Today, Grammy-nominated, genre-blending artist Halsey released her highly anticipated 5th studio album, ‘The Great Impersonator’. Earlier this year, Halsey previewed the album through her releases, ‘I Never Loved You’, ‘Ego’, ‘Lonely is the Muse’, ‘Lucky’ and ‘The End’.
Of the album, Rolling Stone gave it 4 stars and claims it as Halsey’s “rawest, darkest incarnation yet”, The New York Times listed it as a ‘Critic’s Pick’, while NME rated it with a perfect score of 5/5, and labeled it as “brilliant” and the CLASH heralded it as “extraordinary, a complex work of towering ambition”.
To visually interpret her new album, Halsey and Vevo partnered for a Vevo Official Live Performance to create four meticulously designed videos that each encapsulate a different musical decade. The series kicks off today in the 70’s for ‘Panic Attack,’ with Halsey clad in a Stevie Nicks-inspired dress sourced from one of LA’s most iconic wardrobe rental houses.
In celebration for the release, Halsey will have a special performance tonight, Friday, October 25th, at Brooklyn Paramount in Brooklyn, NY and Sunday, October 27th, at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, TX where she will perform the album in its entirety. On October 31st, Halsey will take the stage for a special Halloween episode for the third season of Amazon Music Live.
Starting earlier this month in anticipation for the album, Halsey revealed her impersonations of a different icon each day and teased a snippet of the song they inspired including Dolly Parton, PJ Harvey, Kate Bush and more.