The Top 30 Albums Of 2020 (So Far): Halsey - 'Manic'

"Poetic lyricism and [a] tendency to deliver dark, angsty verses disguised as fun, catchy pop songs." - Madelyn Tait

The continued renaissance of Halsey thrives in the US songstresses latest release. 

As usual, the electro-pop hitmaker knocks it out of the park in terms of the songs themselves, but Manic is thematically miles ahead of her previous releases and well beyond her 25 years. 

Known offstage as Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, the singer takes her newest LP as a chance to deep-dive into her own internal battles with bipolar disorder and channel those internal struggles into a creative triumph. 

It’s more personal, emotive, intense and compelling than anything Frangipane has put out before, and a thoughtful peek beyond the curtain to the woman behind the moniker.