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March 16, 2025 70 mins
This week Démar and Adriel discuss Lady Gaga's latest studio album 'Mayhem', how she's navigated her fame throughout her career and why this entire project sounds like it got pulled straight out of the 1980s.

P.S. heavy Siouxsie and the Banshees vibes on Abracadabra

Démar’s rating: 7.5 / 10 
Adriel's rating: 7.5 / 10


The Love List: Disease, Die With a Smile, Perfect Celebrity, Vanish into You

Timecodes:

2:26 - Bruno Mars 
4:13 - A star is born
8:00 - Rarely an artist is in their own lane like this
9:23 - Madonna 2.0
12:00 - Putting out music consistently and just ignoring it
14:07 - Démar likes pop songs
15:16 - Frame how we view Lady Gaga
16:30 - Missing a Charlie xcx feature
19:58 - She doesn’t have the vision
23:41 - Miley Cyrus comparison
27:05 - 80’s inspired
29:20 - Blade of Grass
33:52 - The way she frames celebrity
36:49 - Almost doing a Weeknd thing
43:30 - Abracadabra: Loved everything but the hook
50:29 - How are we deciding who’s too old to say what
56:20 - The cover
1:06:02 - The Score

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Lady Gaga - MAYHEM / 2025 / Pop, Synth pop, electronic
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