Ed Sheeran has unleashed ‘= (Equals)’ – his fourth studio album.
Led by the uptempo ‘Bad Habits,’ the set sees Sheeran ponder life now that he has become a father and matured a few years since his last album.
That Grape Juice has been spinning the LP since its release. Join us below to find out which five tracks are essential on ‘=’.
Love In Slow Motion
A master at writing love songs, there are many out there that are hard-pressed to write a tune as gorgeous as this. It is no ‘Perfect’ or ‘Thinking Out Loud,’ rather it bests the two in its sincerity that comes from maturing. A sweeping tune with acoustic guitar, steady drums, and stings, even the coldest hearts will melt to this tune.
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Shivers
A love song about the first moments of falling in love, this tune is guided by enthralling handclaps, rollicking guitars, and horns. An ear-worm from start to finish,’Shivers’ is the quintessential Ed Sheeran song. It is cheesy, charming, and oh, so catchy and we cannot get enough.
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Collide
Sheeran can make any song come to life, whether that be in the studio or live and he does exactly that with ‘Collide.’ Layered vocals guide the way as he croons about the love of his life. A perfect showcase of his awe-inspiring musical ability, ‘Collide’ is the perfect showcase as to why he is one of pop’s most dynamic stars.
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Overpass Graffiti
A unique track in Sheeran’s catalogue, this song sees him ditch the singer-songwriter acoustic sound of his early work for an 80’s-inspired stadium ballad. This disco-themed production features echoing instrumentals and an earnest vocal performance. However, the song’s true strength lies within Sheeran’s ability to make you feel the unbridled passion that comes with love all the all the while making you get to your feet to dance. It’s a skill that few have, but Sheeran has mastered.
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Visiting Hours
Sheeran’s most powerful song since ‘Castle On The Hill,’ ‘Visiting Hours’ is sort of the spiritual successor to ‘Supermarket Flowers’ from his ‘Divide’ album. A mourning ballad about the loss of his friend, Michael Gudinski, the singer learns to take on life without him. Structured around acoustic guitars, delicate piano, and pedal steel, the song is a tear-jerker though-and-through. Easily the strongest song on the album, it stands among his best to date.
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Do it Ed 🤳🏽 I love Overpass Graffiti 🎶
UnAbel could NEVER! 💯💋
Every review said Ed channeled After Hours lmaooooooooo 🤣🤳🏽💋TRY AGAIN.
Just like UnAbel channeled EVERY artist from the 80s and Ed did it better lmaooooooooo 🤣🤳🏽💋 TRY AGAIN.
Ok boomer lmaooooooooo 🤣 AS IF you would know that for sure 😂 You lying about your age lol
What age you think I izzzzz old h***? 🤣
Ed got Lana beat, that’s for DAMN SURE 😂
No hun. If Ed did it better, his current singles would be much bigger & a lot more innovative.
Yes hun, he did it better.
My statements are FACTS backed by various music critics, record sales & Billboard entries.
He did it better 💋
That’s your opinion which holds no value or clout anywhere darling.
Neither does your’s.
But… Ed did it better.
Those are Diva’s choices 💅🏿 Check the other Ed Sheeran post. TGJ staffs are nothing but a bunch of copycats…..
And they cannot spell. What a mess. No match for the Queen and Diva. Trashy BISH can never be in our team!
Now, back to Ed Sheeran, the album is Queen and Diva approved 💯
Go team! 👑👠
Yessssss, I’ve been jamming this masterpiece since yesterday 🎶💋 his best album since divide
Only like “Overpassed Graffiti”.
Yes he’s definitely channeling The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound along with Synthwave. The Weeknd is setting the standards.
Hunnie, the 80s sound has been done over and over over the last two decades. He isn’t the first and he won’t be the last.
Did I say he was the first? lol Reading is fundamental. I clearly stated “reintroduced”.
“Reintroducing” something IS being the first. Or it wouldn’t be REINTRODUCING, would it?
@Shayla
It doesn’t mean the The Weeknd is first to create retro 80’s music. Obviously this isn’t possible.
SMH
You said REINTRODUCED.
“The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound”
Reintroduce – the FIRST to bring something back.
🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
Yes @real Shayla Queen™ 👑 school that stupid dumb clown 🤡 it tried to say that “ Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound” how dumb is it 😂😂😂🤣
Thank you, you came with the true tea lol ☕️ ✅💯🤳🏽
Dumb and dumber lmaoooooooooo 🤣
@Fancy!
Thank You!
Someone has resorted to name calling since their argument has no legs to stand on. So typical of the basic & braindead, lol
That’s you lmaoooooooooo 🤣 You don’t even make any sense.
Introducing – being the first.
Reintroducing – being the first to bring it back.
You look stupid.
Go back and add another 70 comments to Clarkson over Camila and Normani lmaoooooooooo 🤣
Name another Male singer who has successfully charted on Billboard with an album & singles inspired by the retro 80’s sound.
I’m aware there are lesser known musicians who been creating retro 80’s music & Synthwave throughout recent decades.
When Clark bring FACTS. I don’t entertain his “opinion” since I couldn’t care less about it.
That’s NOT what you said. I repeat, you SAID “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound…”
The end.
That’s what I’ve been saying. And even stated earlier my argument is backed by various music critics, record sales & Billboard entries.
Because of The Weeknd, singers like Ed Sheeran are now charting with albums & singles inspired by retro 80’s sound along with Synthwave.
And I said it’s NOT because of The Weeknd. He was NOT the one to REINTRODUCE that sound. It’s been overused for the past two decades. That’s what I said. Stop going around and around. How many times do you want to repeat?
Again name another Male singer who has successfully charted on Billboard with an album & singles inspired by retro 80’s sound.
That is the argument here, not the sound being overused. We already addressed that, so who’s going round & round here?
So you admit the sound is overused so therefore I was right when I said The Weeknd was NOT the one to “reintroduce” it. We got there in the end…
NEWSFLASH I don’t care what “you” said. That doesn’t matter to me. Like I told Clark. I give ZERO fuggs about ur opinions, views or beliefs. I’m only here for the FACTS & I wanna see it backed with actual sources.
Aw you’re mad because your point wasn’t backed by facts or sources, as you unintentionally just admitted to. It’s ok, boo. That “true tea” just isn’t as true as you think it is.
You clearly can’t name a single Male singer, lol
Deflection….
More Deflection…
You will literally say anything BUT name a Male singer who has successfully charted on Billboard with an album & singles that was inspired by retro 80’s sound.
Your initial point “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound…” was disproven so you then tried to alter your initial point to another, now being “Name another Male singer who has successfully charted on Billboard with an album & singles inspired by the retro 80’s sound” which is not what you initially said. What you said was what you said.
Girl bye!
I see you’re backed into wall. Clearly you can’t do anything at this point but deflect.
Not that I’m surprised since it’s always amateur hour with you.
Except my argument was never disproven darling. You simply have issues processing what you’re reading.
All you do is move the goalpost and go around in circles when you’re called out for being wrong. Was naming a male artist what you first said? Was it? Was it actually? Read your own ish. “Reading is fundamental,” so why not do it yourself and prevent yourself looking like a fool. Deflection is your middle name here, darling. Self-projection at it’s finest.
What you COULD have said was, “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound to the mainstream,” but you didn’t… You said, “ The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound…” You can’t just add bits on because you realise you’re wrong and sound stupid.
But did I not say I’m aware there are lesser known musicians who have recorded albums using Retro 80’s sound & Synthwave, to further explain what my argument is?
Yet you continue to rinse & repeat how The Weeknd isn’t the 1st to record music inspired by a retro 80’s sound in recent decades.
Here we go back to square yet again. You need help. You said he REINTRODUCED. For him to have REINTRODUCED the sound, it’s to say he was the FIRST to bring it back. You did not mention “lesser known musicians” in your initial comment. You added that in a LATER comment to save face.
For someone who claims they only go by “FACTS” and who wants to “see it backed with actual sources” well the source is right above you in your initial comment.
Because you failed to understand my initial statement. It’s that simple. So because I explained in more depth for clarification, I’m changing the goalpost, lol
Even after establishing what the argument is, you continue deflecting by saying what I should have stated, lol
Because it’s NOT what you stated so how did I fail to understand what you DIDN’T even state?
Change ur name too “Shayla Deflect”.
You deflected. You didn’t state what you didn’t state. Cry about it. Waaah waaah! 😭
The Weeknd broke//set records with his retro 80’s inspired album & singles.
Ed could NEVER, lol
FACTS!
That’s not what you said. You said “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound”
FACTS
Ed could NEVER, lol
Ed has broken MANY records himself. More than The Weeknd ever has, or ever will.
Now THAT’S the true tea ☕️
Sip it while it’s hot.
Ed also has more Grammys while The Weeknd cried about not even being nominated for his “his retro 80’s inspired album & singles.” It had so much “impact,” (according to you), that it wasn’t even nominated for a Grammy? 🤣
Hun having the biggest record on Billboard is a record the vast majority will never achieve. Record sales on the other hand have been accomplished by a lot more artists.
Beyonce & so many artists have Gammys OR have more.
More deflection. Records and sales does not validate your statement of “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound…”
And yet even MORE deflection. Beyoncé? Where does Beyoncé come into “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound…?”
Girl you are really dumb, lol
Your job is too “disprove” all my statments since you claim I don’t give true tea.
Yet ANOTHER deflection. Avoiding the question as you have no answer. You’ve gone from trying to add words to your statement that weren’t initially there, to sales, to “impact,” to Beyoncé, and now avoiding the initial argument altogether and name-calling because you have no productive answer.
What does all of the above have do with your initial statement of “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound…?”
“Someone has resorted to name calling since their argument has no legs to stand on. So typical of the basic & braindead, lol”
If my tea isn’t true, disprove my statements.
Your statements made after your initial statement, “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound…” have nothing to do with that statement because they were only made to backtrack and to stop you looking like a fool. You can’t add statements onto the statement you already made because you already made it. Stop deflecting. You said “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound…” and I said he didn’t…
You disproved your OWN statement when you later said, “…not the sound being overused. We already addressed that,” (even though we hadn’t) so therefore you unintentionally agreed that your initial statement was FALSE, like I’ve been saying it was all along.
Bruno Mars has been doing it with big success.
Fake PÏss and Trashy BISH – Dumb and Dumber 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
😂🤣😂🤣 that’s fo sho💅🏿 both are useless, tasteless, brainless mofos
They wish they could sit with us and drink Earl Grey ☕️ and be in our team. Trashy BISH always begging to be.
Go team! 👑👠
Nah, me and True Tea are SO above you two driveling ass heffas lmaooooooooo 🤣
Sure Jan 🙄 Bum heffa lmaoooooooooo 🤣
Go team! 👑👠
Drivel lmaooooooooo 🤣
Ass muncher lmaoooooooooo 🤣 *lick lick* 👅
Looking like a toad heffa 🐸
@Fancy!
Yes! They are self proclaimed Queens with no crowns or anyone who stan them.
Instead they do all the “stanning”.
The jokes write themselves.
Poor baby, it hurts to lose 💋
You’re the self-proclaimed “True Tea” with facts or sources to back up said “tea.”
Instead you get disproven and hit in the face with REAL true tea.
The jokes don’t just write themselves, you are one.
*with NO facts or sources
Says the individual who call themselves “Queen” while being a whole groupie, lol
Do you have any facts or sources to back that up? As usual, none whatsoever lmaoooooooooo 🤣
How does that big hard ç0ćk of BEING WRONG feel deep up inside your ass? I KNOW you feel it and you have no option but to to take it like the BÎTČH you are 😂 Take it bîtćh! Does it hurt? lmaoooooooooo 🤣
LOL!
You could never hit hunty. My standards are way to high. I’m sure you & Clark strap on with each other tho.
Point proven! 😂 I know it HURTS! Cry, bïtćh! Waah waah! 😭😭😭
Uh Oh…Now I’m a B*tch, lol
Yes I’m a B*tch to “hurt h/o/e/s”.
Yes I’m the B*tch & you’re the h/o/e.
Yes I’m a B*tch.. PERIOD!!!
A bïtćh with BEING WRONG shoved right up it’s ass, yes, YOU ARE 💋
A h/o/e who’s only defense is deflection.
I didn’t deflect, you did. You didn’t state what you didn’t state. Pick your b***-hurt ass up and move on. You lose.
“I didn’t deflect”
Girl I see you’re a LIAR as well, lol
What a messy h/o/e.
More deflection… going completely OFF the initial topic. Just like you THOUGHT you could add TO your initial statement of “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound…” It’s there for all to see. You’re in a state of shock, panic and denial that “True Tea” isn’t actually true at all. I got you GOOD 🤣
The TOPIC where I give true tea about The Weeknd who has broken//set records with his retro 80’s Inspired album??
The Weeknd who inspired Ed to record his own retro 80’s inspired album & singles but without the same IMPACT?? 🤭🤭
That’s not what you said. You said “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound…”
The receipts are the receipts.
UnAbel did it better than ur FAV & with a much bigger impact according to Billboard & record sales.
I thought you said sales, and I quote, “Record sales on the other hand have been accomplished by a lot more artists.” More deflection. What does that have to do with your initial statement of “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound…?”
It had SUCH IMPACT that it wasn’t even nominated for a SINGLE Grammy. It wasn’t even ACKNOWLEDGED. But again. I ask you, deflector, what does any of that have to do with your initial statement of “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound…?”
Hun Beyonce has more Grammys than Michael Jackson from my understanding.
Are you going to argue her IMPACT is much bigger than Michael??
You are truly BASIC.
You SAID “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound…” What do Beyoncé or Michael Jackson have to do with that?
Breaking records via record sales have been accomplished by a lot more artists Vs. holding the record for having the biggest song on the Billboard.
Another statement you can’t disprove. If my tea isn’t true, why can’t you disprove any of these statements, lol
You are truly SLOW.
You’re squirming. Still deflecting. Struggling like hell. You just keep moving further and further away from the topic of you saying “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound…”
The real struggle is you disproving any of my statements.
No, you said “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound…” and I said he didn’t. There was no mention of broken records, Beyoncé or Michael Jackson in your initial statement. You brought those things up to deflect from the fact that he wasn’t the first to bring that sound back. So, what do those things have to do with you stating “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound…?”
I have already addressed my initial statement, lol You’re still talking about something I touched on already.
Your ego is shattered. Now having more Grammys simply means more impact?? Is this ur response to my statement??
You disproved your OWN statement when you later said, “…not the sound being overused. We already addressed that,” (even though we hadn’t) so therefore you unintentionally agreed that your initial statement was FALSE, like I’ve been saying it was all along.
How can you call my statement FALSE when ur own statement is flawed? You say having more Grammys simply mean an artist has more impact??
Therefore you’re saying this statement is correct & mine is incorrect regarding the impact of the Weeknd’s latest album.
Again, Grammys aren’t in regards to your initial statement. That was in regards to your deflective statement which you’re now using to deflect again. Your statement was “The Weeknd who reintroduced the retro 80’s sound…” and I said he didn’t which you then unintentionally agreed with me upon by later stating “…not the sound being overused. We already addressed that,” proving your initial statement FALSE.
LOL
You can’t even defend ur own argument because you know it is dumb & illogical.
Here are more examples of ur deflections & now hypocrisy. You’re sitting here rinsing & repeating the same thing over & over again when you could have used Ed’s Grammy wins to disprove my statement regarding the Weeknds latest IMPACT.
When I said the Weeknd did it better, you had no issue addressing this statement which is unrelated to my initial statement according to you.
Just admit defeat and go to bed. I won! lmaoooooooooo 🤣
Defeat is admitting the Weeknd did it better & there’s nothing you can say proving otherwise.
You see… I give true tea while you present an argument just to later abandoned because my tea has no impurities.
Your tea is artificial with no real benefits.
Trashy BISH be driving around in her busted ass Ford Focus blasting UnAbel through her tinny car speakers and accumulating tickets from driving a car in disrepair, aswell as being high as a kite. Drugs are BAD, kids! OKURRRRR! 💋
Shayla Qweef be catching the bus with her homely baby blasting Blue Dusty Banisters from her tiny struggle phone speakers and accumulating debt from bad decisions, as well as being higher than Pookie in New Jack City lmaooooooooooooooo 🤣
What the FÜĆK is pookie? lmaoooooooooo 🤣
Shayla is press because her favs are FLOPS🙃🙃 sucks 2 be her!!😭😭
Lmaooooooooo 🤣
Monigga is THE FLOP lmaoooooooooo 🤣