May 30, 2025 • 7 mins
The ninth album to come from Miley Cyrus, ‘Something Beautiful’ is a concept album centred around the theme of healing.
The popstar says it’s “an attempt to medicate somewhat of a sick culture through music”, and when discussing the inspiration behind the music, Cyrus said "the nastiest times of our life do have a point of beauty. They are the shadow, they are the charcoal, they are the shading. You can’t have a painting without highlights and contrast."
An accompanying musical film of the same name is releasing in early June.
Estelle Clifford joined Francesca Rudkin to give her thoughts on the album.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame podcast
from News Talks at b.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
We've been thinking about the future, like its show me
Tomorrows and comment for sure, let's pretend it's not the
end of the World.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
This is End of the World by Miley Cyrus of
her ninth album Something Beautiful, and to talk us through
the album, I'm joined by Estyle Clifford. Good Morning, a
Steale Morning.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
Yes, soaking up the Miley vibe this weekend. That is
the radio friendly song that's on this album, End of
the World. She had wanted to make an album that
was entirely about how sometimes the terrible things that happen
in life and the world still have a beauty to them.
So that's where that song is kind of like sitting
us and it's got that pop disco thing that I
(01:06):
mean everyone's kind of embraced that over the last couple
of years. So no surprises really that Miley has also
given us one of those kind of bangers and midway
on the album where it just all turns into I
think she just wants us to dance, like just get
up and dance the best we can. Something that I
think you'll love about this album, and Francesca is that
there's also a pop opera film to come out in
(01:27):
mid June. She says, is inspired and I know you're gonna.
Speaker 3 (01:31):
I'm having Jennifer Lopez. I'm having Jennifer Lopez moments.
Speaker 4 (01:34):
Yes, So I'm hoping it's not as self indulgent and
as that, but I can't help thinking it might be.
She has been inspired by Pink Floyd's The War and
you know, I mean, will it have the same legacy.
I dare say it won't. It's meant to be just
it's gonna have more fashion flair. And to me, the
(01:55):
clips that she's she had to tease it kind of
does look like a whole lot of music videos put together.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
Okay, So I've been I've read things, and I've heard
it's a concept album, it's experimental, it's psych adelic. But
I'm just hearing good old Miley pop here.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
Well that's the thing. When you listen to that song,
you're like, but it's pop disco and there's sinse and
there's like sort of an Ada kind of harmony, and
you know when they go slightly minor key and it
makes your skin go a little bit tingling and you're like, oh,
that's kind of fun. I can sing the harmony to that.
There's definitely lots of that, and that's the thing she's
spoken up this album to be like it definitely is
(02:29):
genre bending and that she doesn't just sit there. So
there's definitely some other stuff, Like there is some psychedella,
there's some there's some house. Sometimes you're gonna hear this
full on saxophone intro and then you've got strings and orchestra,
but then you're back to the synth kind of vibe.
And then there's another song where she actually almost tries
out some Lana del Ray sort of styles where her
(02:49):
vocals don't overpower the song. So that's kind of different
for Miley because I think we're used to her doing
those very big vocal builds. But I wouldn't say that
it's off the chain psychedelic. She wanted it to be
that she's taken you somewhere and you can vibrated a
higher level.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
Did you vibrate a stell?
Speaker 4 (03:11):
I don't know that I did, And it did take
me a few listens to be like, what is going
on here? Like, well, maybe after a few listens, I
think like some are saying it's like a really concise
album and I'm like, what where's the Like, there's not
there's not continuity, and you know, do you know? Also
she's put interludes in, like there's little full on loud
(03:33):
music interludes. And to me, that's a bit where you
get costume changes done when you're doing a live show.
It almost plays out like song for song, how a
live show would flow. So maybe that's what it is, like,
maybe that is interesting, the whole concept of it that
this is because I'm like, one of those interludes, we
don't almost need them, but that's where you would go
get your costume change. So that's that's for me. Where
(03:53):
that kind of was a little thing she did in
Harpers Bizarre was that the songs, whether are about distruction
or heartbreak or death, they're presented in a way that's
beautiful because the nastiest times of our life do point
to a beauty and I think maybe hearing that helps
you get through the songs. There's hates of catchy stuff
(04:13):
like she's still real clever, right.
Speaker 3 (04:15):
Like she's a very good songwriter.
Speaker 4 (04:17):
Yeah, and there's something about her voice it just draws
me in and when I physically watch her, I find
it quite mesmerizing just how she presents herself in the
confidence that she's coming out with in this album. I mean,
that's to be admired, and I think that's awesome. And
there's some real strutting stuff going on in here, and
you just have to go through it a couple of
(04:38):
times to go, you know, you're saying, not a.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
Bad thing, Estelle, that's not a bad thing that we
have to work a little bit to kind of find
the gems and find the moments in an album when
it's all presented to you, you know that three or
four listens later, there's half that you're not going to
want to listen to again.
Speaker 4 (04:53):
And maybe that is the magic and cleverness of what
this album is, where you'll go, oh, I thought I
didn't really like that. But but for me, like there's
some at the start where I'm like, oh, yeah, it's okay,
But I've gone back a couple more times and gone, oh,
you know what, this is kind of growing on me now.
And I think sometimes it's a lyric that will suddenly
stand out, or sometimes you're like, oh, that's a clever
little music bit in the background. Or a clever use
(05:15):
of some of the drums and synths to drive you through.
But I would definitely say it still more leads, you know,
this whole pop opera kind of thing, which still has
that very discoie vibe to me. That's where I kind
of think that it is. There's a deet that she
does with Brittany Howard, who now I can't think except
(05:36):
for Filmer the Unicorn, but she's from Alabama shakes, there
we go. I got it.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
I'm glad you do because I had no idea where
we're going.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
There.
Speaker 4 (05:45):
She does this real cool voice stuff through one of
the songs, and it's really good. There's also a song
every Girl You've Ever Loved and you're going to play
some of that out of here. It features Naomi Campbell,
and so I was a little bit scared that Miomi
Campbell was doing some singing, but actually she's doing this
really hypnotic rhythm type almost poetic vocue, cool stuff just speaking.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
I thought you're gonna say rap for a minute.
Speaker 4 (06:10):
Oh I got yeah. I mean I had all sorts
of things going on in my head before I got
to that song, but it's it's her beautiful English accent.
It's basically commanding us to strike some poses.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
I think this release, I think I think she has
sung before she.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
Has You don't you don't need to go there.
Speaker 3 (06:28):
Okay, all right, I won't.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (06:30):
Yeah, just enjoy this for what it is and then
the music video that will go with it where it
is exactly this. It's like a showdown of Naomi Campbell
and Miley Cyrus on a catwalk and leathery.
Speaker 3 (06:42):
Yeah yeah.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
And you know, if you want to try some catwalk
stuff and get a bit fired up to do some
strautting this weekend, their energy is going to be in
that song. So yeah, never.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
Know when you need to strautch. I love it a Stelle,
thank you so much. I hang on rating, would you?
Speaker 4 (06:57):
Yeah? Okay, good luck with the Arthouse film when it
comes out June. Stylistic Fashion, Sure, let's go there. I
think definitely listen to the US for interest's sake, and
it's a seven out.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
A teen lovely, Thank you so much, Estelle. I think
that sounds like a fair rating for what Estelle was
talking about there. Look, I'm a bit like Estelle. I
don't mind Miley Cyrus. I think she's got a really
great voice, interesting voice. She can write a banger, and
I'm always interested to hear what she has to say,
so I'll give it. I'll give it a well, we're
going to play some more music for you from Miley Cyrus.
(07:29):
After the break. It is eight to twelve.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live
to news talks he'd b from nine am Saturday, or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame podcast
from News Talks at b.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
We've been thinking about the future, like its show me
Tomorrows and comment for sure, let's pretend it's not the
end of the World.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
This is End of the World by Miley Cyrus of
her ninth album Something Beautiful, and to talk us through
the album, I'm joined by Estyle Clifford. Good Morning, a
Steale Morning.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
Yes, soaking up the Miley vibe this weekend. That is
the radio friendly song that's on this album, End of
the World. She had wanted to make an album that
was entirely about how sometimes the terrible things that happen
in life and the world still have a beauty to them.
So that's where that song is kind of like sitting
us and it's got that pop disco thing that I
(01:06):
mean everyone's kind of embraced that over the last couple
of years. So no surprises really that Miley has also
given us one of those kind of bangers and midway
on the album where it just all turns into I
think she just wants us to dance, like just get
up and dance the best we can. Something that I
think you'll love about this album, and Francesca is that
there's also a pop opera film to come out in
(01:27):
mid June. She says, is inspired and I know you're gonna.
Speaker 3 (01:31):
I'm having Jennifer Lopez. I'm having Jennifer Lopez moments.
Speaker 4 (01:34):
Yes, So I'm hoping it's not as self indulgent and
as that, but I can't help thinking it might be.
She has been inspired by Pink Floyd's The War and
you know, I mean, will it have the same legacy.
I dare say it won't. It's meant to be just
it's gonna have more fashion flair. And to me, the
(01:55):
clips that she's she had to tease it kind of
does look like a whole lot of music videos put together.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
Okay, So I've been I've read things, and I've heard
it's a concept album, it's experimental, it's psych adelic. But
I'm just hearing good old Miley pop here.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
Well that's the thing. When you listen to that song,
you're like, but it's pop disco and there's sinse and
there's like sort of an Ada kind of harmony, and
you know when they go slightly minor key and it
makes your skin go a little bit tingling and you're like, oh,
that's kind of fun. I can sing the harmony to that.
There's definitely lots of that, and that's the thing she's
spoken up this album to be like it definitely is
(02:29):
genre bending and that she doesn't just sit there. So
there's definitely some other stuff, Like there is some psychedella,
there's some there's some house. Sometimes you're gonna hear this
full on saxophone intro and then you've got strings and orchestra,
but then you're back to the synth kind of vibe.
And then there's another song where she actually almost tries
out some Lana del Ray sort of styles where her
(02:49):
vocals don't overpower the song. So that's kind of different
for Miley because I think we're used to her doing
those very big vocal builds. But I wouldn't say that
it's off the chain psychedelic. She wanted it to be
that she's taken you somewhere and you can vibrated a
higher level.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
Did you vibrate a stell?
Speaker 4 (03:11):
I don't know that I did, And it did take
me a few listens to be like, what is going
on here? Like, well, maybe after a few listens, I
think like some are saying it's like a really concise
album and I'm like, what where's the Like, there's not
there's not continuity, and you know, do you know? Also
she's put interludes in, like there's little full on loud
(03:33):
music interludes. And to me, that's a bit where you
get costume changes done when you're doing a live show.
It almost plays out like song for song, how a
live show would flow. So maybe that's what it is, like,
maybe that is interesting, the whole concept of it that
this is because I'm like, one of those interludes, we
don't almost need them, but that's where you would go
get your costume change. So that's that's for me. Where
(03:53):
that kind of was a little thing she did in
Harpers Bizarre was that the songs, whether are about distruction
or heartbreak or death, they're presented in a way that's
beautiful because the nastiest times of our life do point
to a beauty and I think maybe hearing that helps
you get through the songs. There's hates of catchy stuff
(04:13):
like she's still real clever, right.
Speaker 3 (04:15):
Like she's a very good songwriter.
Speaker 4 (04:17):
Yeah, and there's something about her voice it just draws
me in and when I physically watch her, I find
it quite mesmerizing just how she presents herself in the
confidence that she's coming out with in this album. I mean,
that's to be admired, and I think that's awesome. And
there's some real strutting stuff going on in here, and
you just have to go through it a couple of
(04:38):
times to go, you know, you're saying, not a.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
Bad thing, Estelle, that's not a bad thing that we
have to work a little bit to kind of find
the gems and find the moments in an album when
it's all presented to you, you know that three or
four listens later, there's half that you're not going to
want to listen to again.
Speaker 4 (04:53):
And maybe that is the magic and cleverness of what
this album is, where you'll go, oh, I thought I
didn't really like that. But but for me, like there's
some at the start where I'm like, oh, yeah, it's okay,
But I've gone back a couple more times and gone, oh,
you know what, this is kind of growing on me now.
And I think sometimes it's a lyric that will suddenly
stand out, or sometimes you're like, oh, that's a clever
little music bit in the background. Or a clever use
(05:15):
of some of the drums and synths to drive you through.
But I would definitely say it still more leads, you know,
this whole pop opera kind of thing, which still has
that very discoie vibe to me. That's where I kind
of think that it is. There's a deet that she
does with Brittany Howard, who now I can't think except
(05:36):
for Filmer the Unicorn, but she's from Alabama shakes, there
we go. I got it.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
I'm glad you do because I had no idea where
we're going.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
There.
Speaker 4 (05:45):
She does this real cool voice stuff through one of
the songs, and it's really good. There's also a song
every Girl You've Ever Loved and you're going to play
some of that out of here. It features Naomi Campbell,
and so I was a little bit scared that Miomi
Campbell was doing some singing, but actually she's doing this
really hypnotic rhythm type almost poetic vocue, cool stuff just speaking.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
I thought you're gonna say rap for a minute.
Speaker 4 (06:10):
Oh I got yeah. I mean I had all sorts
of things going on in my head before I got
to that song, but it's it's her beautiful English accent.
It's basically commanding us to strike some poses.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
I think this release, I think I think she has
sung before she.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
Has You don't you don't need to go there.
Speaker 3 (06:28):
Okay, all right, I won't.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (06:30):
Yeah, just enjoy this for what it is and then
the music video that will go with it where it
is exactly this. It's like a showdown of Naomi Campbell
and Miley Cyrus on a catwalk and leathery.
Speaker 3 (06:42):
Yeah yeah.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
And you know, if you want to try some catwalk
stuff and get a bit fired up to do some
strautting this weekend, their energy is going to be in
that song. So yeah, never.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
Know when you need to strautch. I love it a Stelle,
thank you so much. I hang on rating, would you?
Speaker 4 (06:57):
Yeah? Okay, good luck with the Arthouse film when it
comes out June. Stylistic Fashion, Sure, let's go there. I
think definitely listen to the US for interest's sake, and
it's a seven out.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
A teen lovely, Thank you so much, Estelle. I think
that sounds like a fair rating for what Estelle was
talking about there. Look, I'm a bit like Estelle. I
don't mind Miley Cyrus. I think she's got a really
great voice, interesting voice. She can write a banger, and
I'm always interested to hear what she has to say,
so I'll give it. I'll give it a well, we're
going to play some more music for you from Miley Cyrus.
(07:29):
After the break. It is eight to twelve.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live
to news talks he'd b from nine am Saturday, or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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