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100
On E·MO·TION, every chorus explodes, every hook is impossibly catchy, and every song sounds like a Top 40 single waiting to happen. It improves on Jepsen’s previous effort Kiss in every way: her vocals are more confident, backed by music and production that effortlessly compliment them.
100
An even more consistent album than Kiss, E-MO-TION further defines Jepsen as an equally stylish and earnest pop artist.
91
E•MO•TION is the sound of a girl who’s had her career-defining smash; now she just wants to have fun.
91
It’s also the best gift you never asked for, or even knew you wanted in the first place. I could say the same about CRJ herself, a minor pop star who’s emerged as the genre’s newest MVP.
90
It is an extremely ambitious album, but Carly never loses sight of what makes a truly brilliant pop song. There are over-the-top giddy pop rushes and moments when she holds herself and the music back. The execution is always just right.
90
It's so proud to be pop and hopefully this'll make others realise it's never a guilty pleasure to enjoy songs that make you happy; songs that make you wanna dance your ass off.
85
Not every pop record needs to challenge societal perceptions, alter the industry or push the sociopolitical conversation forward. Emotion aspires to none of those things, and that’s a crucial part of what makes it so great.
83
Emotion rolls out banger after banger, all while sustaining a remarkable level of complexity and compassion for everyone in Jepsen’s solar system.
83
If there’s any justice, Emotion will propel her to superstardom—but even if it doesn’t, she can at least rest easy knowing she made one of 2015’s most interesting, effervescent records.
80
E MO TION isn’t a stablemate of innovation, nor does it have an elaborate, all-encompassing concept; its allure stems from its consistency, with each and every track seamlessly passing the baton to the next without any significant dip in momentum.
80
Emotion succeeds on its own terms, arguably remaining truer to the spirit of the era, not to mention Jepsen’s stated aim of taking the time to craft an album rather than rushing to cash in on a YouTube sensation.
80
Emotion is further proof that Jepsen is capable of translating broadly understood emotions and experiences into unshakable earworms.
80
These are perfect pop songs; a few more rare glimpses of their rougher edges would make them all the more spectacular.
75
E.MO.TION has all the tenets of a successful pop record, but feels more cultivated than previous work.
74
For all its ironclad hooks and studio precision, Jepsen's third album, like her second, lacks the personality of the most memorable pop records.
70
The 29-year-old Canadian has regrouped and made a surprisingly sophisticated ’80s-influenced pop album.
70
Almost every track is like a bouncy castle: fun, certainly, but not made for long-term stays.
70
E•MO•TION is 2015’s Pop Album for Non-Pop People ... It’s definitely a bid for the middle while Jepsen’s chartmates Beyoncé and Lady Gaga bleed the edges.
70
Carly Rae Jepsen's latest album is a finely tuned piece of pop.
60
For all its unexpected sounds and catchy choruses, Emotion falters in its lyrical blandness.
60
Her voice is fine, rather than outstanding. She doesn’t do anything to stamp her identity on the songs: good as they are, you’re struck by the sense you could be listening to anyone.
60
Make no mistake, E·MO·TION is still a very pleasing album if not just a shade overambitious, clearly trying too hard to make the same genius pop moments that Kiss churned them out with effortless flair.
60
While E•MO•TION crackles and fizzes in places with moments of pure pop joy, there are big chunks of this record that sound as though they’ve been machine-assembled on a production line. From the 1980s. With Belinda Carlisle in place of a foreman.
40
At its best, pop is a short, sharp burst of pure ebullience, but here Carly Rae Jepsen and her production team try overly hard to be clever. In the end, what's left is a record that takes itself too seriously to be taken seriously by anyone else.
Nostalgia: The Album
EDIT: seriously though its impressive that a single album can contain nostalgia for two completely different time periods at the same time
"Call Me Maybe" was a song I never took that seriously, even at 11. So, I thought the positive feedback for "Emotion" was a joke. Especially when the lead single really, really, really annoyed me when it came out. But here I am listening to it and I was very surprised by this! The 80's pop aesthetics are tastefully done, the typical subjects of boy loving are handled extremely well with Carly Rae Jepsen's great songwriting and the hooks are irresistibly catchy! Nothing about ... read more
little bit underwhelmed considering the acclaim, I will let this grow on me over time we'll see where it leads me
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Track List
| 1 | Run Away with Me 4:11 | 98 |
| 2 | E•MO•TION 3:17 | 93 |
| 3 | I Really Like You 3:24 | 89 |
| 4 | Gimmie Love 3:22 | 88 |
| 5 | All That 4:36 | 89 |
| 6 | Boy Problems 3:42 | 89 |
| 7 | Making the Most of the Night 3:58 | 89 |
| 8 | Your Type 3:19 | 91 |
| 9 | Let’s Get Lost 3:13 | 87 |
| 10 | LA Hallucinations 3:04 | 86 |
| 11 | Warm Blood 4:13 | 82 |
| 12 | When I Needed You 3:41 | 86 |
Total Length: 44 minutes
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| #2 | / | People |
| #3 | / | Noisey |
| #3 | / | Stereogum |
| #3 | / | Variance |
| #4 | / | TIME |
| #5 | / | Idolator |
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i try to get into this album but this is a mountain of cotton candy in audio form and i can't resist to that feeling
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Added on: June 11, 2015