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8.4
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Sputnik Music (staff)
Harlequin is a brash and goofy mess that will surely be kryptonite to those who were never willing to buy into her many, many eccentricities. For everyone else, it’s a three-word proclamation: GAGA IS BACK
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8.0
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8.0 |
Albumism
Harlequin is a beautiful album and again allows Gaga to delve into and display her understanding of music at a holistic level, refusing to be confined to just one genre
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8.0
139137
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Harley Quinn, the star’s character in Joker: Folie à Deux, affected her so much that the singer wanted to make an album reflecting Quinn’s complexities
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7.0
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7.0 |
Slant Magazine
The album affords the singer turned actress the opportunity to flex her vocal prowess
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7.0
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7.0 |
Clash
Fun, and wildly over-the-top, ‘Harlequin’ scratches an itch for both fan and artist
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7.0
139078
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
She evokes greats like Sinatra and Judy Garland, but the best moment is a new song of her own
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7.0
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7.0 |
PopMatters
On Harlequin, a companion album to The Joker: Folie a Deux, Lady Gaga uses “vintage pop” to strengthen the mythology around her persona
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Arts Desk
Her own songs sit easily next to well-worn classics
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6.0
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6.0 |
The FT
Two originals accompany classic show tunes such as ‘That’s Entertainment’ and ‘If My Friends Could See Me Now’
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Independent
There are deft sonic nods to the madness of Harley Quinn – it’s a pity there aren’t more of them
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Guardian
The pop superstar sounds fully in her element in these immaculately covered classics, but the whiff of big band week on The X Factor is hard to shift
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