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eternal sunshine

Ariana Grande

eternal sunshine

Seventh album from the American pop star features guest appearances from Davidior, Oscar Görres, Nick Lee, Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Shintaro Yasuda

ADM rating[?]

7.5

Label
Island
UK Release date
08/03/2024
US Release date
08/03/2024
  1. 10.0 |   Rolling Stone

    It’s a divorce album that goes through all the stages of grief, and the singer navigates a new beginning with some of the most honest and inventive songs of her career so far
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  2. 9.0 |   All Music

    Eternal Sunshine is Grande in peak form, a magical maturation that is elevated, resilient, and confidently restrained
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  3. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Ariana Grande has come into her own by embracing the parts of her creativity that resonate most with her ardent fanbase and being true to herself
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  4. 8.0 |   The Observer

    Post-divorce, the American pop star returns with a sumptuous collection that has just the right amount of bite
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  5. 8.0 |   Clash

    Whilst the premise of this album is for Ariana to purge all memories of her previous relationship whilst coming of age into her third decade, it’s highly unlikely we will be forgetting about ‘Eternal Sunshine’ any time soon
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  6. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    Clairvoyants and crying-in-the-club dance-pop bangers are the order of the day
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  7. 8.0 |   Dork

    It’s an album that showcases her talent for evolution and adaptation
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  8. 8.0 |   NME

    Grande's first album since 2020's horny but slightly boring ‘Positions’ is sophisticated break-up album worth losing yourself in
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  9. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Amid intense and intrusive speculation about her private life, Grande wipes away the tears and tackles the big questions of adult life with maturity, compassion – and delicious gossip
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  10. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    With the help of some lush musical accompaniment, the American chanteuse delivers an experiential scrapbook
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  11. 7.2 |   Pitchfork

    The pop star returns with a restrained, slightly scattered, but emotionally generous album that cycles through the collapse of one relationship and into the hopeful beginning of another
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  12. 7.2 |   Beats Per Minute

    Marks Grande’s return to classic 90s-influenced R&B tracks, something that has been avidly requested by fans, critics, and ex-Nickelodeon watchers
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  13. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    There’s not much to fault here, but Grande can, and has, done better before
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  14. 7.0 |   Slant Magazine

    Though the album revolves around a breakup, it’s the songs about the singer’s relationship with the media that are most compelling
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  15. 6.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    Grief, sadness, lust, loyalty — in the sunshine of Grande’s featherweight artistry, they all somehow seem a little bit hazier
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  16. 6.0 |   Northern Transmissions

    After four of the most turbulent, highly publicized months of Grande’s life, one expects more than the middling pop and forgettable cuts of eternal sunshine
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  17. 6.0 |   The Independent

    The newly divorced singer seems to address the rumours about her love life on an album of mid-tempo synths, strings and muted guitar
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  18. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    The hand of Swedish super-producer/songwriter Max Martin is on the tiller throughou
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