(Credits: Far Out / Album Covers / Zackery Michael)
Sun 12 October 2025 15:30, UK
The music industry remains an elusive beast, one that can never seem to make heads or tails of itself.
Anticipation for an album is generally considered a good thing. When an artist has released a couple of singles and then done some promo which hypes up an album, it can be incredibly exciting waiting for release day and seeing what all the fuss was about. A lot of the time, this hype is realised, and the whole thing feels like a great big payoff. On the other hand, it can also backfire.
You often hear bands saying that the first album is the easiest to make because there is no pressure on the creative process. People are more honest and experimental because there is no guarantee anyone will listen to the record, so why be conservative? Then, the moment you have eyes and ears on you, the pressure mounts, and it can inhibit the creative process. Some artists crumble under the pressure, and in the process of hyping up their record and building up fans’ expectations, they fail to meet said expectations.
There are far too many examples of albums which have promised fans the world and barely delivered a small moon. Here are five albums that were overhyped and couldn’t deliver.
Five albums that promised everything and gave nothing
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