of "Dead Petz" is enjoyable. Alot of the songs contain really dirty lyrical content that's even dirtier than anything heard on "Bangerz". Like by the time it's over, you lose count of how many times Miley dropped the f bomb. Also, with 23 tracks, and almost every song running for 5 minutes, ALOT of these could've been cut, as some start to sound alike after awhile. This causes the album to drag, drag and drag, and for a close 2 hours too. I'm loving the new psychedelic type music Miley is creating, but the main problem in this project is that alot of the content here is somewhat forgettable. Overtime, only about half of the album unravels to reveal it's excellence. The best song (or songs) on the album are easily "Slab Of Butter (Scorpion)", and it's continuation track "I Forgive Yiew". Containing atmospheric synths, echo-y vocals, and a catchy drum pattern in the chorus, it's turn out is so eclectic, plus it's insanely catchy. Plus, the very emotional and beautiful synth-pop ballad "Lighter" is also a very great and unique song, containing the most serious lyrics on the album. Overall, "Dead Petz" is an excellent step in the right direction. It wins an A+ for the weird, yet great, undefinable musical genre. It is easily way more interesting and prefferable over today's mainstream pop. In the future, if she just follows the patterns of this album, but just makes something more serious, containing less of the explicit and crazy content, it would be a masterpiece. But for now, "Dead Petz" just feels more of a collection of experimental demo quality songs made to use as a stepping stone, for us to see what's to come. The album is halfway good though, containing just enough unique hits to keep it intriguing.

RATING: 6 / 10
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Track Picks:

Dooo It!
Something About Space Dude
BB Talk
Slab Of Butter (Scorpion)
I Forgive Yiew
Lighter
Cyrus Skies
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BEST TRACK:
Slab Of Butter (Scorpion)
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