8/10
Fredrika Rei isn't usually one to wear her heart on her sleeve, instead she tosses it into a strobe-lit whirlwind and lets it dance, cry, and rage for all to see. On her latest EP 'all the feelings', the Stockholm-based producer and alt-pop shapeshifter delivers a five-track tempest of vulnerability, drama, and catharsis that sounds like your teenage diary was remixed in a neon-soaked nightclub.
The EP opens with 'just love (welcome)', a brief but potent prelude that sets the tone with a sound that is raw, atmospheric, and brimming with feeling. From there, she wastes no time plunging into the charged chaos of modern love and self-reflection. Tracks like 'lose my cool' and 'Slayer' fuse breakbeat nostalgia with emotional reckoning, conjuring the energy of 90s drum’n’bass and early 2000s electropop with a striking sense of now.
Rei’s voice is both dagger and balm, cutting through the high-speed percussion with a melodic clarity that anchors each song in a deeply human core. 'Vill du säga nåt?' floats between vulnerability and defiance, its Swedish-language verses adding a layer of intimacy to an already confessional project. Meanwhile, 'Giulietta' pulses with club energy, pairing her own lyrical honesty with GRĒTA’s kinetic production for a standout collaboration.
But what makes 'all the feelings' more than just a genre collage is Rei’s singular emotional vision. Each track feels like a snapshot from the same intense internal movie; the kind where love is existential, betrayal is cinematic, and self-discovery is scored by heavy bass and glittering synths. With 'all the feelings', Fredrika Rei confirms she’s reshaping the emotional spine of he modern alt-pop scene once again.