BLACKPINK's 'The Album' is a glossy 8-track party playlist you'll want to play in every area

Lisa, Jisoo, Jennie, and Rosé of BLACKPINK.YG Entertainment

• BLACKPINK released their debut studio album, "The Album," on Friday.
• We listened straight through the eight-song tracklist and wrote down our first impressions of each one.
• Overall, "The Album" is an impressive collection of high-energy, versatile bangers.
• Although it lacks the feeling of a cohesive project, the tracklist remains true to BLACKPINK's fun, confident style.
• The best tracks on the album are "Bet You Wanna" featuring Cardi B, "Lovesick Girls," and "Love to Hate Me" — though we were underwhelmed by album closer "You Never Know."

BLACKPINK finally unveiled their first full-length album, "The Album," on Friday.

More than four years after BLACKPINK's debut in Seoul, the release has been met with predictable fervor from the group's passionately mobilized fans, who are known as Blinks.

Insider's music reporter (Callie Ahlgrim) was joined by two guest writers and K-pop enthusiasts (junior digital culture reporter Palmer Haasch and weekend news fellow Inyoung Choi) to review the highly anticipated record. Each person listened to the new album on her own, jotting down initial thoughts track by track.

Overall, we thought the album lacked cohesion, but we were still impressed with its versatility. "The Album" proves that Lisa, Jisoo, Jennie, and Rosé can concoct sugary pop bangers with ease, gracefully blending elements of EDM, hip-hop, and even rock.

Here is what we thought of each song on "The Album" upon first listen. (Skip to the end to see the only songs worth listening to and the album's final score.)