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Delevingne's Debut: A Sonic Rollercoaster
6 Oct
Summary
- Debut album 'Not Normal' explores raw emotions post-sobriety.
- Album features chaotic bursts and dynamic shifts.
- Record produced by BJ Burton, known for experimental work.
Cara Delevingne's debut LP, 'Not Normal,' offers a disorienting and intense listening experience, clocking in at 38 minutes. The album serves as an outlet for the model and actress to explore her emotions following three years of sobriety.
Working with producer BJ Burton, known for his work with artists like Charli XCX and Bon Iver, Delevingne embraced distortion and unconventional song structures. The result is a sound that incorporates experimental electronic pop with jarring shifts.
The album's restless energy and evolving song structures mirror the blurriness of its lyrical themes. These explore the fine line between love and dependency, and comfort versus pain.
Tracks like "Out of My Head" feature a breakbeat rhythm and a call-and-response chorus. This section attempts to capture a dissociative episode, with the music itself disintegrating at a key moment. Another track, "I Forgot," intersperses moments of clarity with overwhelming distortion before transforming into a ballad.
