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P!nk has never been one to shy away from her feelings. The GRAMMY-winning, multi-platinum selling artist has an extensive career filled with laughs, sorrow, hardships and triumph – and her latest album release is no exception.
TRUSTFALL is P!nk’s ninth studio album and follows her 2019 effort, How 2B Human. P!nk said this gap between releases helped her really develop the concept and sound for the project.
“I worked on this album for three years so I had a long time to edit and really curate the album,” P!nk said in an interview with This Morning. “Normally, I’m in this sort of race to get back on the road, so it was really nice to be able to take that kind of time.”
TRUSFALL‘s lyrics are just as strong as its sound. The album features some of P!nk’s most personal songwriting while also exhibiting a hodgepodge of genres, most of which the artist has experimented with before.
The title track is a soft techno song that bears similarities to some of P!nk’s prior hits like “Try” and “What About Us?” Through a somewhat vulnerable periscope, “TRUSTFALL” presents this idea of fighting for what is right – a staple philosophy that P!nk has presented over the years.
The album’s lead single, “Never Gonna Not Dance Again,” is the standout track of the album because it presents a much lighter and fun-loving image. P!nk has described the song as making her want to take off all her clothes and dance, and “NGNDA” encapsulates just that.
There is also the country-infused “Last Call” and the rock-inspired “Hate Me” that bears much resemblance to P!nk’s work from the early 2000s (U+ Ur Hand, ‘Cuz I Can, So What).
The rest of the album, for the most part, is tender and soft. This is best shown through some of the final tracks including “Lost Cause,” “Feel Something” and “Our Song.”
While it presents an incredible drop in energy and could turn off most listeners who have already reached the peak of the album, these songs are some of the deeper cuts on TRUSTFALL. A prime example is the closing track “Just Say I’m Sorry” with Chris Stapleton.
The song sounds like something that would come at the end of an argument where everyone is trying to get the last word and end the fight. The ballad is simple yet effective as both P!nk and Chris harmonize with just a guitar playing in the background.
“JSIS” is another standout track and prime example of how P!nk’s tight-knit list of collaborations works incredibly in her favor. She even backed this intention up in an interview with Zane Lowe praising everyone who helped bring TRUSTFALL to life.
“I’m excited about this album in the way I kind of was excited about M!sunderztood because it’s a body of work even though it’s all kinds of genres,” she said. “I think it’s awesome that I can be…the polarizing pop star.”
Indeed, polarizing is the perfect way to describe TRUSTFALL as it presents the mentality of addressing deeper issues and conversations while also not giving a care in the world. The concept relates to – quite literally – taking a trust fall with almost every component in our lives while also being able to identify the opportune moment to spark change.
P!nk has said TRUSTFALL is her best album yet, but as someone who says she hates positive reinforcement, maybe the critics could find something for her to work on next time (if that’s even possible).
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