"What can I say about Lipa's Future Nostalgia? The word 'iconic' comes to mind. This was one of the first major album drops that happened near the beginning of COVID-19 shutdowns, and it kept me from going stir-crazy. From the pop-synth '80s influences (you can't tell me 'Break My Heart' doesn't draw from Queen's 'Another One Bites the Dust') to Lipa's all-too-relatable attitude toward love and relationships, I love this project wholeheartedly. Throughout the spring and summer, I'd actually listen to this and Jessie Reyez's debut LP Before Love Came to Kill Us (which came out on the same day) back to back . . . to back. And I also learned a portion of 'Love Again' on the keyboard. Hands down, it's my favourite song off the album, as well as my second-most-played song of the year on Spotify." — Brea Cubit, assistant editor, celebrity and entertainment
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