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COPINGMECHANISM

Willow

COPINGMECHANISM

Fifth album of pop punk from the LA singer Willow Smith features a guest appearances from from Yves Tumor

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
Interscope
UK Release date
07/10/2022
US Release date
07/10/2022
  1. 8.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Willow's musical ambition has always been there, but here it's matched by larger-than-life rock that borrows from multiple eras, smashing those influences into something new.
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  2. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Will and Jada’s shapeshifting youngest turns shards of metal, operatic harmonies, alt-rock and avant garde electro into a confident album without breaking a sweat
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  3. 8.0 |   Kerrang!

    Smart, confident and put together with a real sense of intrigue, WILLOW’s latest record is a testament to having the belief to forge your own path. As coping mechanisms go, this one sounds like a winner
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  4. 8.0 |   NME

    After taking her first steps into pop-punk on 2021's 'lately I feel EVERYTHING', Willow Smith doubles down and levels up on her fifth album
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  5. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    After working through electronic pop, spacey R&B and psychedelic folk, she’s found a winning formula
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  6. 7.0 |   DIY

    With fewer hands stirring the pot, she’s come even more into her own
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  7. 7.0 |   Gigwise

    Catchy with commendable creativity
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  8. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    It couldn't fit neatly into any one genre and bears traces of everywhere WILLOW has been throughout her career, which feels both storied and like it's only just beginning
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  9. 6.7 |   Pitchfork

    The Gen Z philosopher’s hard-rock era continues with an album about love and hurt, pain and healing, done with great nuance but not quite enough originality
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  10. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    Full of feisty attitude, blaring guitars and rhythmically intense drumming, an album of raucous yet calculated emo tunes for zoomers
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  11. 5.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    Demonstrates growth conceptually, but holds onto core elements of Willow’s music that will only age worse the further her discography progresses
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