“How to Love Yourself and Not Destroy Everything” is singer-songwriter Joelle Corey’s “Joyeur” release, consisting of 10 tracks from a variety of gender-shifting Alternative Pop tracks that emphasize the powerful message of the album’s title.
With the 10 tracks, Joyeur shows how well she can traverse different depths of Alternative Pop and Electronic Pop, with an amazing sound and different textures of songs, adding flavor from track to track.
One of the most discussed topics in art is learning to live in society and the way we treat ourselves. If we know how to love and accept ourselves as we are, without living constrained by the pressures of everyday life. Joyeur’s album depicted these topics in an honest and true way to the listeners.
“How to Love Yourself and Not Destroy Everything” continues the winding paths of learning self-love and the pain and joy that come with doing so. Mastering self-love isn’t easy, so Joyeur does a good job of conveying that to her listeners with her soft voice through a variety of songs, such as “Underbelly” and “Fish.”
Inside the album, There’s Something Fresh, as different genres flow in and out of a variety of tracks. “Fish” adds ’90s elements to R&B, and in “Don’t Wanna T,” you find Joyeur indulging in Hip-Hop with lyrics It expresses freedom, not wanting to argue about anything and just having fun.
The lead single from the album, “Destroyer,” is guaranteed to grab the attention of new listeners with upbeat, calm but sad melodic rhythms, paired with lyrics that speak of the pain of knowing your mistakes and weaknesses that are then exposed, and the insecurity when you’re in a relationship and end up ruining everything because of them.
The album moves into the second most electronic part with “Swell,” “Ultraviolet Techno,” “Tongue Tied,” and “Primitive Warrior”. Close in style with “window shopping.” The latter is one of the most exciting of all and speaks of opening up to the world.
This album celebrates life and its constant ups and downs, as each clip gets a chance to shine in its own way and light, just like life itself. The beauty of all our imperfections can be seen in the musical journey that Joyeur takes us on, with how to love yourself and not ruin everything.
Edited by: Viola Karmy