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10.0
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10.0 |
The Irish Times
This is potentially Grande’s defining album as an artist and primarily dealing in self-care, she proves that to be best that you can be, all you have to be is okay
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8.5
106455
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Fifteen tracks that put a smile on your face and a tear in your eye
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8.3
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8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Though it takes a listen or ten to appreciate, Sweetner lodges itself to your psyche immediately, allowing songs to simmer in your brain until you realize Grande quietly triumphed by taking using a subtler delivery to convey more personal feelings
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8.3
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8.3 |
A.V. Club
Confident and empowered, Sweetener illustrates once again that Grande is an unparalleled pop chameleon
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8.1
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8.1 |
Pitchfork
After years of searching, Ariana Grande has found her true voice. Sweetener is an exemplary pop album, radiating with low-key joy and newfound love
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8.0
106510
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
The best album of her career
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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
Moving onwards and upwards with a remarkable lightness to her step
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8.0
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8.0 |
NME
The superstar returns with a confident, accomplished, sometimes left-field collection of pop bangers, proving that she's not shy of experimentation
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
Luscious and renewed
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Arts Desk
Where others have washed-out tropical house beats and winsome mitherings, Grande brings together all her influences into a crisp, subtle funk
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8.0
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8.0 |
Spectrum Culture
The strongest album by an A-list American pop artist since Lemonade
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7.6
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7.6 |
Gig Soup
Despite the pain that surrounds it, ‘Sweetener’ is, more than anything, a reflection of Grande’s personal healing process. It’s dedicated to spreading a message of positivity, which is probably what popular music is all about, after all
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7.1
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7.1 |
Earbuddy
Some will say this album is a sweet record about a young woman finding love, but there's comedic gold here too
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7.0
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7.0 |
Slant Magazine
Both consistent and refined, a reflection of Grande's growing awareness of herself as an artist and her place in the world
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6.7
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6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
An album that delights one moment and sinks into mediocrity the next
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6.0
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6.0 |
Exclaim
No matter how current her themes, musically, Sweetener may be Ariana Grande's nostalgia album. An obvious throwback, it refers back to the pop of the early aughts by divas — and obvious inspirations — like Gwen Stefani and Britney Spears
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Independent
Often unexpected, sometimes in a good way, but representing an artist trying to move forward while reluctant to relinquish old ideas
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6.0
106417
6.0 |
The Guardian
Her collaborations with Pharrell really push the boundaries. But they make the rest of this album seem formulaic
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6.0
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6.0 |
God Is In The TV
Hopefully this works as a transitional release and the glimpses of brilliance here will be more fully realised next time
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