By Maddy Gaillard – Staff Reporter 

Artist Rex Orange County recently released his fourth album, “WHO CARES?” Rex Orange County is a singer from the United Kingdom. His professional name is Rex Orange County but his legal name is Alexander James O’Connor. O’Connor rose to fame in 2017 after multiple features on Tyler the Creator’s Grammy-nominated album “Flower Boy”. He released his debut album, “Bcos U Will Never Be Free” in 2015. Following that release, his sophomore album, “Apricot Princess” which came out in 2017 gained him more popularity. “Pony” was the next album released and now his senior album, “WHO CARES?” is his latest release. In addition to that he has a live album titled “Live at Radio City Music Hall” in 2020 which is a compilation of many of his songs in one album. 

The album “WHO CARES?” was confirmed to be in the process of being made by O’Connor in October 2020. In January 2022, O’Connor officially began teasing the album by sending out postcards with a phone number that revealed a part of a song on the album. The first single from the album, “Keep It Up” was released as a single at the end of January 2022. The album was fully released on March 11, 2022. The album contains a pop/slow album that has a few songs that are slower and a few songs that are upbeat. The studio album has 11 songs and runs for about 35 minutes. 

Some strong points of the album are that it is very upbeat compared to his past albums. Many listeners like the different feel and how O’Connor switched up the genre for his fourth album. Tyler the Creator, an American rapper, was featured on the album. The song he was in was “OPEN A WINDOW” which was a fun upbeat song. Overall, the new feel and the pace of the album is what a lot of listeners appreciate and love. 

A few weak points of “WHO CARES?” are that it is pretty short and compared to other albums, all of the songs together are only 30 minutes. Many people also would have liked more features on the album and not just Tyler the Creator who Rex Orange County has collaborated with many times. 

Rating: 7 out of 10 stars