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7.0
121407
7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Fortunately for everyone, Smile does see Perry getting back on the right track
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6.7
121338
6.7 |
A.V. Club
“Smile” is a total bop
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6.0
121336
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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6.0
121358
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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6.0
121362
6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Katy Perry only just toes the line of enjoyable on sixth outing Smile
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6.0
121410
6.0 |
The Observer
The US pop queen flits between styles on a fifth album that lacks focus
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6.0
121467
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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6.0
121366
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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6.0
121397
6.0 |
Evening Standard
A sad clown act, but there’s lots to smile about
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6.0
121403
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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5.7
121363
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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5.0
121475
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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4.2
121359
4.2 |
Consequence Of Sound
A record full of bounce and full-throated choruses that leave us wanting something more
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4.0
121335
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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4.0
121354
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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2.0
121368
2.0 |
Clash
In short, it’s no substance, and not even that much style
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