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Smile

Katy Perry

Smile

Sixth album from the Californian pop star working with a number of producers including Ian Kirkpatrick (Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Dua Lipa) and Max Martin

ADM rating[?]

5.3

Label
EMI
UK Release date
28/08/2020
US Release date
28/08/2020
  1. 7.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    Fortunately for everyone, Smile does see Perry getting back on the right track
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  2. 6.7 |   A.V. Club

    “Smile” is a total bop
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  3. 6.0 |   The Independent

    While ‘Never Really Over’ is Perry’s most compelling single since ‘Dark Horse’, there’s nothing on this record to equal the giddy delight of her greatest hits
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  4. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Her songs tend to embody the sad cycle of self-abasement and self-help positivity that drives a lot of the consumer economy
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  5. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Katy Perry only just toes the line of enjoyable on sixth outing Smile
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  6. 6.0 |   The Observer

    The US pop queen flits between styles on a fifth album that lacks focus
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  7. 6.0 |   All Music

    Smile is intended to evoke memories of her frivolous younger days while pointing toward a sustainable pop future
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  8. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    She has not made Smile to impress critics, but rather as an emotional catharsis, and in some tracks this catharsis does sparkle
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  9. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    A sad clown act, but there’s lots to smile about
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  10. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    The singer has a good time for the first time in a while on her fifth album
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  11. 5.7 |   Pitchfork

    Katy Perry’s bubbly, cliché-ridden pop feels especially unsuited for life in a pandemic. But despite all her garbled platitudes, she remains a master at executing chart-topping formulas
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  12. 5.0 |   No Ripcord

    Smile is an album searching for an identity — and when it fails, it falls back on lazy writing
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  13. 4.2 |   Consequence Of Sound

    A record full of bounce and full-throated choruses that leave us wanting something more
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  14. 4.0 |   The Irish Times

    Smile misses the mark by pairing subpar lyrics with otherwise perfect melodies and getting totally bogged down by the need to bounce back from past failings
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  15. 4.0 |   NME

    Album five (under the name Katy Perry, at least) sees the pop star tap into a new sense of optimism that's sadly not catching for the listener
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  16. 2.0 |   Clash

    In short, it’s no substance, and not even that much style
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