- pop
- 62 min
- 20 tracks
- Capitol Records
High Expectations is the debut studio album by Swedish-British singer Mabel. It was released on 2 August 2019 by Polydor UK. Originally scheduled for release on 15 July, the album was pushed back to 2 August to alter several songs. Mabel worked with writers and producers such as Tre Jean-Marie, Steve Mac and MNEK to create the album, with its tracks incorporating elements of pop and R&B.
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Spare, classical in form, contemporary and grave.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Metacritic 61/100
- Clash7/10
- DIY3/5 ★
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- musicOMH4/5 ★
- NME3/5 ★
- The Observer3/5 ★
- PopMatters5/10 ★
- Q3/5 ★
- The Skinny3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1High Expectations (intro)1:29
- 2Bad Behaviour3:26
- 3Don’t Call Me Up2:58
- 4FML3:13
- 5We Don’t Say...3:11
- 6Selfish Love3:12
- 7Lucky (interlude)1:14
- 8Mad Love2:50
- 9Trouble3:29
- 10Put Your Name on It3:42
- 11Stckhlm Syndrome (interlude)2:26
- 12OK (Anxiety Anthem)3:37
- 13I Belong to Me2:38
- 14High Expectations (outro)2:25
- 15Finders Keepers4:29
- 16Fine Line3:32
- 17My Lover3:13
- 18Ring Ring3:38
- 19Cigarette3:08
- 20Not Sayin'3:46
20 tracks, 62 minutes.
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