By: Fletcher Pike

Pinkpantheress is a popular artist known for her mixtape from 2021 ‘to hell with it’ including hit songs “Pain” and “Break it off”. Many of her songs feature echoey and soft vocals topped with fast breakbeats and low instrumental undertones. Recently, in 2023, she came out with her debut studio album titled ‘Heaven knows’. This album was released on November 10th, with several collaborations from many different artists and includes a total of 13 songs.

Track 1: “Another Life” ft. Rema

The first song on this album starts off with a scaling church organ with the sounds of rain. This turns into a catchy breakbeat with a faint piano underneath it with nice vocals, with segments with an electric guitar. Nigerian rapper Rema is featured in this song with echoey vocals. Overall, this was a really nice opening to an album, and I found the sound of the church organ to be really unique. I rate this song a 10/10.

Track 2: “True Romance”

This song opens with the shuttering of a camera, which evolves into a guitar melody and clapped beats with a unique warped guitar underneath it. I really liked Pinkpantheress’s vocals in this song and I rate this song a 9.5/10 because I did think that it got a bit repetitive at times, but it was still good overall.

Track 3: “Mosquito”

The single “Mosquito” is an upbeat song with a joyful guitar sound and a nice beat over it. I think this is one of my favorite songs from this album because I loved the melody and the instruments used in this song. I will give this song a 10/10.

Track 4: “The aisle”

“The aisle” starts off with a pulsating beat and an echoey synth sound under it. I loved the dynamics of the instruments and sounds in this song which leads me to give this song a 9/10.

Track 5: “Nice to meet you” ft. Central Cee

This song opens up with a high pitched synth sound that continues throughout the song. I liked Pinkpantheress’s vocals but personally I wasn’t a fan of Central Cee’s vocals. I thought that this song was okay overall, so I rate it a 7/10.

Track 6: “Bury me” ft. Kelela

“Bury me” starts with a growing pad sound with a choppy vocal sample with bird sounds. A low bass melody is introduced that is continued throughout the song that I really enjoyed. I loved the vocals in this song from both Pinkpantheress and Kelela. I will rate this song a 10/10.

Track 7: “Internet baby (Interlude)”

“Internet baby (Interlude)” begins with a sharp beat with an electric guitar and a theremin sound. It turns into a beat with a nice electric piano over a sharp drum beat. I’m not sure it was much of an interlude because of the length of the song, but overall I liked this song and I rate it a 9/10.

Track 8: “Ophelia”

“Ophelia” begins with a beautiful harp sound that continues throughout the song; it has a traditional rock beat over it and really great vocals. I found the harp instrument to be a nice addition to this song and adds to the vibe of the song. I rate this song a 10/10 and it is one of my personal favorites from this album.

Track 9: “Feel complete”

“Feel complete” starts off with a high pitched piano sound with a classic drum beat over it. This song also features stringed instruments and a bright guitar sound. I thought that the melody flowed well. I liked this song and I rate it a 9/10.

Track 10: “Blue”

“Blue” starts off with a glitchy synth sound with some nice drums over it. I liked the main chorus of the song since I found it to be very catchy. I loved this song and I rate it a 10/10.

Track 11: “Feelings”

“Feelings starts off with a glitchy telephone-like sound which turns into a nice beat with an airy synth pad with some drums and nice vocals. I thought that this song was pretty good and I liked the sounds that were used in the song. I will give this song a 9/10.

Track 12: “Capable of love”

This song starts off with a guitar and some glitchy vocals behind Pinkpantheress’s voice. It also includes a nice drum beat over the guitar and vocals. I thought that this song was okay, and I rate it an 8/10.

Track 13: “Boys a liar pt. 2” ft. Ice Spice

The final song on this album is one of Pinkpantheress’s most popular songs, with a collaboration with the rapper Ice Spice. This song is a continuation of one of her songs from her mixtape ‘to hell with it’, with new verses and vocals from Ice Spice. This song has gained interest and popularity all throughout social media, but mostly on TikTok. I’ll give this song a 10/10.

Overall, this album was a fantastic creation and a great debut to Pinkpantheress’s music career. I’m a big fan of the creative instruments and sounds that Pinkpantheress incorporates into her music. I am hoping to see more albums from Pinkpantheress in the future and to listen to her creative music. I will rate this album a 9/10.