Kristina Wilson’s debut album Dating Broken Boys feels both sharp and tender, an honest exploration of love, loss, and the messy middle ground in between. Across twelve tracks, the Australian indie artist lays her heart on the line, blending humor with heartbreak and pairing raw lyrics with textured indie-pop production. It’s an album that feels like late-night conversations with a close friend—equal parts comforting and cutting.
The record opens with Let the Boy Go, a track that immediately sets the tone. It’s gentle but resolute, a song about finding the strength to release someone who can’t give you what you need. From there, It Was Fun recalls a relationship that started with sparks but fizzled into something shallow. There’s lightness in the melody, but the words sting with honesty. Mother Wound shifts the focus inward, digging into family ties and how they echo into adulthood. It’s vulnerable and stripped back, one of the most affecting songs on the record. The mood changes with Dumbitchitis, the tongue-in-cheek lead single featuring Like Angels. Its playful hook and witty lyrics disguise the truth of why people stay in toxic love too long, and it’s impossible not to sing along. What Girls Want feels bold and unapologetic, reclaiming agency in a world that often tries to define women’s choices. Great in Bed is darker, leaning into self-aware humor about mistaking chemistry for connection. On Some Women Don’t, Kristina delivers one of the most striking moments of the album, a quiet reminder that not everyone finds love the same way—or at the same time. It’s followed by Lessons, which reflects on patterns and the hard truths we repeat until we finally learn them.
Both Father Wound and If Only You Knew return to themes of family and longing, unearthing the deep roots of identity and how our earliest bonds shape the way we love. Finally, the album closes with Who They Are, a reflective, almost forgiving piece that feels like acceptance. It’s the kind of ending that doesn’t erase the pain, but allows it to live alongside growth. With Dating Broken Boys, Kristina Wilson proves she’s not afraid to confront uncomfortable truths. Her writing is raw but approachable, witty but never careless. The production supports her stories without overshadowing them, letting each song stand on its own while tying together as a whole. This debut doesn’t just introduce her voice—it makes it unforgettable.
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