Miley Cyrus - Something Beautiful
“The great golden bomb, bomb, bomb…”
Now this is the artist who once made Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz. And now, she is here to show us Something Beautiful.
Miley Cyrus has always been an artist of reinvention (for better or for worse), but with “Something Beautiful”, she is stepping into a realm she has never fully embraced before—true conceptual grandeur. Announced as part of her upcoming visual album and film of the same name, this song doesn’t just mark the beginning of a new era; it signals an artistic shift that feels both bold and overdue.
Coming off the massive commercial success of “Flowers” and the Endless Summer Vacation era, Cyrus could have easily played it safe again. Instead, she ventures into cinematic storytelling with a track that defies pop conventions and embraces something she has always had but not always utilized—her uniqueness. And now, on a random Monday, March 31, we find ourselves discussing one of the most intriguing songs of the year so far.
The song’s opening is very subtle—rooted in jazz-tinged pop, smooth and elegant, reflecting the aesthetic hints she had given leading up to the album’s announcement. But then, a minute in, everything changes. A sudden and electrifying shift transforms the track into something grandiose, intoxicating, and utterly unpredictable. It’s passionate, raw, and theatrical, sweeping the listener into a whirlwind of rock-opera excess that feels as massive as the cinematic vision teased in the album’s trailer.
The structure of the song is simply amazing. It doesn’t follow traditional pop formulas; instead, it prioritizes theatricality and grand composition over immediate radio appeal. While some may instinctively compare its sweeping, Bond-esque quality to Plastic Hearts, I would argue that it’s something closer to Space Odyssey that happened to become a rock opera. If anything, it’s as if Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz was [laughing behind my laptop] washed up in a bath and reimagined with maturity, precision, and a heightened sense of artistic control.
The transition from a soft, jazz-infused intro to a powerful, anthemic explosion of sound shows me an artist who no longer just wears her emotions on her sleeve but knows exactly how to package them into something refined, cinematic, and deeply affecting. With no expectations going into this release (just like for any release in general—something I highly recommend to everyone), Cyrus still managed to surprise, proving once again that she is at her best when she defies conventions. Either way, we’ve already gotten Something Beautiful from Miley Cyrus, and if she decides to surprise us with more, I’m here, eagerly waiting.
8.7/10
