Miley Cyrus free-falls headfirst into a world of experimentation and cinematic soundscapes with her latest album, Something Beautiful. <\/em>In a recent sit-down with Zane Lowe, Miley describes the past 20 years of her career as \u201cwhite noise.\u201d Facing personal struggles through a whirlwind of shifting personas and sonic detours. This project offered her a chance to step back from the many identities she\u2019s explored in the previous albums and instead devote herself to combining them into Something Beautiful<\/em>, pun intended. In the past, some might argue that Miley never fully immersed herself in a single project. Her approach often seemed reactionary; releasing an album, then quickly moving on to the next without giving much attention to world building. With this project, however, she breaks this pattern by delivering a more intentional and unified body of work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPrelude\u201d opens the album with a haunting introduction to its central theme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The pursuit of beauty is fleeting moments, all while wrestling with love amid a hypnotic existential crisis. Miley recites a reflective poem, her voice drifting between vulnerability and defiance, as a grand explosive electronic instrument erupts beneath her, pulling the audience into the self-titled track, \u201cSomething Beautiful.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSomething Beautiful\u201d truly lives up to its name. The track opens as a slow, jazz-inspired ballad, intimate and smoky until it unravels into a sandbox of experimental rock and orchestrated distortion. Brass instruments swell and clash in a kind of controlled chaos, their dissonance adding texture rather than noise. But it\u2019s not just the instrumentation that spirals. Miley herself becomes consumed by the chaos. She screeches with raw desperation, \u201cEat my heart \/ Break my soul,\u201d tearing through the layers like a final confession. The track stands out as one of my personal favorites because of its glitchiness. A beautiful kind of mess that mirrors emotional honesty. There\u2019s no biting your tongue here. The song rejects restraint in favor of raw, unfiltered expression. We\u2019re so used to dressing up our feelings, trying to be polite, posed, romantic, when deep down, we\u2019re starving for passion. The track doesn\u2019t ask for permission, it devours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEnd of the World\u201d transports us into a classing pop dreamscape built on what-ifs that craft the illusion of an alternate reality where love survives the wreckage. It\u2019s showered with optimism and hope, sounding like a love song for a future that hasn\u2019t happened yet, but it feels entirely possible. The bridge is what stands out the most to me. Sure, the lyrics repeat, but that\u2019s the point. We\u2019re not just listening anymore, we\u2019re dancing on the flow of the beat and the rising guitar, caught in a build that leads to the final chorus. Then comes a moment of glowing pause, and Miley\u2019s vocals pierces through like a spotlight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMore to Lose\u201d taps into one of my favorite sides of Miley\u2019s sounds. Of course, this is second only to the powerhouse rock persona we all know, love, and secretly hope makes a full return someday. But here, she trades distortion for vulnerability in a beautiful ballad that aches with honesty. Miley reflects on a love she thought was more securely tied, singing about the quiet unraveling that comes from holding on through the hardship \u201cI\u2019ll stay when the ecstasy is far away \/ I\u2019ll pray that it\u2019s coming \u2018round again,\u201d choosing to let go. The lyrics cut deep, but we hear a return of those brassy, expressive instruments paired with spotlight on her vocals that elevate the moment. The powerful lyrics, paired with her stripped-down vocals, make the song resonate on a deeper level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cInterlude 1,\u201d our first transition. A haunting, cinematic moment that feels straight out of a James Bond movie. A moody, atmospheric instrumental that acts as a bridge between acts, and guides us into the next single, \u201cEasy Lover.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n In her interview with Zane Lowe, Miley reveals that \u201cEasy Lover\u201d was originally sent to Beyonc\u00e9 for her Cowboy Carter album. As a Beyonc\u00e9 follower, hearing the line \u201cTell \u2018em B\u201d tucked into the final version feels like a breadcrumb of false hope that a collaboration might still be on the horizon. Still, \u201cEasy Lover\u201d is an instant classic in its own right. The song feels light, effortless, and catchy. There\u2019s tightness to the song that makes you want to strut, dance, and maybe even learn the choreo. The lyrics are easy to pick up, making it the single that invites everyone to sing along. As far as single choices go. Miley made the right call with this one. I\u2019m hooked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cInterlude 2\u201d drives us smoothly into \u201cGolden Burning Sun\u201d, a track full of nostalgia and hope. It feels like falling in love with the idea of surrendering. Giving herself over to someone else, completely and willingly. This is the kind of song that makes you want to stick your head out of a sunroof and sing along at the top of your lungs. The reverb-soaked guitar, the slow, dreamy tempo, and tender lyrics all wrap around you like a golden hour haze. It\u2019s a moment frozen in time, one that makes you feel life could always feel exactly like this. I\u2019ll be okay, just hold me as I surrender. And for a moment, we believe it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWalk of Fame,\u201dfeaturing Brittany Howard on the guitar, is a breath of fresh air. A synth-pop tone shift that brings new texture to the album. Background vocals belting and melt into the instrumental with effortless fluidity, wrapping listeners in the idea of her lifestyle. It feels like that pivotal moment in a film when the protagonist is suddenly flooded with the weight of her reality. For Miley, that reality is life under a constant spotlight. \u201cEvery time I walk \/ It\u2019s a walk of fame.\u201d The song touches on any person’s inability to adjust to her lifestyle. Can someone love her in spite of, or because of, the spotlight? Can she love herself within it? As the bridge arrives, the energy subtly shifts. A bouncy synth beat lifts the atmosphere just enough and we enter the end of the track with a male voice entering, singing, \u201cYou\u2019ll live forever \/ In our hearts and minds \/ An ageless picture \/ A timeless smile.\u201d It\u2019s cinematic. It\u2019s a reflection on legacy disguised as a pop track. The ending hits me hard. The male voice feels like another realization crashing in. Yes, there may be sacrifice, but there\u2019s also permanence. You\u2019ve made your mark. You\u2019ve reshaped pop culture and no one will forget. This being said, the song does start to feel repetitive. The looped lyrics left me craving more depth, more story. But the ending redeems it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPretend You\u2019re God\u201d is a moment of denial. A dreamy plea to escape the end of a relationship. Miley imagines her lover as a divine force, someone who can rewrite the truth, erase the ache, and make her forget the reality of what’s unraveling. It\u2019s a fantasy she clings to, until she shatters. She wakes up from this dream, and \u201cHe\u2019s missing.\u201d From here the song explodes. The production twists into something haunting and chaotic, feeding us an experimental soundscape that mirrors her emotional collapse. Distorted instruments, echoing from earlier tracks, come flooding back in waves, now drenched in grief. Miley\u2019s vocals erupt into raw screams, mourning the loss not just of love, but of illusion. We\u2019ve exploded. We\u2019re no longer floating, we\u2019re drowning. There\u2019s no looking away from this life we now live in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEvery Girl You\u2019ve Ever Loved\u201d feels like a time capsule. Miley\u2019s voice carries a tone of her 2010s sound. The track opens with a saxophone, setting a jazzy tone before bursting into a fast-tempo beat that becomes confrontational. It\u2019s a musical tug-of-war between self-assurance and self-doubt. Miley steps into a persona who knows her worth, but she still finds herself shaken by the realization that the guy in question doesn\u2019t fully see her, not the way she sees herself. And that disconnect pushes her to start questioning, not just him, but herself. \u201cAren\u2019t I pretty enough for more than fun in the dark?\u201d It\u2019s a gut-punch. It cuts through the confidence. It’s the emotional anchor of the track. The track, featuring Naomi Campbell, opens with her iconic voice listing the traits of this \u201cperfect girl.\u201d It\u2019s hypnotic. It\u2019s almost like a commercial for unattainable perfection. She outlines the benefits of this girl in the narrative, desirable, composed, unforgettable\/ But as the track unfolds, we start to drift. We start to drift toward the best part of the song. The repeated words \u201cPose\u201d loop, with swirling strings dancing behind it elegantly, but also tightening the tension. Layer by layer, the vocals rise, stacking on top of each other until they burst into what might be the most satisfying ending of any song Miley has ever <\/p>\n\n\n\n done. It\u2019s euphoric. We\u2019re dancing. We\u2019re posing. We\u2019re in the middle of a club, caught in a beat we never want to end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cReborn\u201d exists in the same universe as the previous track, but this time, we\u2019re dropped right into the dance. No slow build, no hesitation. A heavy, hypnotic beat drives us forward, pulling us into a trance. It\u2019s not just a groove, it\u2019s her reckoning. This is where Miley embraces everything she\u2019s explored throughout the album. The mess, the beauty, the longing, the chaos. It\u2019s acceptance. It\u2019s released. It\u2019s rebirth, not as a conclusion, but as a continuation of all of the versions of herself we met along the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGive Me Love\u201d feels like Miley\u2019s personal musical theatre moment. A ballad that belongs entirely to her. It\u2019s theatrical and intimate. The lyrics reflect on the cyclical nature of life, the highs, the falls, the lessons in between. There\u2019s a kind of Disney-like innocence to it, not in naivety, but in clarity as she comes full circle. After everything she\u2019s experienced, the noise, the heartbreak, the reinvention, she looks at the world with new eyes and simply says, \u201cGive Me Love.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Miley Cyrus\u2019, Something Beautiful has the depth that I dont think I\u2019ve heard from any of her other albums. It feels cohesive and calculated. It teaches us a lesson. It holds a narrative. The album does hold moments where I catch myself waiting for the end of a track because the best sounding parts are toward the end, making the rest of some of the songs a bit bland or repetitive to me. However, this elaborate project is not one to miss. It\u2019s mature. We see a side of Miley that reflects on her entire life rather than the period where she is at in the current moment. My top listens to the track are, Something Beautiful, More to Lose, and Every Girl You\u2019ve Ever Loved. I recommend listening to this album in order and paying attention to the story she\u2019s telling us, and carefully picking out the ideas that later tie into the ending. Miley really has made something beautiful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Miley Cyrus\u2019 Something Beautiful <\/em>has a depth I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve heard in any of her previous albums. It\u2019s cohesive. It\u2019s calculated. And most importantly, it tells a story. This project feels like a reflection of not just where Miley is now, but of every version of herself she\u2019s ever been. It holds lessons, it builds narrative, and it embraces the cycle of love. That said, there are moments where some tracks feel repetitive. Where I catch myself waiting for the end because that\u2019s where the real magic kicks in. Still, that doesn\u2019t take away from how elaborate and intentional this album is. It\u2019s mature, cinematic, and emotional. My personal favorites? Something Beautiful, More to Lose, and Every Girl You\u2019ve Ever Loved. I highly recommend listening to the album in order. Let the story unfold the way Miley intended. If you do, you\u2019ll start to notice the sounds she\u2019s carefully included throughout, culminating in a finale that ties it all together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Rating – 7.8 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Eduardo Gomez\u00a0 Something Beautiful lingers. It breathes. And for the first time in a long time, it feels like Miley isn\u2019t just trying something on, but living in it. 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