Plastic Hearts

Miley Cyrus

Plastic Hearts

Seventh studio album from the singer-songwriter includes guest appearances from Billy Idol, Joan Jett, Dua Lipa, and Stevie Nicks

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
RCA
UK Release date
27/11/2020
US Release date
27/11/2020
  1. 9.0 |   Vinyl Chapters

    Plastic Hearts truly is a culmination of every side of Miley Cyrus. It’s the artist as a punk rockstar, a pop goddess, a country crooner, and an 80s pin-up
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  2. 8.0 |   Rolling Stone

    The singer pays homage to her New Wave heroes and channels classic country; it’s a karaoke night out that ends up being something more substantial
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  3. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    On past form it seems unlikely that Cyrus will stick with this sound for more than a few more weeks, but that would be a shame. This retro refit is her best guise yet.
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  4. 8.0 |   All Music

    Passionate and self-aware, Plastic Hearts is easily the finest incarnation of Cyrus' music yet
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  5. 8.0 |   The Independent

    The former Disney star is offering punk attitudes on the dancefloor. Funk delivered with a roar, not a pout. Notes delivered with maximum bawl and full extension
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  6. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    The rock star arrives with a newfound snarl
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  7. 8.0 |   NME

    Enlisting Joan Jett and channelling Stevie Nicks, the singer has drawn deep from her recent rock covers and done an Ashley O, reinventing herself yet again
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  8. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Plastic Hearts is Miley Cyrus as a fiercely independent woman with a musical attitude
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  9. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Plastic Hearts is the sound of a revitalised artist – and this new identity could be her most successful yet
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  10. 8.0 |   Clash

    Cyrus conveys a jaunting and heartening honesty throughout her lyrics as she reflects on love, guilt, addiction and the business of breaking hearts
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  11. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    The pop star finds a fit for her distinctive voice in a pastiche of synth-pop with attitude
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  12. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    Plastic Hearts might be Miley Cyrus' gateway into the world of rock, but this time around she's still holding on to her pop music roots
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  13. 6.5 |   Spectrum Culture

    It would have been better if emotional depth had been prioritized over image, but the album proves Cyrus’ versatility as a performer
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  14. 6.4 |   Pitchfork

    Stepping confidently into her “rock era,” Miley offers a genuinely pleasing, though sometimes hamfisted record that staves off the awkwardness and missteps that plagued her previous albums
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  15. 6.0 |   Slant Magazine

    The album uses its glam-rock aspirations to underscore another blast of ne’er-do-well energy from the singer
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  16. 6.0 |   No Ripcord

    The consistent issue with Plastic Hearts is that giant 80s pop is too easy for Cyrus. As the Heart of Glass cover proved, she can wail her way through any neon rock instrumental just fine. The most exciting moments on this album are when she moves towards slicker, tighter songwriting and production, not retreating to her comfort zone
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  17. 6.0 |   Under The Radar

    Despite the unnecessary concessions to conventionality, Plastic Hearts still manages to reveal even more layers to Cyrus’ ever-expanding musical palette, proving she can take on whatever genre she desires and give it her own unique sense of flair
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  18. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    The reverbs are big, the sounds are slick, the big single “Midnight Sky” references both Fleetwood Mac’s “Little Lies” and Phil Collins’s “In the Air Tonight”
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  19. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    From floaty synth ballads to punky 80s pop, this album’s middling material doesn’t adequately serve this unusual star
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  20. 6.0 |   The FT

    This 1980s-inspired album involves double lives and dangerous lovers, but exercises an air of caution
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  21. 6.0 |   Gigwise

    A shamelessly enjoyable, pop-spiked homage to rock'n'roll
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  22. 4.0 |   The Observer

    Cyrus might know her way around a Joan Jett cover, but the punky sneer of this post-divorce album feels like an act
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