Coming almost out of nowhere, indie pop musician Halsey has blown every music fan out of the water. Her new album, Bandlands, was released on Aug. 28 and has since made a home in the top ten of the music charts.

The album has a sort of haunted feel about it. It kind of feels like what every teen girl on Tumblr has been looking for. Halsey’s voice is the perfect amount of smooth, feminine pitches and smoky tones that make you want to sit in an empty field in the rain with your someone of the moment. The album has a sort of edgy vibe, which can be pretentious. However, the whole album doesn’t sound that way. Songs like “New Americana” and “Hold Me Down” have easily become hits because their lyrics are relatable to Halsey’s audience of young adults. The album has done sensationally well, despite the fact that the theme of the album seems to be sort of downtrodden.  

The album feels all too predictable for me, though. The lyrics, while beautifully written, are just too “hashtag sad girl” for me. We get it, you’re sad and in love and everything is bad. And while those are valid emotions, do you really have to write a whole album about them?