4 continues the Beyoncé tradition of making amazingly catchy, anthemic records with some of her best songs to date.
Her voice is the best it has ever been. Her music is the best it has ever been.
4 might be her most impressive collection yet.
It is for the most part a fun listen at worst and for her legion of fans it will probably translate to much more.
Where this album should be fresh and current, it sounds tired, repetitive and uninspired.
#4 | / | The Guardian |
#7 | / | BBC |
#13 | / | Consequence of Sound |
#18 | / | Stereogum |
#20 | / | Bigger Than The Sound |
#25 | / | Rolling Stone |
#26 | / | Pazz and Jop |
#27 | / | Pitchfork |
#34 | / | Pretty Much Amazing |
#39 | / | SPIN |