The album sounds beamed in from an earlier decade, but it runs deeper than nostalgia.
The album can’t help but register as Psychedelia for Dummies.
The album locates a middle ground between dark emotions and finding a way out of them.
The album offers glimpses into the singer’s interior world, but musically it lacks dimension.
The song explores the human desire to transcend the limitations of the physical world.
The singer’s debut reinforces the notion that there is indeed value in taking one’s time.
The album explores the Earth as a vessel for self-actualization.
Each of the album’s songs feels like a kaleidoscope of sound that ebbs and flows.
The album is preoccupied with the bleak reality that remains after the credits roll.
Grande continues her streak of cinematic homages with a nod to Tim Burton’s Batman Returns.
The self-directed clip serves as a “dreamlike narrative” for the inner workings of the singer’s mind.
While the album is undeniably bratty and brash, it’s also frequently vulnerable.
The singer celebrates the 30th anniversary of her breakthrough album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy.
Platt is mindful that with sun comes rain, with life comes death, and with love comes heartbreak.
The album is poignant and dreamily spiritual without ever succumbing to preciousness.
The rapper uses his experience as both an example and a cautionary tale.
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The album is a world unto itself and the most fully realized version of the singer’s sound.
The folk singer imparts the wisdom she’s garnered through the years to the next generation.
The singer’s first official solo album is as captivating as it is devastating.
The album largely finds the producer confidently carving out his own identity as an electronic music innovator.