Reflection

Critic Score
Based on 5 reviews
2015 Ratings: #370 / 1056
User Score
Based on 505 ratings
2015 Ratings: #983
February 3, 2015 / Release Date
LP / Format
Epic, Syco / Label
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Critic Reviews

80
AllMusic

Reflection hits upon all the au currant musical touchstones, from electronic-infused dance music to synthy, rhythmically bumptious hip-hop, to retro-'90s R&B, all without ever going too far in any one direction.

80
Billboard

Reflection represents a promising first step for a girl group that has long been awaiting stardom and has quickly established itself as a wrecking crew of positive role models.

72
Pitchfork

Reflection is what girl power really sounds like in 2015: a group of young women of color raised under the guiding principles of Destiny’s Child, TLC, the Spice Girls, and their moms, imparting that wisdom upon a new generation.

70
SPIN

Reflection often sounds like a Frankenstein’s monster of borrowed samples, phrases, themes, and sounds, but the stitches never show.

70
Rolling Stone
When it comes to girl groups in a post-BeyoncΓ© world, female empowerment is the name of the game. On the debut from Fifth Harmony (which formed during the second season of The X Factor, in 2012), high self-esteem feels like a party.
volkocain
56

Quando eu voltei pra ouvir Reflection do Fifth Harmony, percebi que na época ele até fez um barulho enorme, mas honestamente, nunca me convenceu muito agora, anos depois. Sim, foi o disco que colocou as meninas no mapa, deu uns hits gigantes como Worth It e Sledgehammer, mas eu não consigo achar que exista algo além da embalagem bem-feita. É aquele tipo de álbum que parece ter sido montado em laboratório pra agradar a rádio e as playlists, ... read more

AzulDeVerdade
42

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ: A complete mess. It sounds like a collection of demos, with very little of the material being salvageable. Their voices as a girlband don’t blend well, there’s no clear sonic unity in the album, and I even find it lacking in the nostalgia factor that could have worked in its favor.

πŸ‡§πŸ‡·: Uma bagunça completa. Soa como uma coletânea de demos, salvando-se muito pouco do material. A voz delas como girlband não se agrupa, não tem uma unidade ... read more

aristocat
31

Top Down - 70
Boss - 100
Sledgehammer - 100
Worth It (feat. Kid Ink) - 60
This Is How We Roll - 70
Everlasting Love - 55
Like Mariah (feat. Tyga) - 50
Them Girls Be Like - 0
Reflection - 0
Suga Mama - 0
We Know - 0
Going Nowhere - 0
Body Rock - 0
Brave Honest Beautiful (feat. Meghan Trainor) - 70

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Iconic tho not their best album

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as composição da lexa

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*Sledgehammer*
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