BITE ME

Critic Score
Based on 14 reviews
2025 Ratings: #473 / 657
User Score
2025 Ratings: #819
August 1, 2025 / Release Date
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Interscope / Label
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Critic Reviews

100
Dork
There’s a freedom to ‘BITE ME’ that feels new for Reneé Rapp – it’s a record that is cut from her very core, completely on her own terms, with all her cards on the table, and it is in that environment that she thrives.
90
Rolling Stone
Hell-raising rocker parties her troubles away on her uproarious second album.
87
Spectrum Culture

Reneé Rapp’s BITE ME isn’t an album that’s here to behave. It’s here to unravel, rebuild, scream, flirt, fall apart and dance anyway.

80
AllMusic

Throughout BITE ME, Rapp serves up plenty of wry pop charisma, which is more than enough to sink your teeth into.

80
The Independent
Like fellow pop star Olivia Rodrigo, Rapp is often at her best when she’s on the attack, clapping back at the haters and eviscerating her exes.
80
The Forty-Five
Following the success of 'Snow Angel', Reneé Rapp returns with a fearless, hook-laden collection of pop anthems that prove she’s more than just a Regina George revival.
74
Northern Transmissions
Stardom might take some more time to figure out, but at least Rapp is making her way with some angsty, unruly pop.
70
The Line of Best Fit

All in all, BITE ME is a lot of fun, like watching the drama unfold when you’re comfortably not involved. Reneé Rapp has solidified her place in today’s pop scene, and here’s hoping with a third record she’ll rock the boat.

70
Clash
A pop statement steeped in Broadway-born confidence, emotional candour and biting wit
64
Pitchfork
The TV and theater star’s powerhouse vocals and abundant personality don’t entirely make up for the uneven material and sometimes maudlin production of her second album.
60
The Arts Desk
Second album from a rising US star is a feast of varied, fruity, forthright pop.
60
The Irish Times
Grunge-infused You’d Like That Wouldn’t You weaves killer melody into pop gold, pinpointing Reneé Rapp as an artist to watch.
60
Evening Standard

Her second studio album shines brightest when she lets rip with savage one-liners.

58
Paste
The pop singer’s second full-length LP is an uneven, sometimes frustrating listen, where fleeting sparks are buried beneath an unfocused sound and loose vision. Even the strongest moments feel off-center.
rbbaddie
72

the way she keeps switching genres with each release makes me think her third album will be be a hip hop album called “Raps by Rapp” and it would feature that girl that sings m to the b and sample az**lia b*nks saying a homophobic slur in a diss track

Davibitt_
77

In my view, Reneé Rapp's debut, Snow Angel, failed to showcase an interesting musical identity. My impression of her through that project was of an artist boxed into the alternative pop spectrum, incorporating, in an extremely generic way, the mannerisms of more relevant names in the scene. She was a blend of her influences with no clear identity, lost in a sea of other very similar artists. BITE ME, in this sense — despite being a fairly common pop record — is a clear ... read more

volkocain
76

Ouvindo BITE ME pela primeira vez, uma coisa ficou clara pra mim: a Reneé Rapp evoluiu. E muito. É quase como se ela tivesse encontrado, enfim, o som certo, a atitude certa e principalmente a confiança certa pra fazer um álbum realmente interessante, marcante, e que me pegou logo de cara: coisa que eu honestamente não senti com o primeiro disco dela. Enquanto o debut me parecia inseguro e, em vários momentos, genérico, BITE ME chega como um soco ... read more

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samidnightsz
87

acho que aqui é o auge e o encontro da renee rapp no pop rock e espero que ela fique nesse genero por um bom tempo

JoeJacker
50

The 1st song was so interesting, a little grating but really interesting, made me hope the rest of the album would follow suit but it all ended up being uninspired pop. For a genre so wide, this album just doesn't really do anything for it

NickDick
81

It’s like a Lesbian Sabrina Carpenter made Emails I Can’t Send all over again and I’m here for it

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